Summary:
Business structure of telecommunications and information industry has been changing dramatically by the rapidly advanced innovation in communications technology, semiconductor and optical devices, and wireless system. They have changed our daily life and the role of our business model as well. The technical field we focus on INTELEC is the energy infrastructure to provide ICT services and it should be innovated in accordance with highly sophisticated communications network. In this workshop, we welcome panelists in telecom operators from around the world. And we are going to share issues including the requirements and the challenges required for energy infrastructure in the next generation, actions in each companies, and blueprint for INTELEC itself.

1. Opening with introducing panelists and summarizing about the workshop outline by the moderator

2. Short presentations by each panelist

• Challenges in communication fields and energy infrastructure for communication
• Requirements in energy infrastructure needed for next generation communication network
• Cases that each company handles on

3. Q+A to panelists from the moderator

4. Conclusion

Facilitator

• Dr. Hamdoun Hassan Abdalla, University of Aberdeen, UK

Panelists:

• Mr. George Bradilovic, Telstra, Australia
• Mr. Paul Mesguich, Orange, France
• Ms. Reiko Nishii, NTT, Japan
• Mr. Power Town, Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan
• Mr. Wang Zhen, China Mobile, China

Summary:
DC power supply attracts not only in ICT field but also in distributed power and storage battery based on the expansion of installation and in electric vehicles and various infrastructure in transportation due to the increase of electrification rate. DC technology based on semiconductor power converter works beyond the applications and infrastructure type, available to all areas and application, and demonstrated around the world. In this workshop, we welcome panelists and share issues with them about the possibility of the development and commercialization of direct current power supply, business cases and demonstration examples using direct current technology by representatives in each industry, and the collaboration and commercialization of potential ability and application area. We also exchange views with the panelists about the various kinds of challenges.

1. Opening with introducing panelists and summarizing about the workshop outline by the moderator

2. Short presentations by each panelist

• Introducing how to use (demonstrate) DC in each company
• Advantages, benefits using DC technology
• Challenges for DC technology
• Items for breaking through the situation to expand DC technology

3. Q+A to panelists from the moderator

4. Conclusion

Facilitator

• Ms. Sara Lisy, Emerson Network Power, USA

Panelists:

• 380VDC and renewable power sources for ICT infrastructure (UT at Austin project)
  Mr. James A. Stark, EEC, USA
• DC microgrid in the US,
  Mr. Brian T. Patterson, Emerge Alliance, USA
• DC power grid for community in Okinawa, Japan,
  Prof. Dr. Mario Tokoro, Sony CSL, Japan
• DC-grid, European Project
  Mr. Wunder Bernd, Fraunhofer IISB, Germany
• DC Micro grid in small Island in Japan,
  Prof. Dr. Hisashi Tamaki, Kobe University, Japan
• Community based DC Microgrid,
  Dr. Worajit Setthapun, Chiang Mai Rajabhat University, Thailand
• DC railway network,
  Dr. Hayashiya, JR East, Japan.