Missions & Business Forums

On July 23, the ZEB Solutions Working Group successfully co-hosted a ZEB (Net Zero Energy Building) workshop/seminar in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) of Indonesia.

The Workshop/Seminar was held at a hotel in Jakarta, with 46 participants attending in person and approximately 80 participants attending online, totaling over 120 attendees, creating a vibrant and engaging event.

This seminar featured presentations from the following key institutions promoting Indonesia's energy conservation policies, where their advanced initiatives were introduced.

  - Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR)

  - Green Building Office under the Ministry of Public Works and Housing (MPWH)

  - Jakarta City Urban Planning Department

From the Japanese side, we provided an overview of the latest ZEB policy trends, an explanation of the advanced energy consumption simulation program “WEBPRO,” and introductions of outstanding products and technologies by member companies of the working group, which garnered significant interest from participants.

Building on this success, as the working group activity of JASE-W, we will continue to deepen collaboration with the Indonesian government and Jakarta City to pursue the development of pilot project proposals in Jakarta.

In March 2025, JASE-W dispatched a mission to Papua New Guinea in response to a request for cooperation in geothermal development from Kumul Consolidated Holdings, and held discussions with them, National Energy Authority and others.  In addition, JASE-W made site visits to potential geothermal development areas: Wau Bulolo, Morobe Province in the eastern part of the main island, and New Britain Island.  JASE-W will continue to study the feasibility of geothermal development in Papua New Guinea in cooperation with Kumul Consolidated Holdings and other government agencies.

On Wednesday November 27, the Japan-India Energy Conservation and CO2 Emission Reduction Business Forum was held in Chennai, India, under the support of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), JICA, the Tamil Nadu State Government (FaMeTN) and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chennai. The event was designed to introduce highly efficient energy-saving and CO2 emission reduction technologies and equipment utilizing natural gas, as well as other energy-saving and CO2 emission reduction solutions, and to promote exchanges with local companies and other potential customers through individual company booth exhibits and networking to introduce and deploy Japanese products and technologies.

The event was held only at the actual venue in order to promote exchanges, and a total of about 130 people, 70-plus participants including Tamil Nadu government officials, 40 people from 10 presenting companies and about 20 people from the organizers, gathered for plenary presentations and individual meetings. The majority of the participants and presenting companies evaluated the event as a good opportunity to gain a foothold for future business development and for searching potential business partners.

Japanese Business Alliance for Smart Energy Worldwide (JASE-W) participated as a partner sponsor in the "Building Green 2024" conference hosted by the Philippine Green Building Council (PhilGBC) from September 26 to 27, 2024.

This conference was held in Davao City, Mindanao, and JASE-W participated based on the Memorandum of Understanding on the Promotion of Zero Energy Buildings (ZEBs) in the Philippines, which JASE-W and PhilGBC signed in April 2024.

At the conference, the ZEB Solutions Working Group leader presented an overview and the latest information on the ZEB technical specification (TS23764). In addition, Azbil Philippines introduced its energy management technology.

On the afternoon of the 27th, we visited the DEMOSA headquarters building, a real estate company that is also a member of the Philippine Green Building Council, to experience a real green building.

PhilGBC is actively working on greening buildings and achieving ZEBs. JASE-W will continue strengthening its cooperative relationship with PhilGBC and promoting the spread of ZEBs in the Philippines.

On Thursday, September 18, 2024, a ZEB workshop entitled "Workshop on Zero Energy Building (ZEB) Development Program" was held in a conference room and online on the campus of Hanoi University of Civil Engineering under the auspices of the Vietnamese Ministry of Construction. The event was attended by about 70 participants in person and about 80 online. The theme of the workshop was to consider benchmarks for Vietnam, referencing benchmark systems for building energy consumption in Japan and Europe.

On the Japanese side, a greeting was delivered by an official from the International Affairs Division, of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, followed by a presentation on Japan's ZEB initiatives, including the benchmark system and an overview of TS23764. On the Vietnamese side, the Director General of the Science, Technology, and Environment Department of the Ministry of Construction gave a greeting and a presentation on the current state of energy-saving measures in Vietnamese buildings, as well as on reducing emissions from buildings. Additionally, a professor from the University of Wolverhampton in the UK provided an online presentation on benchmarks in the UK and Europe.

JASE-W will continue to collaborate with the Hanoi University of Civil Engineering and the Ministry of Construction to develop a regulatory framework for the promotion of ZEBs in Vietnam, thereby improving the market environment.

