Director/Principal Investigator

Hooman Farzaneh

Associate Professor, Kyushu University, Japan

Hooman Farzaneh is particularly interested in issues related to quantitative and qualitative analysis and focusing on policy implementations designed to tackle air pollution problems at both regional and local scales. Prior to joining Kyushu University, Hooman worked at the Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University and the United Nations University. Dr. Farzaneh has more than ten years of experience teaching energy-science-related subjects at various universities in Iran and Japan. He has received prestigious research awards from the Kyushu Natural Energy Promotion Organization (2020-2021), Hitachi Global Foundation (2019-2020) and the Asia-Pacific Network (2017-2019) together with a scientific research grant from the Japan Society for Promotion of Science (2016-2019) for his research on multiple benefits assessment of the Low emission development strategies in Asian cities. His recent books include: "Aligning Climate Change and Sustainable Development Policies in Asia-2021", "Energy Systems Modeling Principles and Applications- 2019" and "Devising a Clean Energy Strategy in Asian cities-2018".

Affiliations:

Email:farzaneh.hooman.961@m.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Office Administrator

Naoko Hamabe

Email: hamabe.naoko.753@m.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Doctoral Course

	Ladan Malehmirchegini Country: Iran Program: MEXT Scholarship(D2) Research topic: Demand response modeling development for urban customers in a smart grid electricity market Academic Background: M.Sc. in Energy Systems Engineering, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran (2016)
	Mohamed Saad Suliman Country: Sudan Program: MEXT Scholarship(D1) Research topic: Optimal design and control strategy of the virtual power plant, considering the demand response mechanism and hybridization of renewable energy sources Academic Background: M.Sc in Electrical Power Engineering, University Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia (2021)
	NIE ZIFEI Country: China Program: Q-Energy Innovator Fellowship(D1) Research topic: Toward Safe, Smart, and Decarbonized Mobility: Personalized Eco-Driving System for Intelligent Vehicles Academic Background: M.Sc. in Energy and Environmental Engineering, Kyushu University (2021)
	Rudha Khudhair Mohammed Country: Iraq Program: MEXT Scholarship(D1) Research topic: Life cycle impact assessment of carbon capture and utilization technology for enhancing oil recovery in Iraq Academic Background: M.Sc in Energy Science and Policy, Ajou University, South Korea (2020)
	Mehran Moradi Country: Iran Program: MEXT Scholarship(D1) Research topic: Design of Decentralized Local Energy Market for Fully Unblocking the Benefits of DERs in Distribution Networks Academic Background: M.Sc in Power System Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran (2021)

Research Student

Mehta Shivani

Country: USA

Program: EIT InnoEnergy Master's in Energy Storage

Research topic: Role of energy storage in hybrid renewable energy systems

Academic Background:

B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA (2015)

Master Course

	Latu Bloomfield Country: Tonga Program: MEXT Scholarship (M1) Research topic: Techno-economic analysis of a Hybrid (solar/wind/wave) Energy System in Tonga Academic Background: B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics, The University of the South Pacific, Fiji (2020)
	José Daniel Aceituno Dardon Country: Guatemala Program: MEXT Scholarship (M1) Research topic: Design of a hybrid sustainable energy generation system to satisfy the low emission development strategies in Guatemala Academic Background: B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Rafael Landívar University, Guatemala, (2019)
	Etoju Jacob Country: Uganda Program: MEXT Scholarship (M2) Research topic: Design and Analysis of Hybrid Power Systems for Increased Household Energy Access Academic Background: B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Makerere University, Uganda (2019)
	Rafiq Ahmad Country: Pakistan Program: Mitsubishi Scholarship (M2) Research topic: Optimal design of the Hybrid Renewable Energy System (HRES) for enhancing energy use efficiency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Academic Background: B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, FAST National University Islamabad, Pakistan (2016)
	Nabeel Ur Rehman Country: Pakistan Program: JDS Scholarship (M2) Research topic: Optimal Design of Hybrid Renewable Energy system (HRES) in Cement Industry to Reduce Carbon Emission in Pakistan Academic Background: M.Sc. in in Project Management, Riphah International University Islamabad, Pakistan (2017) BSc. in Electronics Engineering, Balochistan University of Information Technology Engineering and Management Sciences, Pakistan (2008)
	Ryotaro Torikai Country: Japan Program: IGSES (M1) Research topic: Optimal design of the hybrid solar-wind residential microgrids, considering maximum power point tracking technique Academic Background: BSc. in Mechanical Engineering, Nagasaki University, Japan (2022)
	Arsalan Lashari Country: Pakistan Program: JDS Scholarship (M1) Research topic: Model development for optimal energy management of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) system in Pakistan Academic Background: BSc. in Electrical Engineering, NED UET Karachi, Pakistan (2011)
	Zhang Zhiwei Country: China Program: IGSES (M1) Research topic: Predictive Eco-Driving Control of Automated Electric Vehicles Academic Background: BSc. in Automobile and Traffic Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, China

