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Its role Funder
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) is Japan’s national research and development and demonstration agency under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. It plans, funds, and manages R&D and large-scale pilot projects to advance energy, environmental, and industrial technologies, bridging science to commercialization through competitive grants, public–private partnerships, and international collaborations.
For the chemical and materials sectors, NEDO supports programs in advanced materials development, process efficiency and electrification, battery and semiconductor materials, hydrogen and ammonia supply chains, carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), carbon recycling, resource recovery and circular economy technologies, biobased chemicals, and digitalization of manufacturing. Projects typically span multiple technology readiness levels, from fundamental research to field demonstrations and early deployment, engaging industry, academia, and government to accelerate low-carbon innovation and industrial competitiveness.
chemXplore tracks 2 projects involving NEDO, of which 2 are active.
Closest to start-up first.
Europe’s largest fully hydrogen‑compatible gas turbine will be trialled in Lingen, testing up to 100% hydrogen fuel supplied by on‑site electrolysers to inform flexible backup generation.
NEDO‑selected R&D (FY2026–FY2028) will integrate quantum computing and AI to accelerate materials discovery and validate simulations with experiments across batteries, optics, superconductors and colorants.
Prototype film capacitor with a 150°C dielectric ran stably in an inverter; thermal simulation suggests heat-dissipation structure could be halved, aiding lighter air‑cooled units.
New ammonia-fired burners enabled a world-class 85% heat-input co‑firing rate in a test naphtha cracking furnace while keeping NOx comparable to current furnaces.
Pilot alkaline water electrolysis plants demonstrated long-term stable, multi-module operation, proving durability under variable renewables and enabling scale-up toward >100 MW systems
Pilot plants in Namie (since Mar 2020) and Kawasaki (Mar 2024) validated stable alkaline electrolysis, tested 4x0.8 MW multi-modular units for grid response and durability, aiming >100 MW
Selected by NEDO to build a saccharification enzyme supply platform to convert unused biomass into sugars for bioproducts including bioethanol and SAF.
Toray's new thermal welding tech bonds thermoset and thermoplastic CFRP faster, enhancing aircraft production efficiency and reducing weight by minimizing bolt use.
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