Dr. Yoshitaka Nitta

Director in charge of R&D Management Study, Research and Development Division, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Tokyo, Japan.
Ph.D. Keio University; M.S.(Applied Chemistry) Keio University.
Awards: Author's award (1986), Institute of Electrical Engineers Japan, "Chemistry of Electrical Insulating Materials", Baifukan Press, 1983; Clean Japan Center Prize Thesis on Soft Energy(1968) - Methane fermentation of urban organic wastes and sewage materials to be used in electric power generation applicable to load levelling.
Patents: Coal Gasification Process (Japanese Patent No.178404); Accerelating Testing Method of Swelling (Japanese Patent No.1396170).
Books: Can Science and Technology Sustain the Earth?, Fujitsu Books, Tokyo, 1995; Ideas for Technological Innovation, Sohteck Press, Tolyo, 1995; A Philosopher in Global Environment, Mioshin Publisher, Tokyo, 1995; Escape from Catastrophe - Challenging the human crisis, the Trilemma, from energy point of view, Denryokushimposha, co-authored with Dr. Y. Uchiyama, 1993.
Papers: Global Energy Perspective in the 21st Century, Macro Review, Vol.6, No.3, pp.61-70, 1995; Global Energy Perspective in the 21st Century and the Role of Nuclear Power, Japan Atomic Energy Institute Special Report, chap.3, 1994; Macro Engineering to Eliminate Air Pollution in China, Macro Review, Vol.5, No.1,pp.57-61, 1992.