Lab Members

The Energy Economics Lab has 2 Post-Doc`s, 13 Doctoral students, 13 Master`s students, plus some visiting researchers and 2 pre-Master`s students

 

The latest photos of the group (2024.04) – some not shown

Teaching Staff

Mayumi Hung (Secretary)

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Post-Doctoral Researchers

Mark Akrofi (Joint with UNU)

• From: Ghana
• Researching: Assessing the impact of energy regulation on electricity access and just energy transition in sub-Saharan Africa
• Google Scholar

Dr. Siti Marsila Mhd Ruslan (University of Malaysia Terengganu)

• From: Malaysia
• Researching: Mitigating Carbon Intensity in Global Shipping: Exploring the Effects of Energy Efficiency Measures
• Google Scholar

 Doctoral Students

Professional Doctoral Students

Luke Eginton (Professional PhD)

• From Australia
• Researching: Wind power policy in Japan

Master`s Students

Graduated Members (2025)

Graduated Members (2024)

Visitors

Daria Hinrichs (TU Berlin)

Frank Radosits (TU Wien)

Nicolas Rousseau (Mines Paris – PSL)

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Graduated Members (2023)

Yilun Luo (PhD)

• From China
• Thesis:
• Investigating the mechanism of interactions between carbon pricing policy and capacity mechanism　　　　　
• (炭素価格付け政策と容量メカニズムの相互作用の探究)　　　　　
• Google Scholar
• ORCID

Graduated Members (2022)

ShweSin Han (Master`s / Double Degree with University of Malaya)

• From Myanmar
  Researching: Microgrids for Power Delivery in Myanmar

Yuhan Jiang (Master`s)

• From China
• Master`s Thesis: Analysis of the affect of anti-COVID-19-pandemic measures on electricity consumption: case studies from China and the EU

Seiichi Hata (Master`s)

• From Japan
• Thesis: TBA

Ryo Miyawaki (Master`s)

• From Japan
• Thesis: TBA

Yi Zheng (visiting PhD Candidate from DTU, Denmark)

Graduated Members (2021)

Dr Tetsuo Tezuka  (←Click for more info)

Professor Emeritus of Socio-Environmental Energy Science

• From Ehime, Japan
• PhD in Engineering, Tokyo University – Energy System Science
• Publications and Proceedings
• SCOPUS; Researchmap; Google Scholar

Tomoko Tomomatsu(Secretary)

Dr Ryosuke Gotoh 

• From Japan
• Thesis:  Framework and Evaluation of the Conditions for Companies to Engage in Renewable Energy Transitions under Constraints of Existing Infrastructure
  (既設インフラ制約下における企業のエネルギー移行に関するフレームワークと評価)
• SCOPUS
• Open Access Papers: 
• Study on Behavioral Decision Making by Power Generation Companies Regarding Energy Transitions under Uncertainty

Khadija Usher (Master`s -> PhD)

• From Belize
• Thesis: Investigating Governance in Re-structured Electricity Supply Systems, Case Study: Small Developing Economies (SDEs)
  (再構築した電力供給システムにおけるガバナンスの調査事例研究：小開発途上国 (SDEs))
  

Dr Ran Motoori (PhD)

• From Saga, Japan
• Thesis: Evaluation of economic and environmental impacts and the social preference for alternative resource security strategies in Japan
  （日本における鉱物資源の代替供給による経済・環境影響と資源セキュリティ戦略に対する社会的選好評価）
• SCOPUS;
• Open Access Papers:
• Resource Security Strategies and Their Environmental and Economic Implications: A Case Study of Copper Production in Japan
• Environmental Implications of Resource Security Strategies for Critical Minerals: A Case Study of Copper in Japan

Dr Esmaeil Ahmadi (PhD) 

• From Iran
• Thesis: Investigation of the Water-Renewable Energy-Nexus in Transition Plans Towards Sustainability in Iran
  (イランにおける持続可能な社会に向けた移行計画のための水・再生可能エネルギーネクサスの研究)
• SCOPUS; 
• Open Access Papers:
• The Role of Renewable Energy Resources in Sustainability of Water Desalination as a Potential Fresh-Water Source: An Updated Review
• An Integrated Planning Framework for Sustainable Water and Energy Supply

Dr Widha Kusumaningdyah (PhD)

• From Indonesia
• Thesis: A Simulation-Based Design and Evaluation Framework for Energy Product-Service System in Liberalized Electricity Markets
  (シミュレーションに基づく自由化された電力市場におけるエネルギー製品サービスシステムの設計および評価フレームワーク）
• SCOPUS;
• Open Access Papers:
• Investigating Preconditions for Sustainable Renewable Energy Product–Service Systems in Retail Electricity Markets
• Designing and Evaluating Energy Product-Service Systems for Energy Sector (EPSS) in Liberalized Energy Market: A Case Study in Space Heating Services for Japan Household