On July 25, a Workshop on "Zero Energy Building ( ZEB) Development Program" in Bangkok  collaborating with the Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE) under the Ministry of Energy,Thailand was held.

From the Japanese side, Mr. Yoshino, Director of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), gave a welcome speech and introduction from Japanese speakers on the measures and legal system for ZEB initiatives, an overview of TS23764 and its updates, and Japanese technical products were made. From the Thais side, Mr. Wongwanasana, Head of the Energy Regulations and Energy Saving Department of DEDE, gave a speech and the director of DEDE introduced energy-saving initiatives for buildings in Thailand, the DEDE's ZEB building, which was newly built last year, and the Siam Cement Group's zero-emission initiatives are intorduced.

The number of applicants exceeded 100, so the number of seats was increased to 80. It showed  that the interest in ZEB in Thailand is growing. The day before the event, the participants visited DEDE's ZEB building and Shell's headquarters building in Thailand, which won the ZEB award at the ASEAN Energy Awards 2022, to see examples of ZEB implementation in Thailand.

We will continue to work with the Thais side to promote ZEB in Thailand.

On July 10, the Japan-Arab Economic Forum was held in Tokyo under the joint sponsorship by the Japanese government and the League of Arab States. Mr Nobuaki Aoyama, a Chairman of the JASE-W Planning and Operating Committee, participated as one of the panelists in the Day-1 conference session to discuss Climate Change, and he introduced JASE-W activities and addressed the importance of worldwide deployment of energy-saving and renewable technologies by Japanese companies.

The side event was also held on the previous day, and presentations by JASE-W companies and experts on hydrogen, ammonia, and other innovative energy technologies and fruitful questions and answers were carried out.

The Working Group dispatched a field research mission on water and wastewater energy conservation in Turkey from September 18 to 23, 2023, in cooperation with the Japan Cooperation Center for the Middle East (JCCME).

In Turkey, recovery from the big earthquake is a priority issue, but energy conservation is also a keyword due to soaring energy prices and exchange rate fluctuations.

Six member companies of the working group and local offices of JICA and JBIC participated in the mission and visited ISKI in Istanbul and ASKI in Ankara, the regional water and sewage treatment and supplying authorities in Turkey, to introduce high-efficiency energy-saving equipment owned by member companies and to propose introduction of such equipment.

In addition, the mission visited water and sewage treatment plants and pumping stations to survey existing facilities, their operational status, and future installation plan.

The mission also visited local government-affiliated banks and public financing institutions to discuss the status of investment and financing and issues. 

The results of this mission and the connections with the local community will be used to develop concrete proposals for the future.

On September 7 and 8, 2023, JASE-W, jointly with JICA, visited the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department, Government of Tamil Nadu State and the Bureau of Energy Efficiency under the Ministry of Power India, to introduce high-efficiency energy-saving equipment and to propose the introduction of Japanese standard once-through boilers.

This is in line with JICA's investment promotion support program for the Tamil Nadu government to promote the greening of industry (including establishment of a subsidy system to encourage the introduction of energy-saving and CO2 emission-reducing technologies), which is currently under development, as JASE-W explained its technical collection book, followed by the Power and Heat Management Working Group explained about energy-saving equipment that uses natural gas, and JASE-W introduced the energy-saving equipment proposed by other member companies of JASE-W. 

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On December 13, JASE-W and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) jointly visited the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) in Jakarta, to introduce the activities of its three working groups namely, Renewables and Distributed Power Source, Power Grid Improvement and Geothermal, all which are promoting Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) activities in the country. The MEMR high officials, including the Director General of the New and Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency and Electricity, attended and expressed their support for AZEC and gave specific comments on each project from the authority's point of view, and the meaningful discussion was conducted.

On November 9, the ZEB Solution WG of the Japanese Business Alliance for Smart Energy Worldwide with VSSE (Vietnam Sustainability Social Enterprise), held an online seminar for Vietnamese private businesses. "Realizing zero energy building standardization" seminar was successfully held with more than 120 participants on the Zoom platform.

In the seminar, speakers explained methods, solutions, and experiences in developing zero-energy buildings through the lifecycle of planning, design, construction, and operation, followed by a question-and-answer session, contributing to raising awareness and building a network for future ZEB promotion in Vietnam.

