News archive

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

5 January 2023 07:00

NGK to Introduce Solar Power Generation Equipment with a Total Capacity of 40 MW at Manufacturing Sites in Japan and Overseas by by Cutting Annual CO2 Emissions by 22,000 Tons ~ Contributing to the Realization of Carbon Neutrality Fiscal 2025

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”) has decided on a policy of introducing photovoltaic equipment (“PV”) with a total capacity of 40 MW at manufacturing sites in Japan and overseas by fiscal 2025. Consuming renewable energy generated in-house will contribute to the realization of carbon neutrality by cutting annual CO2emissions by 22,000 tons.
The NGK Group aims to realize net zero CO2 emi

3 January 2023 07:00

NGK Decides construction of a new R&D building ~ Accelerating the development and promoting early commercialization of products related to the digital society ~

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”) has decided to build a new R&D building at its head office site in order to encourage the development of products related to a digital society (“DS”). By consolidating human resources and facilities for new product and production technology development, we will shorten the lead time from basic research to product launch and achieve early commercializati

20 December 2022 07:00

NGK to Invests in Green Investment Fund for Carbon Neutrality Project Established by the Ministry of the Environment

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”) hereby announces that NGK has invested in Japan Green Investment Corp. for Carbon Neutrality (JICN), a public-private fund newly established by the Ministry of the Environment.
JICN is a limited company operating a fund capitalized by fiscal investment and finance from the Japanese government and investments from the private sector. It supplies risk mone

16 November 2022 07:00

NGK and Ricoh Conclude a memorandum of understanding on the Establishment of a Joint Venture in Relation to the Commercialization of VPP and Digital Electricity Services

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (“NGK”) and Ricoh Company, Ltd. (“Ricoh”) announced today that they have concluded a memorandum of understanding on the establishment of a joint venture company for the purpose of research and development aimed at the commercialization of a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) *1 business and digital electricity services *2.
NGK and Ricoh have been working since May 2022 on a trial pr

15 November 2022 07:00

NGK Develops Evaluation System That Visualizes Remaining Battery Capacity of Li-ion Rechargeable “EnerCera” Batteries Together With onsemi ~ Assesses Battery Status and Enables Efficient Use

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”) has developed an evaluation system that visualizes the conditions of Li-ion rechargeable “EnerCera®” batteries, including remaining battery capacity, together with ON Semiconductor Corporation (Headquarters: Arizona, U.S., hereinafter “onsemi”). Being able to assess the status of the battery will enable the efficient use of EnerCera.
The evaluation syste

8 November 2022 07:00

Exhibition at electronica 2022 ~ NGK exhibits products that support digital society, including EnerCera, a battery for IoT devices ~

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”) will participate in electronica 2022, one of the Europe’s largest trade fairs for electronic components, which will be held from November 15th (Tue.) to 18th (Fri.) at Messe München (in Munich, Germany). NGK had previously only participated in the exhibition online, but will participate onsite for the first time. At the booth, solar powered indoor/outdoor p

26 October 2022 07:00

Ena City, NGK, Ricoh, and IHI to Start Trial Project for Decarbonization and Economic Circulation System ~ Establishing a Scheme to Convert Environmental Value into Credits and Create a Positive Circulation between the Environment and the Economy

Ena City (Gifu Prefecture; Mayor: Takane Kosaka), NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”), Ricoh Company, Ltd. (hereinafter “Ricoh”), and IHI Corporation (hereinafter “IHI”) will start a trial project in October 2022 for a decarbonization and economic circulation system. The system will convert the environmental value*1 gained by Ena City through the generation and sales of electricity from the r