Masato Nagasawa (Master`s)

• From Hyogo, Japan
• Thesis: Evaluation of the impact of the spread of clean energy vehicles on critical mineral supply risk: Focusing on vehicle use and battery operation
• クリーンエネルギー自動車普及のクリティカルミネラル供給リスクへの影響評価：自動車利用とバッテリー運用に着目して

Al-Matin.MD Abdullah (Master`s)

• From Bangladesh
• Thesis: A Study on Optimal Bi-lateral Electricity Trading Considering Social Welfare of ASEAN Member States
  

Khurel Ochir Dolgormaa (Master`s)

• From Mongolia
• Thesis: Empirical study on the regional Socio-Economic outcomes of the Extractive Industries in Mongolia
  （モンゴルにおける鉱物資源開発の地域での社会・経済に及ぼす影響の研究）

Tatsuya Ohno (Master`s)

• From Japan
• Thesis: Analysis of energy saving effect of introducing a next-generation transportation system to downtown Kyoto
• 次世代交通システムの京都市街地への導入による省エネルギー効果の分析

Ken Nagase (Master`s) 

• From Japan
• Thesis: Estimating the energy and environmental load of a plant factory for the purpose of cultivating tropical plants
• 熱帯植物を栽培目的とした植物工場のエネルギー・環境負荷の推定
  

Sho Ashida (Master`s)

• From Japan
• Thesis: Impact of social capital on the process of digitization -Case study of administrative information distribution system “Ineban” in Ine-cho, Yoza-gun, Kyoto Prefecture-
• 社会関係資本の蓄積がデジタル化の導入過程に及ぼす影響 -京都府与謝郡伊根町の行政情報配信システム「いねばん」の事例-

Hirotaka Mizuguchi (Master`s)

• From Japan
• Thesis: Analysis of economic effects of utilizing surplus renewable electricity for crypto-currency mining 
• 暗号資産を活用した再生可能 エネルギー余剰電力の経済効果分析
  

Graduated Members (2020)

Huseyn Askerov (Master`s)

• From Azerbaijan
• Thesis: Evaluation of the potential of Spent Coffee Grounds as a biomass feedstock in Kyoto city
• Currently: Employed in Japan

Altangerel Amarbold (Master`s)

• From Mongolia
• Thesis: Modeling of demand response behavior for a virtual power plant design
• Currently: Employed in Japan

Ryo Nakamura (Master`s) 

• From Kanagawa, Japan
• Thesis: 再生可能エネルギー大量導入下の自律分散的な電力需給調整機構に関する研究
• (Tentative translation) (Research on autonomous decentralized power supply and demand adjustment mechanisms under widespread introduction of renewable energy)
• Currently: Working in Japan

Atsutaka Yamada (Master`s)

• From Kyoto, Japan
• Thesis: 営農型太陽光発電の構造最適化と普及シナリオの評価
• (Tentative translation)(Structural optimization of farm-type photovoltaic power generation and evaluation of diffusion scenarios)

Graduated Members (2019)

Takuma Watari (Master`s)

• From Tottori, Japan
• Thesis: Critical Metal Supply Risks in Low-Carbon Energy Transitions
• Currently: Researcher at NIES (Graduated from University of Tokyo, PhD, 2021)
• SCOPUS;
• Open Access Publications:
• Total material requirement for the global energy transition to 2050: A focus on transport and electricity
• Requirements for Minerals and Metals for 100% Renewable Scenarios
• Analysis of Potential for Critical Metal Resource Constraints in the International Energy Agency’s Long-Term Low-Carbon Energy Scenarios

Kentaro Nagata (Master`s)

• From Hyogo, Japan
• Thesis: 社会関係資本の蓄積がCommunity Renewable Energyに及ぼす影響 -東吉野村小水力発電事業の事例-
  
• (Tentative translation) (Impact of Accumulation of Social Capital on Community Renewable Energy-Example of Higashiyoshino Village Small Hydropower Project-)

Peng Hanwen (Master`s)

• From China
• Thesis: Analysis of Alternative Recycling Systems and Country-Product Characteristics as a Basis for Proposing Future Energy Device Recycling
• Currently: Working in Japan

Briandhika Utama (Master`s) 

• From Indonesia
• Thesis: Evaluation of the economic implications of ASEAN+3 countries` energy mix transitions towards renewable energy
• Currently: Working as an Engineer in Japan

