Masanobu Obana
Industrial Electric & Machine Systems Div., Public & Industrial Systems Div., Industrial Systems, Hitachi, Ltd.
Mutsumi Horitsugi
Global Business Development Div., Power & Industrial Systems, Hitachi, Ltd.
Tsukasa Miyazaki
Innovative Marketing Dept., Global Business Strategy Operation, Industrial Systems, Hitachi, Ltd.
The persistent trend towards long-term growth in international energy consumption is exacerbating the problem of global warming caused by increasing CO2 emissions. The oil and gas industry is working proactively in its role as a global citizen to deal with this problem within its own sector and elsewhere. Through a number of energy-saving technologies developed over the years, Hitachi Group has reduced CO2 emissions and contributed to environmental conservation in the oil and gas sector. This article describes how Hitachi is applying its energy conservation technologies to tackle environmental challenges, particularly in oil and gas plants.
Innovative Marketing Department,
Global Business Strategy Operation,
Industrial Systems, Hitachi, Ltd.
oil and gas industry, energy conservation, CO2 emission reduction, efficiency improvement, drive, motor, inverter