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1 August 2022 07:00

NGK to Install NAS Battery and Photovoltaic Equipment Systems at Manufacturing Sites in Ishikawa Prefecture ~ Reducing CO2 and Implementing BCP with Largest Battery Energy Storage Facility in Hokuriku Region

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”) has decided to install a NAS® battery for energy storage and photovoltaic equipment (hereinafter “PV”) systems at manufacturing sites in Nomi City, Ishikawa Prefecture. NGK will work to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions through captive use of all of the renewable energy that is generated. In addition, the battery energy storage facility will be the

24 May 2022 07:00

Support for Ukraine

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (the “Company”) has donated 50 million yen in humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. The Company donated ¥53 million to the Japanese Red Cross Society, which included ¥3 million comprised of donations the NGK Labor Union led in collecting from employees and a matching amount from the Company (labor and management each collecting ¥1.5 million). In addition, manufacturing subsidiar

19 May 2022 07:00

Innolux Japan, ENJI, Cold storage Japan, and NGK start Development of Temperature and Humidity Control Service Using Sensor Tags for Transporting Wine ~ Temperature and Humidity Control and Quality Visualization from Winery to Sales

Innolux Japan Co., Ltd. (“Innolux”), ENJI Corporation(“ENJI”), Cold storage Japan Inc. (“Cold storage Japan”) and NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (“NGK”) announced today that they have started development of a temperature and humidity control service using sensor tags to visualize the environment while transporting and storing wine. The service will enable visualization of quality by controlling temperat

12 April 2022 07:00

NGK Invests in Perovskite Solar Cell Spin-off from Kyoto University

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (“NGK”) has invested in EneCoat Technologies Co., Ltd. (Kyoto, “EneCoat Technologies”), which is involved in development of perovskite solar cells.

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are a new type of solar cell that uses a material with a crystal structure called perovskite. PSCs are thinner and more light weight than conventional crystal silicon solar cells and feature fle

23 December 2021 07:00

NGK Insulators exhibits at CES2022, the world's largest consumer electronics trade show, which will be held from January 5 to 8, 2022.

This year's CES will be held both on-site and virtually. NGK will showcase the EnerCera battery, an ideal energy storage device for IoT devices that contributes to the realization of Society5.0 , a concept which is defined as "a human-centered society that balances economic advancement with the resolution of social problems by a system that highly integrates cyberspace and physical space" .
　

14 December 2021 07:00

NGK and Ricoh to Start Renewable Energy Tracking Trial Project ~ Aiming to secure the environmental value of renewable energy stored in and discharged from storage batteries and build a structure that enable trading

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (“NGK”) and Ricoh Company, Ltd. (“Ricoh”) will start a trial project in fiscal 2022 for tracking all processes from renewable energy generation to consumption, including charging and discharging of surplus generated electricity in NAS® batteries for storing electricity. Aiming to build a system that enables environmentally valuable renewable energy to be more easily and secure

9 December 2021 07:00

NGK named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices Asia ~ Pacific Index (DJSI Asia Pacific) for the Sixth Consecutive Year

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter "NGK") based in Nagoya, Japan, announced that it has been selected for the sixth consecutive year as a constituent company in the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index (“DJSI Asia Pacific”), which is one of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (“DJSI”), a globally iconic environmental, social, governance (ESG) investment index.
DJSI is a leading SRI index

6 December 2021 07:00

CO2 Separation Membrane Developed for Industrial Exhaust Gas ~ Confirmed Approximately Five Times the Separation Factor of DDR-Type Zeolite Membrane

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (“NGK”) has developed a carbon dioxide (CO2) separation membrane for industrial exhaust gas. In testing with simulated industrial exhaust gas, the membrane achieved CO2 separation factor approximately five times that of conventionally developed DDR-type zeolite membrane used for CO2 separation. The Company aims to continue with development for further increases in separation p

30 November 2021 07:00

Awarded Commander in the Order of Leopold II by the Kingdom of Belgium

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (“NGK”) announced that Chairman Taku Oshima, has been awarded Commander in the Order of Leopold II by King Philippe of the Belgians.
The award ceremony was conducted on November 10 at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, where the order was conferred by the Belgian ambassador to Japan, Ambassador Roxane de Bilderling. The order is presented by the Kin

29 November 2021 07:00

Notice Regarding Issuance of Green Bonds

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. is set to issue its inaugural green bonds (unsecured straight bonds) in December 2021 as the finances for the achievement of “NGK Group Vision: Road to 2050” and “NGK Group Environmental Vision for 2050” formulated in April 2021.
1. Objectives and Backgrounds
Since the company’s foundation in 1919, the NGK Group has provided society with new values centered around ceram

26 November 2021 07:00

Kinmen Energy Storage Demonstration Project which uses NAS batteries won Gold Award in SDG7 of Taiwan Sustainable Action Award 2021

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (NGK) announce that Kinmen Energy Storage Demonstration Project for which NGK supplied NAS® batteries for power storage won Gold Award in SDG7 of first “Taiwan Sustainable Action Award (TSAA*) 2021” held by Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy (TAISE). 
For the reason of award, it was highly appreciated that Taipower showed the best action plan for SDGs7 “Affordable and

17 November 2021 17:00

NGK, TOREX, Ossia Start Collaboration to Spread Use of Wireless Power Transmission/Transfer Systems

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter, “NGK”), TOREX SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. (hereinafter, "TOREX") and Ossia Inc. (hereinafter "Ossia") have started working together to spread the use of wireless power transmission/transfer (WPT) systems. The companies have developed a WPT power receiver development kit using a combination of NGK’s lithium-ion rechargeable batteries EnerCera®, TOREX’s low-current-consumpt