Exchange with the Fraunhofer Research Institute (Germany)

Exchange with the Fraunhofer Research Institute (Germany)

• 75 institutes and research units in Germany
• Staff 29,000
• Budget €2.8 billion (2019)
• Of the budget, 2.4 billion euros comes from commissioned research. More than 70% of the total research expenses are due to contracts with private companies and publicly funded research projects. Approximately 30% is funded by the German Federal and State Governments as maintenance costs.

※The Fraunhofer Research Institute is Europe's largest organization for applied research. With 75 research institutes in Germany, more than 29,000 researchers are conducting cutting-edge research related to a wide range of technologies, including renewable energy.
The Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with the Fraunhofer Energy Alliance, a research organization consisting of 18 research institutes of the Fraunhofer organization that conduct energy-related research such as renewable energy resources and efficient use of energy.

Exchange so far:

▼Signing of MoU　▼General exchange

Signing of MoU

In February 2014 Fukushima Prefecture has signed an MoU in the field of renewable energy with the Fraunhofer Research Institute, which is the largest institute for applied research in Europe.

Official homepage of the Fraunhofer Representative Office Japan

General exchange

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FY2018

Date	Topic
May 29,2018	Visiting the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety, and Energy Technology (FhUMSICHT)
June 19to21,2018	Hans-Martin Henning, Director of the Fraunhofer ISE (part of the Fraunhofer Energy Alliance) visits Fukushima Prefecture and makes a courtesy visit to former Vice Governor Hata

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FY2016

Date	Topic
January 17,2017	Governor Uchibori visits Germany Renewal of the MoU with Fraunhofer Research Institute (Fraunhofer Energy Alliance) with Director Hans-Martin Henning

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FY2015

Date	Topic
June 4,2015	Visit to Fukushima Prefecture and courtesy visit to Governor Uchibori by then Director Eicke Weber of the Fraunhofer Research Institute Energy Alliance
October 28and29,2015	The Fraunhofer Research Institute exhibits at the REIF Fukushima

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FY2014

Date	Topic
May 26,2014	Visit to Fukushima Prefecture and courtesy visit to former Governor Sato by then Director Eicke Weber of the Fraunhofer Research Institute Energy Alliance
December 3and4,2014	The Fraunhofer Research Institute exhibits at the REIF Fukushima

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FY2013

Date	Topic
November 6and7,2013	The Fraunhofer Research Institute exhibits at the REIF Fukushima
February 12,2014	Then Vice Governor Murata visits Germany ・Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Fraunhofer Research Institute Energy Alliance with then Director Eicke Weber

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FY2012

Date	Topic
February 25,2013	Holding a technical seminar on renewable energy in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Research Institute

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