The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan

IRIE, Kazutomo, PhD

Managing Director, President of the Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre (APERC)

Fields of Study: Energy Policy, Energy Law, International Relations, International Cooperation

Background
1979

Bachelor of Law, the University of Tokyo

1988

Master of Science in Foreign Service, Gergetown University

2002 Doctor of Energy Science, Kyoto University
April 2012

Joined IEEJ as Senior Research Fellow and General Manager of APERC

June 2018

Current position

Major Research Papers
"Renewable Energy in APEC Low-Carbon Model Town Project" 2020 IAEE Asia-Oceania Conference, February 2020.
"Sharing Experiences of APEC Oil and Gas Security Exercises with Chinese Taipei" Journal of Taiwan Energy, Vol.6, No.4 (December 2019)
"Revisting Energy Supply Security : The Case of APEC Energy Cooperation" 2019 IAEE International Conference, May 2019.
“An Essay on Integrated Understanding of Energy Security and Economic Efficiency of Energy," IEEJ Energy Journal Vol. 13, No.2 (2018).
"The Transformation of World Energy Governance : A Brief Overview Focusing on Energy Security" 2017 IAEE European Conference, September 2017 : IAEE Energy Forum Vol.26, No.4, 2017.
"Development of APEC Low-Carbon Town Indicator (LCT-I) System" (with Yuko TANAKA), Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, November 2017.
"The Evolution of the Energy Security Concept and APEC Energy Cooperation" 2017 IAEE International Conference, June 2017: IAEE Energy Forum Vol.26, Singapore Special Issue, 2017.
"Ultra Long-Term Perspective for Energy Demand Management: Learning from Japan’s Historical Experiences" 23rd World Energy Congress, October 2016.
"APEC Low-Carbon Model Town Project : Progress and Prospect - Focusing on Low-Carbon Building” (with Yuko TANAKA), Modern Environmental Science and Engineering Vol. 2 No. 8 (August 2016)
“Tetrahedron Model As An Explanatory Tool For An Optomal Power Mix” 2016 IAEE Asian Conference, February 2016.
“Future of Electric Power Mix in Japan” (with Goichi Komori), 2013 IAEE International Conference, June 2013: IEEJ Energy Journal Vol. 12, No.4 (2017)
“Redefining Interrelationship between Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Security and Safeguards,” Journal of Power and Energy Systems Vol.6, No.2, June 2012.
“Physical Protection and Its Relationship with Nuclear Disaster Preparedness and Nuclear Damage Compensation in Japan,” the Proceedings of GLOBAL2011, December 2011.
“Japan's Nuclear Energy Policy after the Fukushima accident,” the Proceedings of LCES2011, October 2011.
“Economics of Nuclear Energy,” IEEJ Energy Journal Vol.4, No.3, August 2009.
Activity on Committee etc.
International Association for Energy Economics
Japan Society of Energy and Resources
The Japan Institute of Energy
Atomic Energy Society of Japan
International Development Engineering Society
Japan Association for International Security