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Renewable energy is valuable domestic energy resource for Japan and essential for the preven-tion of global warming as well as for sustainable development. There are high expectations for mass deployment of renewable energy, but its wide use raises var-ious issues that must be solved, including output fluctuation, high cost and regional variation.FREA focuses on six research subjects under three themes in order to solve these issues and accelerate the large-scale deploy-ment of renewable energy.1. Research and Verification of Advanced Integration Technologies for Renewable Energy 2. Production and Utilization Technology for Hydrogen Energy CarrierSystem Integration to Facilitate a High Penetration of Renewable Energy1Theme3. Advanced Technology for Wind Power Generation4. High-Performance PV Modules Based on Thin Crystalline Silicon Solar CellsFurther Cost Reduction and Eciency Improvementof Renewable Energy2Theme5. Technologies for Effective and Sustainable Use of Geothermal Resources6. Suitability Assessment of Ground-Source Heat Pump System and its System Optimization TechnologyDatabase Development for Proper Deploymentof Renewable Energy3ThemeThe Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute, AIST (FREA) was established in April 2014 as the newest research base of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in line with the government’s “Basic Guidelines for Reconstruction in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake” (July 2011).FREA has two important missions: 1. To promote cut-ting-edge renewable energy research in collaboration with worldwide institutions , and 2. To contribute to the econom-ic restoration in disaster areas through the clustering of new industries related to renewable energy.FREA conducts research and development of a wide range of technologies required for the large-scale deployment of renewable energy in collaboration with industries and uni-versities, and also provides training for young scientists as human resources for next generation.We will continue to work in collaboration with our partners and do our best towards the restoration of disaster areas and the transfer of new technologies to the world.Future technologies from Fukushima to the world.Director-General, Yoshiro OwadanoTowards a Leading Research Center for Renewable Energy212