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NGK and Sustech Agree to Launch Energy Storage Plant Business through Energy Resource Management Platform ELIC

20 September 2023 07:00

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter, “NGK”) and Sustech, Inc. (hereinafter, “Sustech”) have agreed to launch an initiative aimed at maximizing the profitability of an energy storage plant business using NGK’s NAS®batteries for large-capacity storage*1 and ELIC*2, a distributed energy resource management platform developed by Sustech.
This initiative aims to maximize the profitability of energy s

Exhibition at Carbon Capture Technology Expo Europe ~ NGK exhibits ceramic substrates for DAC systems and Ceramic membrane capable of gas separation and dehydration ~

19 September 2023 07:00

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (“NGK”) exhibits its Direct Air Capture (DAC) products and sub-nano ceramic membranes at the Carbon Capture Technology Expo Europe to be held at Messe Bremen (Germany) from September 27th (Wed.) to 28th (Thu.).
Carbon Capture Technology Expo Europe 2023 will gather over 6,500visitors to address the increasing role of Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage (CCUS) which p

NR-Power Lab Collaborates with CollaboGate Japan and Sassor to Start Building the World’s First VPP System Using Decentralized Identifiers ~ Optimizing control of energy resources with AI to realize profit maximization

12 September 2023 07:30

NR-Power Lab Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “NR-Power Lab”), a jointly invested company with　NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”) and Ricoh Company, Ltd. (hereinafter “Ricoh”), announced that collaborating with Japanese IoT start-up CollaboGate Japan, Inc. (hereinafter “CollaboGate Japan”) and Sassor Inc. (hereinafter “Sassor”). NR-Power Lab has started building a proprietary virtual power plant (VPP)

NGK Receives Order for NAS Batteries Intended for Energy Storage Facility of SALA ENERGY

26 July 2023 07:00

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter, “NGK”) has received an order for NAS® batteries for electrical power storage intended as those for an energy storage facility from SALA ENERGY CO., LTD. (hereinafter, “SALA ENERGY”), which is a subsidiary of SALA Corporation engaged in the energy business.
The NAS batteries have a capacity of 69,600 kWh (69.6 MWh) and can store electrical power equivalent to o

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

24 July 2023 07:00

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

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

19 July 2023 07:00

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

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

31 May 2023 07:00

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

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

26 April 2023 08:00

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

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

7 April 2023 08:00

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

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

9 March 2023 08:00

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

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

8 March 2023 08:00

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

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

3 March 2023 08:00

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