Alumni

Tavoos Hassan Bhat

Ph.D. Thesis: Model development for quantifying the multiple environmental-health-economic benefits from low-emission urban transport development strategies in Delhi, India

Graduation Year: 2023 => Link to Thesis

Current Job: SI State Taxes, India

Taofeek Afolabi

Master Thesis: Optimal Design and Operation of an Off-grid Hybrid Renewable Energy System in Nigeria's Rural Area, Using Fuzzy Logic and Optimization Techniques

Graduation Year: 2023 => Link to Thesis

Current Job: Shirasagi Electric, Japan

Alphonce Mulumba

Master Thesis: Techno-economic analysis of a hybrid renewable energy system in remote areas in Kenya

Graduation Year: 2023 => Link to Thesis

Current Job: Researcher at the Kenya Power, Institute of Energy Studies & Research, Kenya

Precious Daka

Master Thesis: Scenario analysis of the low carbon power system in Zambia by using an integrated energy demand-supply modeling approach

Graduation Year: 2023 => Link to Thesis

Current Job:

Zhao Yuhan

Master Thesis: Maximum Power Point Tracking in Photovoltaic Systems, Using Fuzzy Logic-Based Incremental Conductance Method

Graduation Year: 2023 => Link to Thesis

Current Job:

Farhana Nur Rahman

Master Thesis: Low Emission Scenarios Analysis in The Urban Transportation in Dhaka, Bangladesh Using the Co-Benefits Approach

Graduation Year: 2023 => Link to Thesis

Current Job:

	Kashif Sohail Master Thesis: Model for Optimal Power Coefficient Tracking and Loss Reduction of the Wind Turbine Systems Graduation Year: 2022 => Link to Thesis Current Job: Senior Engineer at Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation
	Koki Miywaki Master Thesis: Optimal operation planning of V2G(Vehicle to Grid)-equipped microgrids in urban areas in Japan Graduation Year: 2022 => Link to Thesis Current Job: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd

Taiga Miyazaki

Master Thesis: Techno-Economic Analysis of a hydrogen-based residential microgrid in the residential area

Graduation Year: 2022 => Link to Thesis

Current Job: Japan Marine United Corporation, Ltd

Guo Jiawen

Master Thesis: Environmental and health co-benefits from de-capacity in Chinese industrial sectors

Graduation Year: 2022 => Link to Thesis

Current Job:

Sajid Abrar

Master Thesis: Scenario analysis of the low emission energy system in Pakistan by using integrated energy demand-supply modeling approach

Graduation Year: 2021 => Link to Thesis

Current Job: Assistant Manager at National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC), Pakistan

Ayas Shaqour

Master Thesis: Day-Ahead Residential Electricity Demand Response Model Based on Deep Neural Networks for Peak Demand Reduction in the Jordanian Power Sector

Graduation Year: 2021 => Link to Thesis

Current Job: Ph.D. Student at Kyushu University

NIE ZIFEI

Master Thesis: Development of A Dynamic Predictive Cruise Control for Enhancing Eco-Driving in Urban Transport System

Graduation Year: 2021 => Link to Thesis

Current Job: Ph.D. Student at the EES Lab, Kyushu University

Tatsuya Hinokuma

Master Thesis: Design and development of a hybrid renewable energy system using fuzzy logic controller for maximum power tracking

Graduation Year: 2021 => Link to Thesis

Current Job: Engineering staff at Kubota Corporation

Shinji Takeshita

Master Thesis: Life Cycle Assessment of the wastewater treatment technologies in Indonesia’s fish processing industry

Graduation Year: 2021 => Link to Thesis

Current Job: Manufacturer at Nitori Co., Ltd.

