Both the energy supply side and the demand side are implementing measures aimed at achieving a carbon neutral society. This issue of Hitachi Review describes how Hitachi is addressing a variety of societal challenges through work in the fields of power grids, energy solutions, and nuclear power. This issue includes articles on the future directions and new initiatives of Hitachi’s energy business.
Increasingly, the efforts to address global warming are seen, not as a burden, but as an opportunity to create new business models and transform the industrial structure. Hiroshi Ohashi, Vice President and Professor of Economics at the University of Tokyo, discusses the measures to promote investment in GX that are prerequisites for carbon pricing.
Many countries and regions have declared their intention to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. What are the key considerations when it comes to achieving carbon neutrality? Also, as an island nation in Europe, what is the UK doing? Hitachi Review posed these questions to Professor Mary Ryan, Vice-Provost of Imperial College London.
Over the last four years, Hitachi and Optimise Prime have gathered data on the usage of commercial EVs, exploring new methods for reducing impact on electricity infrastructure. The data gathered will help power networks and local authorities plan to meet future EV charging demands. This article provides the project findings and the future outlook.
The impact of climate change on people’s lives and corporate activity is becoming significant, efforts are required both to address climate change and ensure security and to stabilize energy supplies. Hitachi Review invited two experts to share their visions for decarbonization and to discuss specific measures for promoting and implementing GX.
HVDC is a key technology for carbon neutrality. It provides infrastructure for transmitting renewable energy over long distances. The number of HVDC projects is increasing rapidly all around the world. Hitachi Energy is working hard to meet this high demand for HVDC. This article is about the latest trends in HVDC market and technology developments.
A new trend in policies aimed at carbon neutrality is the initiative for achieving 24/7 carbon-free energy, the continuous utilization of renewable energy, which is subject to generation fluctuations. This article describes Hitachi’s efforts to contribute to achieving carbon neutrality based on a data-driven approach using highly granular data.
Strengthening the resilience of power systems to ensure stable provision of services is a critical challenge for energy utilities. They face various risks such as aging equipment and cyberattacks. This article describes digitalization trends for strengthening resilience by understanding risks and mitigating their impact, and the development of solutions.
As the use of natural energy sources continues to expand, seeking decarbonized power generation, power transmission technologies that enable the optimal and efficient use of renewable energy have become a vital part of achieving a sustainable society. This section describes examples of Hitachi initiatives and case studies that support energy supply and utilization including development of HVDC power transmission and control technologies.
Amid increasing action on GX, renewable energy is playing a key role in achieving decarbonization. Unfortunately, numerous challenges need to be overcome in order to achieve a reliable supply of electric power. This section presents Hitachi initiatives that support the adoption and expansion of renewable energy including developing technologies for efficient grid operation, wind power generation solutions, and other efforts.
Facing the growing problem of energy security, it is necessary to utilize nuclear power with enhanced safety to build a sustainable society while taking advantage of its characteristics, including stable energy supply, economic efficiency, and environmental suitability. This section introduces Hitachi's initiatives towards restarting safe and secure nuclear power generation such as the development of innovative new reactors.
Hitachi Energy provides innovative solutions and services throughout the value chain aimed at a sustainable energy future. In this article, Akilur Rahman, Chief Technology Officer at Hitachi Energy India Limited, argues that in order to nurture future technology pioneers and net-zero entrepreneurs, industry and academia need to deepen their partnerships and invest in diversity to spark out-of-the-box thinking required to speed up the energy transition.
