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RENOVA is the engineering leader in the renewable energy industry.
Tomokazu Ogawa
Chief Technology Officer
Head of Engineering
Profile
Dr. Ogawa graduated from the University of Tokyo’s Department of Architecture in their Faculty of Engineering. He completed his studies at the same university’s Graduate School of Engineering, where he obtained a Ph.D. in Engineering. He is also qualified as a class-1 architect. In 1997, he joined Takenaka Corporation, where he worked as a member of the Structure Section of the Design Department, in overseas work sites, and in the Environmental Engineering Division. In 2008, he obtained an MBA from the University of Cambridge. He joined RENOVA in 2012 and became Executive Officer and Head of New Energy in 2015. In 2016, he oversaw renewable energy (solar power and biomass) business development as a Managing Executive Officer. Since 2017, he has been overseeing the overall technologies for energy source business development.
We think that engineering means having a correct understanding of social needs, and then selecting new and existing technologies, combining them and providing the optimal solution. Because the field of renewable energy is a new domain, social needs change quickly and innovations come quickly. We develop challenging projects by always pursuing advanced technologies and being proactive in applying whichever technologies that we judge could be possible optimal solutions. I think RENOVA has two missions. One is to serve as an instigator to revitalize the renewable energy industry itself by instilling it with advanced technologies. The other is to make renewable energy sources into independent energy sources by pursuing value engineering. RENOVA is the engineering leader in the renewable energy industry.
In our engineering practices, we attach importance to intuition based on experience and knowledge. We build strong hypotheses by applying the intuition. Based on the hypotheses, we thoroughly investigate precedents, including those outside Japan, and conduct on-site testing of hypotheses based on actual implementation. By repeating these processes, we improve the accuracy of the hypotheses themselves. When building strong hypotheses, we are proactive in examining new technologies which lie half a step ahead, and introduce whichever technologies we judge to be good, even if they have never been applied before, by taking risks. This is how we improve the value of our projects themselves. At RENOVA, engineers are allowed to take on new challenges even if they involve risks. We believe that this gives them the optimal environment, with opportunities to develop themselves that are available nowhere else.
The field of renewable energy is a new domain that integrates many different fields, such as architecture, civil engineering, machinery, electricity, thermodynamics, and hydrodynamics. RENOVA’s engineers are required to have not only technological expertise in these fields but also the ability to take a leadership role to move diverse stakeholders, including people from local communities. RENOVA’s group of Multi-Field Engineers have the ability to provide comprehensive technological solutions, the enthusiasm to try new things, a high level of communication ability, and interpersonal skills that enable them to build trust with diverse stakeholders. Expertise and specialized skills of the individual engineers are integrated into a team. While struggling to solve the highly complex problems that arise because they are working in a new domain, all team members develop together by respecting each other and engaging in friendly competition. They share thoughts and keep taking on challenges positively, which brings them fulfillment every day.
Do you want to lead engineering in the renewable energy industry? Do you want to develop yourself and broaden your capability as an engineer? If yes, why don’t you take on new challenges together with us?
Profile
Dr. Ogawa graduated from the University of Tokyo’s Department of Architecture in their Faculty of Engineering. He completed his studies at the same university’s Graduate School of Engineering, where he obtained a Ph.D. in Engineering. He is also qualified as a class-1 architect. In 1997, he joined Takenaka Corporation, where he worked as a member of the Structure Section of the Design Department, in overseas work sites, and in the Environmental Engineering Division. In 2008, he obtained an MBA from the University of Cambridge. He joined RENOVA in 2012 and became Executive Officer and Head of New Energy in 2015. In 2016, he oversaw renewable energy (solar power and biomass) business development as a Managing Executive Officer. Since 2017, he has been overseeing the overall technologies for energy source business development.