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20 October 2021 07:00

NAS batteries start up at BASF’s Antwerp Verbund site - Test various use cases and business models by long-term operations

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (“NGK”) announced that the NAS® batteries, which NGK supplied to German chemical group BASF has started operation at BASF’s Antwerp Verbund site (Belgium).
NAS batteries, which has maximum 1,000kW-dc power and 5,800kWh-dc dischargeable energy and consists of four sets of containerized NAS batteries, were ordered by BASF New Business GmbH (“BNB”), a wholly-owned subsidiary

15 October 2021 07:00

All Electricity Used at Overseas Bases to Switch to Renewable Energy Sources by Fiscal 2025 - Start Conversion from Main Production Bases in Europe

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (“NGK”) plans that all electricity used at its overseas bases will be converted to renewable energy sources by the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026. This measure forecasts that approximately 60% of all electricity used by the NGK Group as of the end of fiscal 2025 will derive from renewable energy sources, helping to cut about 330,000 tons of CO2 annually.
The conversion w

4 August 2021 07:00

NGK Introduces Carbon-Neutral City Gas to Reduce CO2 Emissions - All City Gas at Major Aichi Production Bases to be Replaced

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (“NGK”) has decided to introduce carbon-neutral city gas supplied by TOHO GAS Co., Ltd. The NGK Group will start using it at four major production bases in Aichi Prefecture in August 2021. This transition to carbon-neutral city gas will help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by approximately 30,000 tons annually.
Carbon-neutral city gas uses carbon-neutral liquified nat

25 June 2021 07:00

NGK Receives Incentive Award at 20th Green and Sustainable Chemistry Award for Development of CO2 Separation and Recovery Technology Using DDR-Type Zeolite Membranes

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”), together with JGC CORPORATION (hereinafter “JGC”), received an Incentive Award at the 20th Green and Sustainable Chemistry Award from the Japan Association for Chemical Innovation. NGK and JGC were highly praised for their development of CO2 separation and recovery technology using DDR-type zeolite membranes.
The GSC Award are given to individuals and o

22 June 2021 07:00

Nagoya Institute of Technology and NGK Establish “NGK Environment Innovation Laboratory”

Nagoya Institute of Technology (hereinafter, “NITech”) and NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter, “NGK”), both based in Nagoya, Japan, have established the NGK Environment Innovation Laboratory on the NITech campus. This collaboration between the private sector and academia will work on creating innovative next-generation products that contribute to a significant reduction of greenhouse gases, such as

1 June 2021 07:00

NGK has established a target for net zero volume of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. has announced the NGK Group Environmental Vision for 2050 and the Fifth Five-Year Environmental Action Plan as a five-year initiative beginning in FY2021.

As a policy that represents the E (Environment) in this ESG management, we announced the NGK Group Environmental Vision, which established targets such as net zero volume of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050.

22 March 2021 07:00

NGK Wins Order for NAS Batteries to Be Installed for Upscaling Renewable Energy Sector Project of the Ministry of Energy, Mongolia

Adopted for use in NGK’s first joint crediting mechanism (JCM) project by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”) based in Nagoya, Japan, announced that it has won an order for NAS® batteries for storing electrical energy for the Ministry of Energy of Mongolia. The order was received jointly with JGC

11 March 2021 07:00

Chip-type Ceramic Rechargeable Battery “EnerCera” Battery Series NGK Commences Collaboration with Renesas on Promoting Widespread Adoption of Maintenance-Free IoT Devices

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”) based in Nagoya, Japan, announced that it has commenced collaboration with Renesas Electronics Corporation (hereinafter “Renesas”), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, on promoting the widespread adoption of maintenance-free IoT devices. As the first phase of collaboration, NGK and Renesas jointly-developed a reference design for a wireless air quality sensing s

4 February 2021 07:00

NGK wins order for NAS batteries to be installed at JAXA Tanegashima Space Center

Contributing to stable electric power and energy conservation

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”) based in Nagoya, Japan, announced that it has won an order for NAS batteries for storing electrical energy for the Tanegashima Space Center of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (hereinafter, “JAXA”). The order was received from Kyudenko Corporation, which is headquartered in Fukuoka,

29 January 2021 07:00

CES 2021 Report: The future of IoT is maintenance-free

At CES 2021, NGK Insulators, Ltd. (NGK) exhibited maintenance-free solutions for IoT devices utilizing its flagship EnerCera® battery series together with various wireless power transfer (WPT) and energy harvesting technologies to break the bottleneck of power sources.
EnerCera battery is a series of Li-ion rechargeable battery products that are defined by its crystal oriented ceramic positive

7 January 2021 08:00

NGK launches a dedicated website showing detailed features, product updates and application examples for its EnerCera battery

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. ("NGK") launches a dedicated website to showcase the potential applications of EnerCera’s lineup.
On the website, both EnerCera Pouch and Coin are introduced in detail, including product features and specifications. Furthermore, numerous examples of applications are introduced, allowing engineers and researchers to get inspired by the potential solutions that EnerCera can r

20 November 2020 07:00

NGK REPORT 2020

We are pleased to announce release of "NGK REPORT 2020" and “NGK Sustainability Data Book 2020.”
NGK REPORT 2020
NGK Sustainability Data book 2020




Message from the President
The current spread of the novel coronavirus has caused an abrupt slowdown in the global economy, having a significant impact on the NGK Group’s business performance. Nevertheless, we must not halt o