TOKYO, Jul 19, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fukushima Prefecture and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) are focusing on hydrogen as a new source of energy. Since June 2021, they have been discussing specific initiatives of the project with various partners to create an implementation model focusing on hydrogen use in cities with populations of around 300,000 which is typical of Japan, before applying …
Suzuki, Daihatsu, Toyota, and CJPT to Introduce Mini-Commercial Van Electric Vehicles in FY2023
Toyota City, Japan, Jul 19, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki), Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (Daihatsu), Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota), and Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies Corporation (CJPT) announced that they have agreed to work towards the market introduction of mini-commercial van electric vehicles (BEVs) in FY2023 to achieve carbon neutrality. Mini-commercial vehicles cover areas accessible only to them because of …
CJPT to Begin Construction and Social Implementation of an Energy Management System in Fukushima and Tokyo to Promote Electrified Vehicles
TOKYO, Jul 19, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies Corporation has announced today that, in collaboration with its partners, it will begin the construction and social implementation of an energy management system in Fukushima Prefecture and Tokyo in January 2023, to promote the widespread use of electrified vehicles. Since it was founded in April 2021, CJPT has been been considering …
Team Mitsubishi Ralliart Conducts Endurance Tests of the Triton Rally Car for the Asia Cross Country Rally 2022 in November
TOKYO, Jul 18, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announced that Team Mitsubishi Ralliart, which will compete in the Asia Cross Country Rally (AXCR) 2022 with Mitsubishi Motors’ technical support, has conducted endurance tests of the Triton rally car on an off-road course in Thailand on June 27th and 28th, confirming that preparations for the rally are proceeding smoothly. Testing of …
Rovanpera reigns again in TOYOTA GAZOO Racing one-two
TOKYO, Jul 18, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Kalle Rovanpera has continued his remarkable 2022 season in the FIA World Rally Championship with his fifth victory from the last six events, leading a one-two finish at Rally Estonia for the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team after a high-speed battle with team-mate Elfyn Evans. After a series of rougher gravel events, the smooth …
Hitachi Energy wins order to connect one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms to the UK power grid
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Jul 15, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Energy, the global technology and market leader in power grids, today announced it has won a major order from Ørsted, the world-leading renewable energy company, to provide two high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems to transmit green electricity from the Hornsea 3 wind farm, located more than 120 km off the UK east coast. …
Toyota’s World Premiere of the All-New Crown Series
Toyota City, Japan, Jul 15, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TOYOTA has unveiled the all new Crown for the first time in the world, and will release the Crown (Crossover type) as the first model around the fall of this year(1). The Crown made its initial debut in 1955 as Toyota’s first mass production passenger vehicle created with Toyota’s own domestic technology. The …
Honda Launches All-New ZR-V SUV Teaser Page on its Company Website
TOKYO, Jul 14, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today launched a teaser page on its company website to share initial information on the ZR-V, an all-new SUV scheduled to go on sale in Japan this fall. Honda will release more details about the model in stages, including its plan to begin taking pre-orders in September of this year. All-new …
MHI Receives MSCI’s ESG Rating of “AA” for the First Time
TOKYO, Jul 13, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an ESG Rating of “AA” from MSCI(Note) for the first time. The new 2022 rating represents an upgrade from the Company’s previous “A” rating, and it demonstrates the high assessment MSCI accords to MHI’s ESG initiatives. MSCI’s ESG Ratings are given in seven ranked grades in descending order …
Imperial College London and Hitachi to launch a joint research centre for decarbonisation and natural climate solutions
LONDON, Jul 12, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Imperial College London (Imperial), Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Europe Ltd. (Hitachi) today announced that they have signed an agreement to establish a joint research centre for decarbonisation and natural climate solutions. Together, they will collaborate in fundamental and applied research, addressing key challenges in decarbonisation and climate repair in order to achieve a Net Zero …
Honda Launches All-New Civic Type R Teaser Page on its Company Website
TOKYO, Jul 12, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today launched a teaser page on its company website to release initial information on the all-new Civic Type R, which is scheduled to go on sale this fall. Honda will hold the world premiere of the all-new model on Thursday, July 21, 2022 (Japan time). Civic Type R Today marks the …
Teijin and Fujitsu Agree to Jointly Develop Blockchain-based Commercial Platform to Promote Sustainable Use of Recycled Materials
TOKYO, Jul 12, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Teijin Limited (hereinafter Teijin) and Fujitsu Limited today launched a joint project to realize a blockchain-based commercial platform for enhancing the environmental value of recycled materials for manufacturers. The collaboration will promote environmentally conscious design(1) by leveraging Teijin’s Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Calculation Method for measuring the environmental impact of manufacturing processes across the value …
NEC Corporation strengthens its partnership with Project Management Institute (PMI) in Asia Pacific to drive business agility
TOKYO, Jul 12, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation, a leading global IT and network transformation services provider, today announced a strategic partnership with Project Management Institute, the world’s leading association for project management, to become a Disciplined Agile (DA) Consulting Partner. Through this partnership, NEC will use DA as a reference model to implement its own business transformation and utilize its …
Double Monza podium for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing
TOKYO, Jul 11, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TOYOTA GAZOO Racing earned a dramatic double podium finish in the 6 Hours of Monza after an exciting but ultimately frustrating fourth round of the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). Both GR010 HYBRIDs were strong contenders for victory in an incident-packed race at the Temple of Speed, but suffered misfortune in the heat of …
Hitachi Energy supplies world-breaking OceaniQ subsea transformers to OneSubsea for its subsea multiphase compression system
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Jul 11, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Energy has today started testing on the world’s most powerful 24 MVA subsea transformer, which will be supplied to OneSubsea, the subsea technologies, production, and processing systems business of Schlumberger. The tests will involve submerging the 55 tonne subsea transformer into the harbor basin to monitor its thermal behavior and pressure compensation system, …
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing reaches for top gear at the halfway stage
TOKYO, Jul 8, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team arrives at the midway point of the 2022 FIA World Rally Championship season at Rally Estonia (July 14-17): the first of two back-to-back events on fast gravel roads in the north of Europe. 2022 GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID Estonia was the scene of Kalle Rovanper’s maiden WRC victory …
Isuzu, DENSO, Toyota, Hino, and CJPT to Start Planning and Foundational Research on Hydrogen Engines for Heavy-Duty Commercial Vehicles
TOKYO, Jul 8, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Isuzu Motors Limited (Isuzu), DENSO Corporation (DENSO), Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota), Hino Motors, Ltd. (Hino), and Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies Corporation (CJPT) announced today that they have started planning and foundational research on hydrogen engines for heavy-duty commercial vehicles with the aim of further utilizing internal combustion engines as one option to achieve carbon neutrality. …
Fujitsu announces plans to acquire Asia-Pacific’s largest independent ServiceNow consultancy, Enable Professional Services
TOKYO, Jul 7, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Australia today announced acquisition plans for Asia-Pacific region’s largest independent ServiceNow-specialist, Enable Professional Services. This acquisition continues our approach of using M&A as a tool to support Fujitsu’s growth ambitions. Prior to this, Fujitsu Australia acquired data and AI-consultancy, Versor, and Microsoft-specialist, oobe. Enable Professional Services will operate as a stand-alone …
MHI Delivers Testing Equipment for Safety Demonstration of Nuclear Fusion Blankets for ITER in Southern France
TOKYO, Jul 6, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has completed delivery of testing equipment to the Rokkasho Fusion Institute in Aomori Prefecture, part of Japan’s National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), to confirm and demonstrate the safety of the “blanket,” a core component of a nuclear fusion reactor. The blanket system being developed at this research …
Fujitsu Develops New Technology for Accurately Estimating Postures of the Human Body from Point Cloud Data Using Millimeter-wave Sensor
TOKYO, Jul 6, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu has successfully developed a new technology to accurately estimate postures of the human body from coarse-grained point cloud data obtained with a conventional millimeter-wave sensor. Fujitsu plans to deploy the newly developed technology at hospitals and nursing care facilities to support nurses and caregivers in visually monitoring patients and reacting to emergency situations such …