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Regional Environment Lab
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A lab that uses forest biomass as a local energy source.
AboutAbout the lab
Tackling local environmental problems with the full range of engineering.
The Regional Environment Lab works on a wide variety of natural and urban environmental problems that arise in local communities.
Building on engineering knowledge and technology, the lab combines the knowledge and technology needed for solutions in an integrated way, with the aim of contributing to local communities.
Its research areas are the management and use of forest biomass, and the use of natural energy in local communities.
Key terms
- Biomass
- Organic resources obtained from animals, plants, and microorganisms, such as wood, crops, and their residues
- Local production for local consumption
- The idea of using energy and products made in a region within that same region
- Photogrammetry
- A technique for measuring the position, shape, and size of objects from photographs
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies how to use biomass resources effectively. The carbon dioxide released when biomass is burned is absorbed again as plants grow, so biomass is attracting attention as a sustainable energy source to replace fossil fuels.
*Illustrative imageUsing biomass fuel locally
The lab develops technologies to efficiently extract heat and electricity from biomass fuels such as firewood, wood chips, and pellets. Using woody and agricultural waste biomass, it aims to create models of local production for local consumption, in which energy is produced and consumed within the same region.
*Illustrative imageMeasuring forest biomass
To keep forests, the source of woody biomass, sustainable, the lab develops methods to assess forest biomass using satellite radar, aerial drone imagery, and ground-based photogrammetry.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Regional Environment Lab consist of faculty members and undergraduate and graduate students.As of 2025
- Project Assistant ProfessorSadamu Yamagata
- Assistant ProfessorTatsuya Fukazawa
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Report an errorAbout the images
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: “ForestLemnantsEnergy” Höyhens / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Using biomass fuel locally: “Holz Pellets” böhringer friedrich / CC BY-SA 2.5 (cropped)
- Measuring forest biomass: “Aerial view of a forest 1 (Unsplash)” Maria Mekht maria_mekht / CC0 (cropped)
- Related lab (グローバル開発情報学): “Pipe Jacking Tunneling” Sabino Freitas Correa / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (資源環境修復学): “Wayne NF IMG )” Wayne National Forest / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (国際インフラマネジメント): “Bangkok - Rama VIII Bridge at sunrise Jan 2024” Dominic Nelson / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (循環共生システム): “Biogas Photovoltaik Wind” Florian Gerlach (Nawaro) / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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