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HAGITA, Tatsuya
HAGITA, Tatsuya

Senior Researcher, New Energy System Group, Clean Energy Unit

Fields of Study: Research on the technology and economics of low-carbon fuels, including hydrogen, ammonia, and e-fuels
Specialty: Mechanical Engineering (Combustion and Energy Conversion)

Mr. Hagita has more than 10 years of experience in design and development of medium-and small- frame gas turbine combustors. He played a central role in the design of combustors for pure hydrogen in his previous position. He was also involved in the development of ammonia, syngas and natural gas combustors. Currently, he works on research related to low-carbon fuels, including hydrogen, ammonia, and e-fuels.

2013 M.Eng., Keio University
2011 B.Eng., Keio University
2024-present The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
2021 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
2014 Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.
2013 Hitachi, Ltd.

Papers

  • Takashi Otsuki, Tatsuya Hagita, and Yoshiaki Shibata, Assessment of the seaborne supply chain costs of green hydrogen energy carriers with a focus on synthetic methane, Transformative Energy, Vol. 3, 100015, 2026
  • Tatsuya Hagita, Susumu Sakai, and Ryo Moriyama, Analysis of CO₂ reduction cost for passenger cars through the introduction of next-generation fuels and vehicles, Proceedings of the 42nd Conference on Energy Systems, Economy, and Environment, 2026

Activity on Committee etc.

  • Gas turbine society of Japan

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