Researchers

NAGATA, Takahiro
NAGATA, Takahiro

Expert, New Energy System Group, International Partnership Group, Clean Energy Unit

Fields of Study: Over 35 years of extensive experience in energy and environment. Experienced in International cooperation projects in energy & environment; technology transfer projects between Southern California Gas, PG&E and Tokyo Gas (1993-1997), World Gas Conference environment committee member (2000 - 2003), human resources development project on new and renewable energy (2010 - 2012), and Global warming issues; global warming countermeasure strategy for Tokyo Gas, feasibility studies on Clean Development Mechanism in Thailand

Master degree, Mechanical Engineering, Waseda Univercity
1986 - 2010 Research Institute, International Affairs Department (Los Angeles Office), Environment Department etc., Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
2010 - 2013 New Energy Group, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
2012 - 2017 Environment Department, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
2017 - 2020 System Analysis Group, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE)
2020 - Present New Energy System Group, International Partnership Group, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan 

Projects:

Tokyo Gas
  • R&D for natural gas combustion systems
  • International cooperation projects
  • Global warming countermeasures including LNG life cycle analyses, CDM feasibility studie
Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth
  • Research on natural gas as medium- and long-term global warming countermeasures
  • Research on hydrogen and synthetic methane toward carbon neutrality
The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
  • Human resources development project on new and renewable energy
  • Research on FIT and green energy certificates
  • Technology and policy analyses on hydrogen

Papers:

  • Nagata, T., et al, “Analysis on the contribution of natural gas as mid- and long-term countermeasure for global warming”, International Gas Research Conference, 2020
  • Nagata, T., et al, “Analysis on the contribution of hydrogen and synthetic methane toward carbon neutrality”, Energy system, economics and environment conference, Japan Society of Energy and Resources, 2020 (Japanese)
  • Nagata, T., et al, “Assessment of Equity of Feed-in Tariff in Japan”, ICUE 2018 on Green Energy for Sustainable Development, 2018