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Subsurface Energy Resources and Natural Hydrogen Lab
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A lab studying mantle and seafloor resources and renewable energy.
AboutAbout the lab
Thinking about resources and energy by exploring the subsurface.
The Energy Resources Engineering Lab studies undeveloped resources such as the mantle and seafloor resources, as well as renewable energy.
Research themes include measuring rock mass with drones, methane hydrate, making use of the mantle as a resource, geothermal power generation, and lunar regolith.
Professor Yasuhiro Yamada, a faculty member, works in research, education, and social activities under the theme of “exploring the subsurface.”
The lab's website presents it under the name “Energy Resources Engineering Lab (Eneshi).”
Key terms
- Methane hydrate
- A substance formed when methane, the main component of natural gas, is bound to water molecules. It burns when a flame is brought near.
- Coal spoil tip (bota-yama)
- An accumulation site of low-rank coal. Such tips are found in many parts of the world.
- Regolith
- A general term for particles of various sizes that form and accumulate on bodies with little atmosphere through meteorite impacts and space weathering.
- Nanobubble
- A fine bubble 1 μm or less in diameter. It is colorless, transparent, and invisible to the naked eye.
NewsLab news
A master's student received the CINEST AWARD for BEST PRESENTATION at CINEST
Research by Assistant Professor Ishizu was published in Geophysics
Research by a graduate student was published in Waste Management
Research by Assistant Professor Ishizu was published in Geophysical Journal International
ResearchResearch themes
The lab focuses on undeveloped resources buried in the Earth, such as the mantle and seafloor resources, and on renewable energy. Its research is carried out in line with the aims of the SDGs.
*Illustrative imageMeasuring rock mass strength with drones
Rock mass strength is generally measured by methods such as the uniaxial compression test, in which rock is broken and cores are extracted. Using remote sensing technologies such as drones to evaluate the roughness of rock mass surfaces, the lab aims to estimate strength without destroying the rock.
*Illustrative imageNanobubble research
Nanobubbles are fine bubbles 1 μm or less in diameter, invisible to the naked eye. Although much remains unexplained, they are expected to find applications in fields such as agriculture, cosmetics, and drilling.
*Illustrative imageMethane hydrate
Methane hydrate is a substance in which methane, the main component of natural gas, is bound to water molecules. It burns when a flame is brought near, so it is also called “flammable ice.” Compared with oil and coal, methane emits half as much carbon dioxide when burned, and methane hydrate is expected to be a new energy source.
*Illustrative imageTurning coal spoil tips into a resource
Coal spoil tips (bota-yama), which are accumulation sites of low-rank coal, suffer internal fires, and the methane and hydrogen sulfide they release harm nearby residents. The lab studies, through combustion analysis and InSAR, whether the methane and heat from the tips can be used as resources.
MembersFaculty
The Energy Resources Engineering Lab consists of faculty members, staff (technical specialists, administrative assistants, and researchers), doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and research students and international students.As of 2025
- ProfessorYasuhiro Yamada
- Associate ProfessorKosuke Egawa
- Assistant ProfessorKeiichi Ishizu
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Gas hydrate under carbonate rock” USGS / Public domain (cropped)
- Measuring rock mass strength with drones: “The Strength and Energic rock waterfall of Curug Cimarinjung” Aavisena / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Nanobubble research: “Lipid Islands on Soap Bubble” KarlGaff / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Methane hydrate: “Burning methane hydrate” USGS / Public domain (cropped)
- Turning coal spoil tips into a resource: “Slag heap - geograph.org.uk - 1022707” John Poyser / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
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