Bergman Carl Ludvig William (Master`s)

• From Sweden
• Thesis: Investigation of the relationship between mineral resource production and national economic development
• Currently: Working in Sweden

Graduated Members (2018)

Dr Riccardo Iacobucci (PhD)

• From Italy
• Thesis: Shared Autonomous Electric Vehicles: potential for Power Grid integration
• 共有型自動運転電気自動車と電力系統の統合システム評価
• Currently: Researcher in Japan 
• SCOPUS
• Open Access Papers:
• The Synergies of Shared Autonomous Electric Vehicles with Renewable Energy in a Virtual Power Plant and Microgrid

Mashifu Noguchi (Master`s)

• From New Zealand
• Thesis: Framework for the assessment of potential hydrogen supply chains and their effect on Japan’s energy security
• Currently: Working as an Engineer in Japan

Hiroaki Ishikawa (Master`s)

• From Iwate, Japan
• Thesis: あわじ環境未来島構想における持続可能目標の地域振興効果分析
• (Tentative translation) (Analysis of regional promotion effects of sustainable goals in the Awaji Environmental Future Island Initiative)

Nobuhiro Kobayashi (Master`s)

• From Kyoto, Japan
• Thesis: 再生可能エネルギー利用社会におけるエネルギー貯蔵のベストミックス
• (Tentative translation) (The best mix of energy storage in a renewable energy society)

Aya Fujimoto (Master`s)

• From Kyoto, Japan
• Thesis: 資源埋蔵量と環境負荷を考慮した都市鉱山利用戦略の検討
• (Tentative translation) (Examination of urban mine utilization strategy considering reserves and environmental load)

Graduated Members (2017)

Dr Niken Prilandita (PhD)

• From Bandung, Indonesia
• Thesis: Evaluation Framework for Autonomous Decision-Making Performance in Energy and Environmental Innovations
  新エネルギー環境技術導入に関わる自律的意思決定効果の評価の枠組に関する研究
• SCOPUS
• Open Access Papers: 
• Evaluation Method for Autonomous Decision-Making Performance in Energy and Environmental Innovations: A Case Study of an Indonesian Community
• Modeling Autonomous Decision-Making on Energy and Environmental Management Using Petri-Net: The Case Study of a Community in Bandung, Indonesia
• Framework for Identifying Autonomous DecisionMaking Process in Energy and Environmental Issues: Case Studies in Indonesian Communities (Rukun Warga)

Dr Andrew Chapman (PhD)

• From South Australia, Australia
• Thesis: A Framework for Energy Policy Evaluation and Improvement Incorporating Quantified Social Equity
  社会的平等性の定量評価を含むエネルギー政策評価・改善の枠組構築
• Currently: Associate Professor at Kyushu University
• SCOPUS
• Open Access Papers:
• Strengthening the Energy Policy Making Process and Sustainability Outcomes in the OECD through Policy Design

Catur Kurniadi (Master`s)

• From Indonesia
• Thesis: The effect of energy subsidies on households’ energy consumption in Indonesia

Shungo Edamatsu (Master`s)

• From Nara, Japan
• Thesis: 水素エネルギーのサプライチェーンにおけるクリティカルメタルの研究
• (Tentative translation) (Research on critical metals in the hydrogen energy supply chain)

Eisuke Sakagami (Master`s)

• From Nagasaki, Japan
• Thesis: 再生可能エネルギー電源のみで構成された電力市場の制度設計
• (Tentative translation) (Institutional design of the electricity market consisting only of renewable energy power sources)

Kojiro Tsue (Master`s)

• From Kanagawa, Japan
• Thesis: インドのスマートシティにおける水・エネルギー需給システムの設計と評価
• (Tentative translation) (Design and evaluation of water and energy supply and demand systems in smart cities in India)

Graduated Members (2016)

Kenji Niwa (Master`s) 

• From Kanagawa, Japan
• Thesis: 
• Open Access Papers:
• Study of hydrogen station installation utilizing wind power: case study in Hokkaido

Kazufumi Hirose (Master`s)

• From Osaka, Japan
• Thesis:

Ran Motoori (Master`s -> PhD)

• From Saga, Japan
• Thesis: 

 Graduated Members (2015)

Anindya Bhattacharya (Professional PhD)

• From India
• SCOPUS

Minoru Saito (Master`s)

• From Hyogo, Japan

Yoshihide Soh (Master`s)

• From Osaka, Japan

Ai Torii (Master`s)

• From Osaka, Japan

Yuichiro Nakamura (Master`s)

• From Chiba, Japan

Chen Lijing (Master`s)

• From China