[July 15 Event] CO₂ and Hydrogen Transforming Next-Generation Strategies for Decarbonization Infrastructure
— DOIC Metaverse Tour Event —

From “something to emit” to “a resource to make full use of”: CO₂.
How will hydrogen, recycled materials, and solar energy transform corporate decarbonization infrastructure?

Carbon neutrality, energy security, resource constraints, and supply chain restructuring.
Today, decarbonization is becoming more than just an environmental response; it is emerging as a management issue that directly affects corporate competitiveness and business continuity.

What will be required going forward is not only to “reduce” CO₂, but also to utilize it as a resource and combine it with hydrogen, recycled materials, and solar energy to build next-generation decarbonization infrastructure that supports corporate activities.

On July 15, leading universities and research institutions in the field of decarbonization infrastructure, including Niigata University, will take the stage. The event will introduce the latest research seeds that could transform the future of energy, materials, and manufacturing processes, including “CO₂ resource utilization through high-temperature solar thermal energy,” “hydrogen production, syngas, and fuel conversion,” “environmental impact reduction through fine bubbles,” and “materials technologies for storing and utilizing hydrogen.”

Those who are unable to attend on the day are also encouraged to register, as we plan to provide access to the archived video at a later date.



Please register and make use of this event as an opportunity to gain insights for those involved in decarbonization, energy, materials, manufacturing, chemistry, sustainability, new business development, R&D, and industry-academia collaboration.

Benefits of joining this tour

• ● A perspective on utilizing CO₂ as a “resource”：Insights into reframing CO₂ not only as something to be reduced, but as a resource that can be converted into fuels, chemicals, and materials.
• ● The potential of decarbonization infrastructure utilizing hydrogen and solar energy：The latest technologies for “producing, storing, and using” energy, including high-temperature solar thermal energy, artificial photosynthesis, hydrogen production, syngas production and fuel conversion, and hydrogen storage materials.
• ● Implementation insights that can support business continuity and new business development：How to connect decarbonization technologies and environmentally friendly processes to business value in the fields of energy, chemicals, materials, manufacturing, and regional infrastructure.

▶Register now (Free / Limited to 50 participants)

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Event Overview

■ Date & Time

• Wednesday, July 15, 2026, 3:00–4:00 PM JST（Japanese）
• * An archived recording will be available (with English subtitles planned).
  Even if you can’t join on the day, if you register we will send you the archived video afterward.

■ Featured Research and Topics (selected examples)

Leading universities and research institutions in the field of decarbonization infrastructure, including Niigata University, are currently being arranged as speakers!
We plan to introduce research seeds related to CO₂ resource utilization, hydrogen applications, recycled materials, and environmental impact reduction technologies, including topics such as the following.

● CO₂ recycling and hydrogen production using high-temperature solar thermal energy
(Niigata University)
Development of Carbon Dioxide Recycling Technology Using High-Temperature Solar Thermal Collection
— Fuel Conversion and Fixation of Carbon Dioxide Using Thermochemical Processes —

● Environmentally Friendly Processes Using Fine Bubbles
(Niigata University)
Environmentally Friendly Cleaning Technology Enabled by Fine Bubbles
— Potential Development of Japanese Technology Toward 2030 —

● Materials and Energy Systems for “Storing and Utilizing” Hydrogen
Foundational technologies that support the production, storage, transportation, and utilization of hydrogen, including hydrogen-absorbing and hydrogen storage materials, toward the realization of a hydrogen-based society.

● Decarbonization technologies such as CO₂ resource utilization, artificial photosynthesis, and recycled materials
Related technologies that support decarbonization infrastructure, including the production of useful substances and fuels from CO₂, the utilization of solar energy, and recycled and circular materials.

※Speakers and program content are subject to change.

■ Venue DOIC Metaverse (Access details will be provided after registration; you can join via a PC browser.)

■ Participation Fee
Free of charge

■ Capacity
50 participants
* Registration will close once capacity is reached.

■ Registration
▶ https://forms.gle/t9v2URGtVbntPrK78 (Free of charge / Limited capacity)

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What’s DOIC（Digital Open Innovation Campus）

DOIC is a project to build a global ecosystem of open innovation by industry, academia, and government on the occasion of the Osaka-Kansai Expo in 2025. It is a campus where people from around the world can share issues, seek solutions, and disseminate results.

In the metaverse provided by DOIC, various digital contents, including technological seeds, can be disseminated to the world and communicated anytime, anywhere. Industry, academia, government, municipalities, cultural figures, and citizens can collaborate through DOIC to form an organic network with people around the world.