Professor, The University of Tokyo
Michio Hashimoto has extensive experience in energy and technology area as a career officer in Japanese government. In June 2010, he was appointed first Head of Innovation and Technology at International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). After the Fukushima accident, he decided to return to Japan and was appointed as Director General for New Energy Technology Department in NEDO. In May 2013, he was elected as Chair of International Partnership on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE) which is an intergovernmental forum for policy dialogue by 24 countries including US, Germany, Korea, China and EU.
In 2015, he started his new career in academia as Professor in Global Hydrogen Energy Research Unit of Tokyo Institute of Technology, then Professor and Vice Director of Office for Industry-University Co-Creation at Osaka University. From 2020, Professor at Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies of Survivability in Kyoto University. In August 2022, he was appointed as Professor at Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology in the University of Tokyo.
PANEL CONVERSATION
What are the technical, economic, and policy considerations involved in creating sustainable hydrogen supply chains at the regional level, and how these initiatives contribute to broader energy security and transition goals?
Establishing clean hydrogen supply corridors to meet regional demand while enhancing security of supply and advancing the energy transition.