4th Japan-Germany Industry Forum: Powering the Future with Clean Energy

Tokyo (ots) - Germany is the largest photovoltaics market in the
world. Double-digit growth rates are expected to continue in the
coming years. Market potential for German and Japanese companies in
the photovoltaics and energy storage industries will be the focus of
the Japan-Germany Industry Forum, which will take place from October
22-24 in Tokyo and Osaka.

The forum is being held with the motto "Powering the Future with
Clean Energy." The focus will be on investment possibilities for
Japanese companies in the German market. It will also identify
fields of application for battery technologies. Given the rising
segment of renewables in the energy mix, both mobile and stationary
energy storage is of growing importance. Japanese companies are
currently leading in this field.

The organizer of the forum is Invest in Germany, the inward
investment promotion agency of the federal government, in cooperation
with the Economic Development Corporations of the federal states and
the German Embassy in Japan. The forum will take place for the
fourth year in a row. This year's forum is an integral part and
culmination of Invest in Germany's "Powerhouse Eastern Germany"
marketing campaign.

Wolfgang Tiefensee, Federal Minister of Transport, Building and
Urban Affairs, as well as the Commissioner for the New Federal
States, will give the opening speech in Tokyo. The growing
importance and importance of photovoltaics will be addressed by
Rutger Schlatmann, Managing Director of PV Competence Center in
Berlin, Shunji Orita, President of Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.
(Tokyo), and Akira Kosaba, Director of the Connector Business
Division for Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd. (Osaka), among others.
Yamaichi established its own semi-conductor production in
Frankfurt/Oder. Since then, the successful site has expanded
considerably.

Possibilities in energy storage will be presented by experts from
Germany and Japan. Dr. Torsten Henzelmann, Partner for Roland Berger
Strategy Consultants, will provide information on macrotrends as well
as an overview of the future market development. Dr. Christian
Dötsch, from the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and
Energy Technology UMSICHT in Oberhausen, Germany, will analyze the
range of applications for different technologies, as well as pilot
projects conducted by companies such as Daimler and Smart. Shoshi
Kawatsu, General Manager for the Super Charge Battery Division at the
Toshiba Corporation, will use the motorcycle as an example to
demonstrate the special features of mobile applications in energy
storage. Tomio Tamakoshi, Manager System Engineering, NGK
Insulators, Ltd., will introduce the company's energy storage system,
which makes NGK is one of the world leaders in this area. In addition
to providing information on the developments and perspectives of both
industries, the forum will also provide information on legal and
fiscal conditions concerning Japanese companies in Germany.

Federal Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee declared that "alone in the
renewable energies field, the new federal states have developed into
a leading global location. I am pleased that this year Invest in
Germany has made it their task to demonstrate these strengths to
Japanese investors and point out sustainable successful investment
possibilities."

Invest in Germany is the official inward investment promotion
agency of the Federal Republic of Germany. It provides investors with
comprehensive support from site selection to the implementation of
investment decisions.

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