6 ME faculty members attended the 7th international conference on Clean Coal Technology and Fuel Cells which was held on November 8th –10th, 2011, in Kasuga, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is organized by Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI) and Research and Education Center of Carbon Resources, Kyushu University and is co-organized by Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), Korea Electric Power Research Institute (KEPRI) and Joining and Welding Research Institute (JWRI), Osaka University, and supported by International Electric Research Exchange (IERE) and Division of Energy Engineering, Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan. 

Subjects of the conference are related to Clean Coal Technology (CCT) and Fuel Cells (FCs). The detail is given below:
1) Clean and High Efficiency Coal Combustion
2) High Efficiency Coal Utilized Power Generation Technology (IGCC, A-USC and etc.)
3) Renewable Energy Utilization Technologies
4) Environmental Protection Technology
5) Carbon Emission Reduction Technology
6) Fuel Cell System Technologies
7) Fuel Cell Performance Development
8) Smart Processing Technology for Clean Energy
 
Key academic and industry speakers were invited to discuss the state of the art in worldwide clean energy technology developments for clean advanced coal utilization systems and various kinds of fuel cells. The attendees from ME and their topics are as follows: