2026.03.11
Kimura, Osamu
- Socio-Economic Research Center
- Senior Researcher
- e-mail: o-kimura(at)criepi.denken.or.jp *'(at)'should be replaced by @
- Areas of Expertise: Policy studies on climate change mitigation, energy technology, and energy efficiency
Education and Professional Experiences
- 2018 - present
- Senior Researcher, Socio-economic Research Center, CRIEPI.
- 2015
- Ph.D., Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo.Thesis tile: Impact of public policy on commercialization and deployment of new technology - Case study of energy technology R&D programs.
- 2013
- Visiting Researcher, Tokyo Metropolitan University.
- 2004 - 2005
- Visiting Researcher, International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria.
- 2007 - 2018
- Researcher, Socio-economic Research Center, CRIEPI.
- 2002 - 2006
- Research Associate, Socio-economic Research Center, CRIEPI.
- 2002
- MSc in Science and Technology Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
- 2000
- BSc in System Science, Department of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Publications
■CRIEPI RESEARCH REPORT（Japanese）
Main Author
Persistency of electricity savings in firms after the Great East Japan Earthquake - Comparison of the 2011 and 2012 surveys -
Questionnaire survey on firms' activities to save electricity in the summer of 2011 - Focusing on results from eastern Japan -
Effectiveness of regulation as a climate policy instrument: Case of informational/educational approach by Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Co-Author
An automated energy report generation tool based on smart meter data -A conceptual design aiming at information services for commercial customers-
Ex-ante evaluation of Tokyo Cap-and-Trade Program - Key design of the program, lessons learnt from ongoing programs in the U.S. and Europe -
Trends of Energy Efficiency Measures in Commercial Buildings under theTokyo CO2 Emission Reduction Program
■SERC Discussion Paper
Main Author
■Academic Papers
Main Author
Consumption-based GHG emissions of the food supply chain in Japan: a top-down approach integrating input-output and margin tables
IOP Publishing Ltd
Environmental Research: Food Systems, Volume 2, 035005
Clothing Consumption and Its Reduction Potential: A Consumer Survey
Japan Society of Energy and Resources
Journal of Japan Society of Energy and Resources, Volume 46, Issue 3, Pages 146-154
A prototype tool for automatically generating energy-saving advice based on smart meter data
Energy Efficiency, Vol.11, 1247-1264
Responding to electricity shortfalls: Electricity-saving activities of households and firms in Japan after Fukushima
Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy, Vol.5, No.1, pp. 51-72
The Role of Standards: The Japanese Top Runner Programme for End-Use Efficiency
Energy Technology Innovation Learning from Historical Successes and Failures , pp. 231 - 243
Promoting energy efficiency in industrial/commercial sector: Japanese Experience
paper presented at IPCC WGIII symposium in Tokyo, 5-6 July, 2011, Tokyo, Japan.
Co-Author
CO2 Emissions from Land Use Change Associated with Food Consumption in Japan
Japan Society of Energy and Resources
Journal of Japan Society of Energy and Resources
Peak demand alert system based on electricity demand forecasting for smart meter data
Energy and Buildings, Volume 225
The impact of the Tokyo Metropolitan Emissions Trading Scheme on reducing greenhouse gas emissions: findings from a facility-based study
Taylor&Francis
Climate Policy 18(8)/1028-1043
A review of industrial energy and climate policies in Japan and Sweden with emphasis towards SMEs
Elsevier
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 50/504-512
■Conference Presentation /Lecture
Main Author
Database for monitoring and evaluating government energy efficiency programs: a Japanese case
eceee 2017 Summer Study proceedings, pp.1917-1927.
A prototype tool for automatically giving energy saving advice based on smart meter data
eceee 2016 Industrial Summer Study proceedings, pp.599-609.
Does regulation of energy management systems work? A case study of the Energy Conservation Law in Japan
eceee 2014 Industrial Summer Study, 2-5 June 2014, Arnhem, the Netherlands
Responding to electricity shortfalls: two-years-of experience after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
The 22nd World Energy Congress, 13-17 October, Daegu, Korea
Saving electricity in a hurry: A Japanese experience after the great east Japan earthquake in 2011
2013 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy E?ciency in Industry, 23-26 July 2013, Niagara Falls, USA.
30 years of solar energy development in Japan: co-evolution process of technology, policies, and the market
Presentation at Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, 17-18 November 2006
Co-Author
A combination of SOM-based operating time estimation and simplified disaggregation for SME buildings using hourly energy consumption data
Energy and Buildings, Volume 201
Designing Policies and Programmes for Improved Energy Efficiency in Industrial SMEs
Energies, 12(7), 1338
International study on energy end-use data among industrial SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) and energy end-use efficiency improvement opportunities
Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol.104, No.1, pp.282-296.