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Toru Kumagai’s report on R&D trends in Germany

German and Japanese Electric Power Industries Embark on the Practical Applications of Hydrogen Energy

February 25, 2021 [by Toru Kumagai] The Federal Government of Germany published its national hydrogen energy strategy in June 2020, revealing that hydrogen will be one of the pillars for reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, as reported in the first article of this series. Research institutes and electric power companies in Germany as well as in Japan are currently propelling projects for the practical use of hydrogen energy.

Toru Kumagai’s report on R&D trends in Germany

Could the Coronavirus Crisis Spur Industrie 4.0?

January 18, 2021 [by Toru Kumagai]

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Toru Kumagai’s report on R&D trends in Germany

Germany’s Climate Policy — Challenges and Milestones

December 22, 2020 [by Toru Kumagai] Germany is one of the most ambitious countries in the world in its effort to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas emissions. The Merkel administration enacted the Klimaschutzgesetz (Climate Protection Law) on December 18, 2019, making the country the first in the world to mandate by law that its CO2 emissions targets should be achieved. Nevertheless, the transition towards a decarbonised economy will not go smoothly.

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Karliczek: European Research Area must guarantee the freedom of research

EU research ministers confirm freedom of science at Ministerial Conference on the ERA.

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Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to DAAD Alumnus

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Prof. Dr Reinhard Genzel. He was awarded the prize with his American colleague Andrea Ghez for their research on black holes. Prof. Dr Genzel has previously received funding from the DAAD.

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DFG to Fund Nine Trilateral Artificial Intelligence Projects

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is funding nine artificial intelligence projects in cooperation with the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR, France) and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST, Japan). The nine projects selected to receive funding will be launched on 16 November 2020 at the 2nd trilateral AI Symposium.