B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Hokkaido University (2018)

M.Sc. in Power Engineering , North China Electric Power University (2016)

Hirotomo Kohno

Master Thesis: Techno-Economic Analysis of The UASB Wastewater Treatment System in Fish Processing Industry in Indonesia

Graduation Year: 2021 => Link to Thesis

Current Job: SANKI Engineering CO.,LTD

Yuichiro Yoshida

Master Thesis: Optimal design of a residential hybrid Microgrid system for enhancing renewable energy deployment and energy use efficiency

Graduation Year: 2020 => Link to Thesis

Current Job: Technical career at Sumitomo Electric Industries

B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Hokkaido University (2018)

M.Sc. in Power Engineering , North China Electric Power University (2016)

Naoto Takatsu

Master Thesis: Techno-economic analysis of a Hybrid Solar-Hydrogen-Biomass System for off-grid power supply

Graduation Year: 2020 => Link to Thesis

Current Job: Consultant at Mizuho Information-Research Institute, Inc.

B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Hokkaido University (2018)

M.Sc. in Power Engineering , North China Electric Power University (2016)

Director/Principal Investigator

Hooman Farzaneh

Associate Professor, Kyushu University, Japan

Affiliations:

Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Faculty of Engineering Sciences

Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering

Transdisciplinary Research and Education Center for Green Technologies

SHARE-Q International Advisory Group (SIAG)

Office Administrator

Naoko Hamabe

Doctoral Course

Ladan Malehmirchegini

Country: Iran

Program: MEXT Scholarship(D2)

Research topic: Demand response modeling development for urban customers in a smart grid electricity market​ ​

Academic Background:

M.Sc. in Energy Systems Engineering, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran (2016)

Mohamed Saad Suliman

Country: Sudan

Program: MEXT Scholarship(D1)

Research topic: Optimal design and control strategy of the virtual power plant, considering the demand response mechanism and hybridization of renewable energy sources

Academic Background:

M.Sc in Electrical Power Engineering, University Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia (2021)

NIE ZIFEI

Country: China

Program: Q-Energy Innovator Fellowship(D1)

Research topic: Toward Safe, Smart, and Decarbonized Mobility: Personalized Eco-Driving System for Intelligent Vehicles

Academic Background:

M.Sc. in Energy and Environmental Engineering, Kyushu University (2021)

Rudha Khudhair Mohammed

Country: Iraq

Program: MEXT Scholarship(D1)

Research topic: Life cycle impact assessment of carbon capture and utilization technology for enhancing oil recovery in Iraq

Academic Background:

M.Sc in Energy Science and Policy, Ajou University, South Korea (2020)

Mehran Moradi

Country: Iran

Program: MEXT Scholarship(D1)

Research topic: Design of Decentralized Local Energy Market for Fully Unblocking the Benefits of DERs in Distribution Networks

Academic Background:

M.Sc in Power System Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran (2021)

Research Student

Mehta Shivani

Country: USA

Program: EIT InnoEnergy Master's in Energy Storage

Research topic: Role of energy storage in hybrid renewable energy systems

Academic Background:

B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA (2015)

Master Course

Latu Bloomfield

Country: Tonga

Program: MEXT Scholarship (M1)

Research topic: Techno-economic analysis of a Hybrid (solar/wind/wave) Energy System in Tonga ​

Academic Background:

B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics, The University of the South Pacific, Fiji (2020)

José Daniel Aceituno Dardon

Country: Guatemala

Program: MEXT Scholarship (M1)

Research topic: Design of a hybrid sustainable energy generation system to satisfy the low emission development strategies in Guatemala

Academic Background:

B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, Rafael Landívar University, Guatemala, (2019)

Etoju Jacob

Country: Uganda

Program: MEXT Scholarship (M2)

Research topic: Design and Analysis of Hybrid Power Systems for Increased Household Energy Access​

Academic Background:

B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Makerere University, Uganda (2019)

Rafiq Ahmad

Country: Pakistan

Program: Mitsubishi Scholarship (M2)

Research topic: Optimal design of the Hybrid Renewable Energy System (HRES) for enhancing energy use efficiency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan ​

Academic Background:

B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, FAST National University Islamabad, Pakistan (2016)

Nabeel Ur Rehman

Country: Pakistan

Program: JDS Scholarship (M2)

Research topic: Optimal Design of Hybrid Renewable Energy system (HRES) in Cement Industry to Reduce Carbon Emission in Pakistan

Academic Background:

M.Sc. in in Project Management, Riphah International University Islamabad, Pakistan (2017)

BSc. in Electronics Engineering, Balochistan University of Information Technology Engineering and Management Sciences, Pakistan (2008)

Research topic: Demand response modeling development for urban customers in a smart grid electricity market

Research topic: Techno-economic analysis of a Hybrid (solar/wind/wave) Energy System in Tonga

Research topic: Design and Analysis of Hybrid Power Systems for Increased Household Energy Access

Research topic: Optimal design of the Hybrid Renewable Energy System (HRES) for enhancing energy use efficiency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan