Shin'ya Obara is a professor at the Kitami Institute of Technology in Japan. His research focuses on energy systems and thermal engineering. Prior to his current position, he worked as an engineer and researcher at Takasago Thermal Engineering Co., Ltd. and Equos Research Laboratory, Aisin AW Co., Ltd. He is a member of several key societies, and has published books as well as a large number of papers in high impact factor journals.Jorge Morel is an independent clean energy consultant and a former assistant professor at Hokkaido University in Japan. He is working on finding solutions to problems in the fields of energy systems, energy storage and microgrids, as well as on control systems for clean energy generation.