Month: 2025-07

Signing ceremony for cooperation agreementTOKYO, July 2, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order for the supply of four circulating water pumps (CWP) for Units 5 and 6 of the Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant in China, in collaboration with Dongfang Electric Machinery Co., Ltd. (Head office: Deyang, Sichuan Province, "DFEM"), a core company of the Dongfang Electric Group, one of China's three major heavy electrical equipment manufacturers. DFEM and MHI are advancing collaboration to expand the business of nuclear power plants in China, and this order is an example of MHI Group's partnering efforts. MHI will continue to build strategic partnerships globally to incorporate external expertise through partnering efforts and deliver its technologies, products and services to a wider range of customers.The Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant is located in Sanmen County, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province in southeastern China. Construction of the newly ordered Units 5 and 6 will follow Units 1 and 2 that are in operation and Units 3 and 4 that are under construction. The reactor type for these units will be the Hualong One / HPR1000, a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) with a capacity of 1215 MWe.This contract marks the first order received under the collaboration between DFEM and MHI, and both parties aim to expand their business in the field of circulating water pumps for nuclear power plants in China.Circulating water pumps are used in the condensate systems, which cool the steam discharged from the turbine in the secondary system of PWRs and returns the steam to water. To cool the steam, circulating water pumps need to draw a large volume of water from the water source and supply it to the condenser, which requires a very large-sized pump. MHI has a proven track record of supplying over 500 CWPs to the market.MHI will continue contributing to greater energy efficiency and reducing environmental impact across a wide range of countries and regions through valuable proposals for the energy market.For more information about DFEM, please visit https://dfem.dongfang.com/About MHI GroupMitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group is one of the world’s leading industrial groups, spanning energy, smart infrastructure, industrial machinery, aerospace and defense. MHI Group combines cutting-edge technology with deep experience to deliver innovative, integrated solutions that help to realize a carbon neutral world, improve the quality of life and ensure a safer world. For more information, please visit www.mhi.com or follow our insights and stories on spectra.mhi.com Copyright 2025 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.

Toyota City, Japan, July 1, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Toyota Fudosan Co., Ltd. (Toyota Fudosan), the owner of TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO (the Arena), held a construction completion ceremony on June 30. The arena project is being developed in collaboration with Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Toyota Alvark Tokyo Corporation (Toyota Alvark Tokyo).In addition, Toyota Fudosan has set the Arena's opening date for October 3 (opening day of the Resona Group B.LEAGUE 2025-26 Alvark Tokyo home game).After the opening, Toyota Alvark Tokyo will be responsible for the operation of the Arena. It will be used as a home court by Alvark Tokyo, a member of the B.LEAGUE, and will also serve as a multi-purpose arena that can accommodate various events centering on sports.Opening day and opening game (Alvark Tokyo vs Utsunomiya Brex)* Details on the opening game are available in an Alvark Tokyo release.(Japanese)Overview of TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO FacilityTwo Environmental CertificationsLEED certification*1: Toyota Arena Tokyo will be the first arena in Japan to receive the international environmental LEED certification (the target this time is Gold)*1 Abbreviation for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. It is an environmental performance certification in the U.S.BELS certification: Achieved highest rating (BEI value: 0.45*2) among arenas in Japan based on the BELS (Building Energy Efficiency Labeling System) and was also certified as ZEB Ready.*2 Value obtained by reducing the facility's designed primary energy consumption by 55%Facility OverviewLocationAomi, Koto-ku, TokyoFacility nameTOYOTA ARENA TOKYOSite areaApprox. 26,446 m2Total floor areaApprox. 38,039 m2Number of floors6 above-ground floors, 1 below-ground floorCapacityApprox. 10,000 personsScheduled opening dayOctober 3, 2025LandownerToyota Motor CorporationBuilder and ownerToyota Fudosan Co., Ltd.OperatorToyota Alvark Tokyo CorporationDesign and construction companyKajima CorporationThe TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO Websitehttps://www.toyota-arena-tokyo.jp/Toyota Motor Corporation works to develop and manufacture innovative, safe and high-quality products and services that create happiness by providing mobility for all. We believe that true achievement comes from supporting our customers, partners, employees, and the communities in which we operate. Since our founding over 80 years ago in 1937, we have applied our Guiding Principles in pursuit of a safer, greener and more inclusive society. Today, as we transform into a mobility company developing connected, automated, shared and electrified technologies, we also remain true to our Guiding Principles and many of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals to help realize an ever-better world, where everyone is free to move.SDGs Initiativeshttps://global.toyota/en/sustainability/sdgs/ Copyright 2025 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.

KAWASAKI, Japan, July 1, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - 1Finity today announced the commencement of operations under its new name and brand identity. As previously announced, 1Finity consolidates Fujitsu’s global network-related organizations under one entity, to enable greater autonomy and flexibility. This move aims to accelerate and strengthen delivery of high quality, competitive network solutions on a global scale, and shape the future of telecommunications infrastructure for a connected society.1Finity, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited, will continue to deliver a full portfolio of optical and wireless hardware, software and services. With streamlined processes — from research and development to manufacturing, operation and maintenance — the newly formed company will enable networks without limits for customers, while operating in a sustainable manner.“As telecoms and data center network operators face pressure from escalating data demand, artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and rising costs, they require more agile and innovative network solutions,” said Masaaki Moribayashi, Chief Executive Officer at 1Finity. “1Finity is well-positioned to help customers respond quickly to the rapidly changing market landscape with timely delivery of innovative products that maximize the use of innovative technology, software expertise and intelligent AI analytics.”About 1Finity Inc.1Finity, a Fujitsu company, is a global provider of communications networks for our connected world. We uniquely combine technological leadership and expertise in open optical and wireless networking, network automation, and applied AI/ML to design, build, operate, and maintain critical digital communications network infrastructure. Collaborating closely with ecosystem partners, we deliver transformative outcomes for service providers and network operators, and enable them to lower TCO, improve network performance, and increase energy efficiency. For more information, visit www.1Finity.com Media Contacts:Susan DiantoSusan.dianto@fujitsu.comNorth America and EuropeLuke Happle Luke.happle@fujitsu.comAsia Copyright 2025 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.

