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24 July 2023 07:00

NGK Receives the Order of NAS Batteries for Centre for Energy Research in Hungary ~ Used for a Demonstration Project in Anticipation of Energy Transition Toward Carbon Neutrality

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter, “NGK”) announces that it has received an order for NAS® batteries for storing electric energy from the Centre for Energy Research of Hungary through Duna Center Therm Uzemi Szolgaltato Kft., a Hungarian engineering company.
The NAS battery ordered will be used in a demonstration project conducted at the Centre for Energy Research in Hungary to evaluate large s

19 July 2023 07:00

NGK Receives Order for NAS Batteries for Demonstration Project in the Republic of Maldives ~ Contributing to the decarbonization of seawater desalination systems

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”) has received an order from BASF Stationary Energy Storage GmbH (hereinafter “BSES”), a subsidiary of German chemical manufacturer BASF SE for a demonstration project for a decarbonized seawater desalination system in the Republic of Maldives developed by Hitachi Zosen Corporation (hereinafter "Hitachi Zosen").
The NAS batteries will be used in the "Demo

31 May 2023 07:00

Start of Operation of NAS Battery for Demonstration Project of KEPCO ~ Acceleration of Proposal for Renewable Energy Application, etc. in Partnership with BASF

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter, “NGK”) announces that it has an order from BASF Stationary Energy Storage GmbH (hereinafter, “BSES”), a subsidiary of German chemical manufacturer BASF SE. and has started operation of a NAS® battery system for storing electric power delivered to South Korean electric power systems manufacturer G-Philos Co., Ltd.
The NAS battery system in Naju comprises 4 batt

26 April 2023 08:00

Participation in a NEDO Green Innovation Fund Project ~ Accelerating Development of Microalgae Separation Technology Using Ceramic Membrane ~

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter NGK) announces that NGK has participated in the “Building of a Japanese global industry based on direct use of CO2 through photosynthesis,” one of the themes for the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) Green Innovation Fund Projects, for which Chitose Laboratory Corp. (Kawasaki City)*1 of the CHITOSE GROUP*2 selected as the planned

7 April 2023 08:00

Installation of Firing Furnace for a Mass Production Demonstration with a View to Actual Implementation of Hydrogen Combustion Firing Furnaces ~ Aiming to Achieve Net Zero CO2 Emissions by 2050 through Introduction at Mass Production Facilities

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter, “NGK”) announces that it has installed a firing furnace developed in-house for a mass production demonstration, with a view to introducing hydrogen combustion firing furnaces for actual use. NGK will develop a hydrogen burner for mass production facilities and work towards introducing it at hydrogen combustion mass production facilities. By implementing firing th

9 March 2023 08:00

NGK, Energous and e-peas Collaborate to Spread Use of Wireless Power Transmission/Transfer Systems

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter, “NGK”) announces that it has further developed its collaboration with Energous Corporation (hereinafter, “Energous”), a leading developer of RF-based charging for wireless power networks for IoT, and e-peas, maker of highly efficient power source IC technology, to spread the use of Wireless Power Transmission/Transfer (WPT) systems. NGK will support the developme

8 March 2023 08:00

NGK, Exeger, TACHIBANA ELECTRONC SOLUTIONS and Semtech Develop a Maintenance-Free Indoor/Outdoor Position Tracker that is High-Precision, Ultra-thin and Compact

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”), Exeger Operations AB (Stockholm, Sweden; CEO & Founder: Giovanni Fili; hereinafter “Exeger”), TACHIBANA ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS CO., LTD. (Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Toshimichi Shibata; hereinafter “TACHIBANA ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS”), and Semtech Corporation (California, USA; President and CEO: Mohan Maheswaran; hereinafter “Semtech”), have developed a ma

3 March 2023 08:00

NGK to Begin a Logistics Demonstration Using Its Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Batteries EnerCera at Nagoya Central Wholesale Market Main Office ~ Visualize Flow Lines of People and Items With the Market through Indoor/Outdoor Position Trackers

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter, “NGK”) announces that it will begin a logistics demonstration using its lithium-ion rechargeable batteries EnerCera®at Nagoya Central Wholesale Market Main Office on February 6. This demonstration will be conducted with the goal of creating a new, highly efficient in-market logistics model. The flow of goods and personnel will be monitored and visualized with ind

2 February 2023 07:00

NGK and Ricoh Start Operations at Joint Venture NR-Power Lab Co., Ltd.

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (“NGK”) and Ricoh Company, Ltd. (“Ricoh”) announced today that they have started operations at NR-Power Lab Co., Ltd. (“NR-Power Lab”), the two companies’ joint venture in the electric power business.
NR-Power Lab will provide services to promote the widespread adoption of renewable energy, which is essential to achieving carbon neutrality. These services will be provided b

26 January 2023 04:29

NGK Joins the “RE100” Global Initiative ~ Aiming for 100% Of Electricity Consumption to Come from Renewable Energy Sources by 2040

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter "NGK") joined “RE100,” a global initiative that aims for 100% of electricity used in business operations to come from renewable energy sources.
The NGK Group identified carbon neutrality as one of the social issues to be addressed in its mid- to long-term vision “NGK Group Vision: Road to 2050” formulated in April 2021. In the “NGK Group Environmental Vision” f

26 January 2023 04:29

NGK Begins Operation of NAS Batteries for Self-Wheeling for Renewable Energy Electricity by OMRON FIELD ENGINEERING ~ Promote Self-Procurement of Electricity from Renewable Energy by Utilizing Large-Capacity Storage Batteries

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”) announces that it has received an order from OMRON FIELD ENGINEERING CO., LTD. (hereinafter “OFE”) and has begun operation of NAS® batteries for the storage of procured electricity for self-wheeling* of electricity derived from renewable energy.
The NAS batteries have been installed at a solar power generation plant newly established in idle land within

19 January 2023 00:00

NAS Batteries for JAXA’s Misasa Deep Space Station Starts Operations ~ Contributing to BCP Measures and Stable Electric Power

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”)　delivered NAS batteries that have started operation at the Misasa Deep Space Station (hereinafter, “MDSS”) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (hereinafter, “JAXA”). The order for the batteries was received from MEIDENSHA CORPORATION.
MDSS is a ground station that communicates with space probes through its large antenna, which is one of the largest