Expo 2025: Nordic Energy Days in Japan

Since its inception as the Great Exhibition in 1851, the World Expo has been a platform for the countries of the world to showcase their vision for the future, including technology, culture and international exchange. At Expo 2025 in Osaka, Sweden and the Nordic countries will together be sharing our vision for a future fossil-free energy system, combining several different generation technologies and enabling infrastructure to provide a stable, green and sustainable energy to households and industry the world over.

Japan has committed to the rapid decarbonization of its energy mix, but is struggling to achieve rapid buildout of fossil-free energy sources. It is still reliant to over 70% on fossil fuels, and further implementation of more conventional green energy types such as solar, conventional wind and hydropower is limited by its geography and limited space. Aside from reaching its climate goals, increasing domestic energy generation is also crucial to reduce Japan’s energy dependency on less-than-friendly trading partners and ensuring its overall economic and national security. New, innovative technologies and methods for enabling green energy generation are therefore of great interest to Japan, and also the north-east Asian region more generally.

Sweden and the Nordics are global leaders in the green energy transition with a long history of developing and implementing novel technologies for energy generation as well as enabling technologies within grids, infrastructure and energy storage. At the Nordic pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, we will bring many of our leading companies to meet and discuss with Japanese developers, investors, trading companies, regulators, policy makers and energy users.

The Nordic Energy Days are organized jointly by all five Nordic countries and will take place over two days and two major Japanese cities – starting on the 16th of June at the Expo site in Osaka by engaging with stakeholders in the Kansai region, and on the 17th moving to Tokyo to engage with regulators and companies located in the region around the Japanese capital. Focus themes for these days are fossil-free energy, grids and infrastructure, hydrogen and ammonia, and energy markets and regulations. Event activities will include a high-level round table discussion, a large seminar and networking sessions.

The overall aim of the Nordic Energy Days is to give Nordic energy technology companies a chance to greatly increase their visibility and create new high-level entry points into the Japanese market, using the platform of the Nordic Pavillion and Nordic Expo participation to signal serious commitment and future leadership in the sector. The events will focus on open discussion, mutual exchange and knowledge sharing to create new connections, a shared vision, and opportunities for future collaboration.

The event takes place in conjunction with the Japan Energy Summit & Exhibition 2025 which is being organized in Tokyo on June 18th – 20th, giving visiting companies an opportunity to also explore the wider Japanese energy sector and make additional connections during a single visit.

Themes

The themes for this event include:

• Fossil-free energy systems
• Offshore wind
• Grids and storage
• Hydrogen, ammonia and CO2
• Energy markets and policy

Agenda

June 16th (Mon) – Day 1: Nordic-Kansai Clean Energy Dialogue Forum

Venue: Nordic Pavillion, Expo 2025, Yumeshima, Osaka

Format: Panel discussions with high-level industry representatives, limited audience of ~80 attendees

Draft program:

12:30 – Coffee & mingling

13:00 - Opening remarks by government officials, Nordics and Kansai region

13:15 - Keynote Session – “The Future of Fossil-free Energy”

13:40 - Panel discussion 1: “Power systems in transition – innovative grids and storage”

14:40 - Quick break

15:00 - Panel discussion 2: “Cost-efficient and low-carbon Value Chains for Hydrogen, Ammonia and CO2”

16:00 - Networking Reception

17:00 - Event end

June 17th (Tue) –  Day 2: Nordic Green Technologies for an Innovation-driven Energy Transition

Venue: Hillside Forum, Daikanyama, Tokyo

Format: Business Seminar, approx. 150 attendees

Draft program:

10:00 - Opening remarks by Nordic Ambassadors

10:15 - Session 1: "Preparing resilient energy markets for the transition"

11:45 - Lunch break at the Danish Embassy

12:45 - Session 2: "The Nordic model for fossil-free energy systems"

14:15 - Session 3: "Hydrogen and e-fuels for heavy-duty transport"

15:45 - Refreshments and networking session

June 18th - 20th (Wed - Fri) - Optional attendance at Japan Energy Summit & Exhibition

Venue: Tokyo Big Sight

Optional and individual attendance outside of the main delegation program

Link to event and separate registration page 

Registration and deadline

• Participation is by invitation only.
• The cost for participation for SME companies is 3 000 EUR excl. VAT. per company.
• The fee covers 
  • For your company to participate in the full Nordic Energy Days program during June 16th - 17th
    • With up to one (1) company representative and nominating one (1) Japanese invitee for the high-level limited event on day 1, including entry for both to the Expo site
    • With up to two (2) company representatives and nominating two (2) Japanese invitees for the seminar on day 2, including guaranteed speaking opportunity as part of a pitch / panel discussion during the seminar
  • Transportation, meals and other arrangements within the scope of the program
• The fee does not cover
  • Participation in Japan Energy Summit & Exhibition (separate event)
  • Entrance to the World Expo site on any other day than on June 16th
  • Airfare, accommodation, transfer or any other arrangements outside of the main program
• Registration deadline is on March 20th
• Please note that your participation is final upon signing the binding agreement which you will receive by email after registration.