JASE-W participated in the International Sustainability Energy Summit 2022, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to promote Zero Energy Buildings (ZEB) with SEDA. In the presence of the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources (YB Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Bin Hassan), SEDA and the Japanese Business Alliance for Smart Energy Worldwide held a renewal and signing ceremony for a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the promotion of ZEB.

Currently, SEDA is establishing a program and certification system for promoting ZEB in Malaysia and has started studying demonstration projects with the ZEB Solution WG of the Japanese Business Alliance for Smart Energy Worldwide to enable ZEB demonstrations.

At this year's summit, the Prime Minister of Malaysia and the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources gave opening speeches on the energy transition toward realizing carbon neutrality in 2050. They gave the order to work toward carbon neutrality.

We will continue to move forward with ZEB projects.

Vietnam-Japan Business Forum was held to introduce the excellent energy-saving technologies of member companies to Vietnamese public and private people concerned, with the cooperation of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan and the Ministry of  Industry and Trade (MOIT) of Vietnam. The main venue was the Hotel conference hall in Hanoi and those who could gather from within Vietnam came to the place, and other people gave presentations and attended online from all over Vietnam and from Japan. Beginning with the opening remarks by the government representatives of both countries and the chairman of the planning committee of the JASE-W, presentations of Japanese companies and question and answer sessions were followed. The number of participants exceeded 300. While opportunities for direct business talks were limited due to covid-19, advanced energy technologies of nine JASE-W companies were well promoted to Vietnam and leading to business development and bilateral cooperation.

◆ Date: March 17th (Wednesday) 8: 30-15: 30 (Vietnam time) 10: 30-17: 30 (Japan time)

◆ Location: HÔTEL du PARC HANOÏ Conference Hall

◆ Conference Style: Hybrid (offline at the venue plus online by Zoom)

◆ Participation: Government officials from Vietnam and Japan, energy experts from universities and research institutes, executives from local energy-intensive companies, representatives and officials from local Japanese companies, etc. 126 participated in the venue, 192 participated online, 318 in total (including 49 people of 28 companies participated from Japanese companies)

◆ Organizers:  Japanese Business Alliance for Smart Energy Worldwide / The Energy Conservation Center, Japan / Green Development Center, Vietnam

◆ Support: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam (MOIT)

◆ Forum website: http://vietnam-japan-business-forum.greendc.vn/

  Turkey and the Black Sea Coast WG presented smart energy technologies and products from JASE-W member companies at the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey, with the honorable attendance of H.E. Ambassador Mercan and Economic Affairs Counsellor Mr Bosuter et al. His Excellency has abundant background on energy policy in Turkey as his career of the former deputy energy minister and showed great interest in these technologies by giving sound advice and comments, and expressed H.E. and the Embassy's utmost cooperation to the activities of the WG and the business mission in the future.

Date: November 5, 2020

Venue: Meeting Room in the Ambassador's Residence of the Turkish Embassy in Japan

Participants:

(Turkish side) H.E. Ambassador Merjan, Counselor in charge of economy Mr Bosuter et al, Secretary of the Ambassador

(Japanese side) Head of Turkey and the Black Sea Coast WG, Nippon Koei Co., Ltd. , Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Yokogawa Electric Co., Ltd., Nippon Steel Engineering Co., Ltd., Secretary General of JASE-W.

 ZEB (Zero Energy Buildings) Workshop held in Malaysia on February 4 th - 5 th.

To disseminate ZEB family concept as a step by step approach, JASE-W held a workshop at Putrajaya in Malaysia on February 4 th and 5 th, cooperating with Sustainable Energy Development Authority in Malaysia.

There were various lectures about ZEB by Japanese professionals and also a site visit of an energy efficient building.

There are more than 60 participants from public sectors and private sectors. There were many positive feedback in the collected questionnaire surveys.

Date: 4 -5th Febraury, 2020

Venue: ZENITH Putrajaya Hotel, in  Putrajaya 

  The public and private joint business mission was dispatched to Adu Dahbi UAE and JASE-W visited Abu Dhabi Oil Company(ADNOC) and Department of Energy(DoE), conducted by Mr. Matsuyama Director General of Energy Efficiency and renewable Energy Dept, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, who attended at the General Assembly of International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) which will be held during the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2020.

  The participating companies gave technical presentations on, for examples, "the hydrogen value chain", "transmission and distribution system for renewable energy", "energy management systems", etc., and introduced their projects and initiatives in the Middle East.