In collaboration with Osaka Metropolitan University and other partners, development is focused on new energy absorption and release system responding to challenges surrounding use of renewable energyMHI Thermal Systems is responsible for designing and constructing a new control system that efficiency utilizes surplus the energy, contributing to effective use through high-efficiency cold storage Image courtesy of Osaka Metropolitan UniversityTOKYO, July 1, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has begun field test of a jointly developed "Surplus Renewable Energy Absorption and Release System" utilizing the Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES) system. The test is being carried out jointly with partners including Osaka Metropolitan University, which serves as project representative(1).The project, titled "Development of Technology for Absorbing Surplus Renewable Energy in ATES systems," was selected by the Japan's Ministry of the Environment in 2023 as a "Regional Co-creation and Cross-sectoral Carbon Neutral Technology Research Development Program(2). In April 2025, cold-storage operation utilizing surplus energy began at the Osaka City Maishima Sports Center for Persons with Disabilities (AMITY MAISHIMA). From July 1, the project will transition to a new field test phase in which the stored cold water will be used directly for air-conditioning.Today, renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power are being adopted toward realizing a decarbonized society. However, the amount of power generated is unstable due to their dependence on weather conditions. As a result, surplus energy often arises during transitional cooler seasons such as spring and autumn in Japan, when demand for air cooling/heating is low. To effectively utilize such surplus energy, infrastructural improvements are required-such as large-scale battery systems or extensive land use-both of which can result in significant additional costs. Against this backdrop, the joint project currently underway has focused on development of a surplus renewable energy absorption and release system that leverages the seasonal thermal storage function of the ATES system.In this joint development, a surplus renewable energy absorption and release system is to be adopted in an ATES system for the first time worldwide. The system offers short-cycle thermal storage and discharge functionality, enabling flexible switching between cold and heat storage. It also incorporates a multi-layered seasonal storage function that allows lower-temperature chilled water to be stored within existing underground cold-water masses.In conjunction with this project, MHI Thermal Systems is responsible for operating the ATES system and heat-pump type centrifugal chillers, as well as for designing and constructing a control system that efficiently utilizes surplus energy. The newly developed control system features a mode that automatically switches to the optimal operation depending on the surplus energy availability and underground water temperature. Furthermore, owing to the incorporation of a function that optimizes cold storage operation in real time based on fluctuations in electricity market prices and the volume of surplus power. This enables energy-saving operation that reduces electricity consumption during cooling while ensuring effective use of renewable energy.An ATES system uses gravel and groundwater stored in aquifers deep underground as an enormous heat storage tank, allowing for the effective use of energy by enabling the circulation of heat across seasons, such as using the cold waste heat from winter heating for summer cooling, and the warm waste heat from summer cooling for winter heating. MHI Thermal Systems' ATES system received the "Energy Conservation Center, Japan Chairman's Award" in the "Best Practice Category" at the 2021 Energy Conservation Grand Prize,(3) and the "HPTCJ Promotion Award" at the 2022 "Demand Side Management Awards"(4).MHI Group has made a declaration to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040, and is working to reduce CO2 emissions from its own plants and other production-related facilities, as well as reduce the CO2 emissions at customer facilities that use MHI Group products. As a part of MHI Group, MHI Thermal Systems supplies a large number of centrifugal chillers for general air conditioning, factory air conditioning, and district heating and cooling, boasting the top market share in Japan in this field. Going forward, MHI Thermal Systems will continue to respond to customer needs, and by delivering centrifugal chillers and thermal solution products with a low environmental load, contribute to the realization of a carbon neutral world.(1) For further information, refer to the following press release issued by Osaka Metropolitan University:https://www.omu.ac.jp/info/research_news/entry-18319.html(Japanese)(2) The project is part of the Ministry's "Carbon Neutral Technology Research and Development Program." For detailed information, refer to the following: https://www.env.go.jp/earth/ondanka/cpttv_funds/pdf/pamph_e2023.pdf (page4)(3) For further information regarding receipt of this award sponsored by the Energy Conservation Center, Japan(ECCJ), see the following press release:https://www.mhi.com/news/211222.html(4) For further information regarding receipt of this award sponsored by the Heat Pump & Thermal Storage Technology Center of Japan (HPTCJ), see the following press release:https://www.mhi.com/news/22060301.htmlAbout MHI GroupMitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group is one of the world’s leading industrial groups, spanning energy, smart infrastructure, industrial machinery, aerospace and defense. MHI Group combines cutting-edge technology with deep experience to deliver innovative, integrated solutions that help to realize a carbon neutral world, improve the quality of life and ensure a safer world. For more information, please visit www.mhi.com or follow our insights and stories on spectra.mhi.com Copyright 2025 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.