The environmental credential of future colliders are increasingly in the spotlight, because of their size and complexity, and will be under scrutiny for their impact on the climate. Therefore, sustainability is becoming a prioritized goal in the design, construction and post-experimental phases of future large-scale accelerator facilities. Approaches to improved sustainability range from overall system design, optimization of subsystems and key components, to operational concepts. A direct quantification of the ecological footprint, be it greenhouse gas emissions during construction and operation, or consumption of problematic materials, is currently performed only sporadically, mostly through translation of electricity consumption into equivalent CO2 emissions, with Lifecycle Assessments (LCA) emerging as a more comprehensive approach. Such assessments provide the accelerator community with new guiding principles for sustainable large-scale future projects. Two large-scale electron-positron linear colliders are currently being studied as potential future Higgs-factories, ILC in Japan and CLIC at CERN. These are the central elements of the recently approved EAJADE (“Europe-America-Japan Accelerator Development and Exchange") Marie Sklodowska-Curie staff exchange action under Horizon-Europe that will run for four years, starting in 2023. The focus of this workshop is to elucidate the current status and future challenges for sustainability of large-scale accelerator infrastructures, with particular focus on the globally anticipated linear collider project. 

Aiina(Iwate Prefectual Information Exchange Center), opened on April 1, 2006, is a multifunctional facility located near the western exit of the JR Morioka Station. This center is designed to:Address diverse needs of the new era, fostering interaction and collaboration.

• • Enhance the information transmission and reception capabilities of Iwate.

  • Cultivate 'People of Iwate,' who are emotionally enriched and responsible for the 21st century.

  • Create a distinctive lifestyle and culture of Iwate, filled with comfort and satisfaction.

  • Serve as a new symbol of Iwate.

In line with these philosophies, it provides an optimal setting for international conferences featuring advanced technologies.

• Visiting Matsuo Hachimantai Geothermal Power Plant on September 25

  The half-day tour on the 25th is included in your workshop registration fee.  However, to arrange transportation, we ask that you register    through the workshop registration form. Further details will be announced later

The geothermal power plant located on the eastern foothills of Hachimantai began full-scale operations in January 2019. Its output is 7,499 kilowatts (kW), making it the first geothermal power plant in Japan to exceed 7,000 kW in 22 years. The plant generates electricity using geothermal energy extracted through two production wells. After powering the turbines, the plant recycles the residual heated water, supplying it to the city of Hachimantai. (LOC translation of Japaense Wikipedia)

A city tour in Morioka

  Date: September 27th  Afternoon 

  Fee: JPY 3,000. Please pay at the reception desk.

  This tour may have a minimum number of participants.

    11:30  Get together at 3rd. floor at Aiina (Conference site)

    11:45   Lunch Wanko Soba (Morioka's famous traditional buckwheat noodle) 

    13:00   Morioka Hachimangu Shrine 

    13:30  Ho-onji Temple (500 Rakan statues) 

    14:10  Mitsuishi Shrine

    14:30  Morioka City Walk (Iwate Bank Red Brick Building, Kamatei, Gozaku, Konya-cho Watch House) 

    15:25  Morioka Castle Ruins Park, Sakurayama Shrine 

    16:15  Return to Aiina (Conference site)