Date: Sunday, January 12, 2020

Visited:

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Chief Technology Officer

Abu Dhabi Energy Agency (DoE) Secretary (Chairman)

Participating companies:

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation

 On November 27 (Wednesday), the first CEFIA Forum was held in Manila, Philippines, hosted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. It was a magnificent event with a greeting. The venue with seats for 230 people was almost full. This forum was held as a meeting to promote cooperation between ASEAN countries and China, Japan and Korea from the three aspects of technology, human resource development and policy, with the cooperation of the public and private sectors, toward the realization of a low-carbon society. .

The secretariat was run by ACE (ASEAN Center for Energy) and Philippine DOE (Department of Energy). JASE-W co-announced the ongoing efforts of the ZEB dissemination WG with Malaysia's Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA), which signed a MOU last year, and jointly working with ASEAN countries in Japan-Malaysia,  appealing as an example. At the venue, executives of the Philippines Architect's Association (UAP) and the Philippine Green Building Initiative (PGBI), who worked together so far, expressed their expectations for further cooperation in the future.

Date: 27th November, 2019

Venue:  Makati Diamond Residence Hotel, Manila Philippines  

JASE-W dispatched a Public-Private Joint Energy Business Delegation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to actualize and accelerate cooperation in the field of energy which was stipulated in the "Saudi-Japan Vision 2030". For JASE-W it has been the first time mission to KSA since January 2010. By getting the active support from METI, Energy Conservation Center, Japan and Japan Cooperation Center for the Middle East and Japanse Embassy to the Kingdom, over 20 members consisting from METI and public entities as well as 8 private companies all which wish to disseminate their advanced energy-saving and renewable energy products & technologies visited relevant public organizations and energy companies to make one by one presentations and fruitful questions and answers to follow. All there showed esteemed hospitality and keen interests leading to possible mutual business opportunities for the future.

Date: 18-20th November, 2019

Visited:  The Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) , Saudi Arabian General Investment Agency(SAGIA), Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), Saudi Aramco and so on.

   JASE-W participated the Workshop on Energy Efficiency in Refinery Sector organized Petroleum Conservation Research Association(PCRA) on 8th November, next day of the Business Forum. 

  At the begging of Session-1, Mr. Joshi, PCRA, made a presentation of  the energy audit by PAT(Performance Achieve and Trade) scheme on refinery sector and in Session-2 major Indian oil companies introduced their energy saving activities and progress. 

From Japan headed Mr. Aoyama. the executive Committee Chairman and Mr. Kimura, deputy director of METI and 3 companies of JASE-W members participated and introduced their energy saving technologies on refinery. 

　There are about 30 participants and achieve discussions were held. 

Date: 8th November, 2019

Venue: India International Center, Delhi, India 

   JASE-W held the India-Japan Business Forum for Energy Efficiency, Conservation and Renewable Energy  With full support of the Energy Resources Institute(TERI) and both countries's energy ministries, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry(METI), and Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE),  Ministry of Power(MoP), as well as Embassy of Japan.

  7 of JASE-W members' companies introduced their technologies and products, and totally more than 130 people participated and The Forum has ended successfully. 

  The Agenda and Presentation documents are uploaded the Forum website 

Date: 7th November, 2019

Venue: The Ashok Hotel, Banquet hall, Delhi, India 

 The Waste to Energy Working Group developed the “Handbook of Quality WtE Infrastructure

(HQWEI)“ and has been making efforts to let the Handbook known to abroad as well as adopted to the APEC Guideline. In this context the WG dispatched its member to the Conference “Building the Infrastructure for the Circular Economy in APEC” in Hong Kong on 9 th September which was hosted by APEC Business Advisory Councils(ABAC) and there he gave a presentation on desirable WtE facilities etc.

Date: 9th, September 2019

Venue: The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

Co-hosted: Asia Pacific Financial Forum(APFF）

　　　　　Asia-Pacific　Infrastructure Partnership(APIP）

　　　　　The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce（HKGCC)

Participants: APEC Business Advisory Councils and other entities, 50 persons.

The Inception Meeting of ASEAN-Japan Energy Efficiency Partnership (AJEEP) was held in Ho Chi Minh City with the participation of ASEAN countries governmental officials who are promoting energy efficiency. JASE-W joined the meeting on July 18 and there introduced the overview of JASE-W and its activities highlighting on ASEAN as well as on Vietnam.

Date: 18th, July 2019

Venue: Place Hotel Saigon, Vietnam

Participants: Officials in charge of Energy Efficiency  from ASEAN countries, about 20 persons