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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

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

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

20 October 2021 07:00

NAS batteries start up at BASF’s Antwerp Verbund site - Test various use cases and business models by long-term operations

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (“NGK”) announced that the NAS® batteries, which NGK supplied to German chemical group BASF has started operation at BASF’s Antwerp Verbund site (Belgium).
NAS batteries, which has maximum 1,000kW-dc power and 5,800kWh-dc dischargeable energy and consists of four sets of containerized NAS batteries, were ordered by BASF New Business GmbH (“BNB”), a wholly-owned subsidiary

15 October 2021 07:00

All Electricity Used at Overseas Bases to Switch to Renewable Energy Sources by Fiscal 2025 - Start Conversion from Main Production Bases in Europe

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (“NGK”) plans that all electricity used at its overseas bases will be converted to renewable energy sources by the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026. This measure forecasts that approximately 60% of all electricity used by the NGK Group as of the end of fiscal 2025 will derive from renewable energy sources, helping to cut about 330,000 tons of CO2 annually.
The conversion w

4 August 2021 07:00

NGK Introduces Carbon-Neutral City Gas to Reduce CO2 Emissions - All City Gas at Major Aichi Production Bases to be Replaced

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (“NGK”) has decided to introduce carbon-neutral city gas supplied by TOHO GAS Co., Ltd. The NGK Group will start using it at four major production bases in Aichi Prefecture in August 2021. This transition to carbon-neutral city gas will help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by approximately 30,000 tons annually.
Carbon-neutral city gas uses carbon-neutral liquified nat

25 June 2021 07:00

NGK Receives Incentive Award at 20th Green and Sustainable Chemistry Award for Development of CO2 Separation and Recovery Technology Using DDR-Type Zeolite Membranes

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”), together with JGC CORPORATION (hereinafter “JGC”), received an Incentive Award at the 20th Green and Sustainable Chemistry Award from the Japan Association for Chemical Innovation. NGK and JGC were highly praised for their development of CO2 separation and recovery technology using DDR-type zeolite membranes.
The GSC Award are given to individuals and o

22 June 2021 07:00

Nagoya Institute of Technology and NGK Establish “NGK Environment Innovation Laboratory”

Nagoya Institute of Technology (hereinafter, “NITech”) and NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter, “NGK”), both based in Nagoya, Japan, have established the NGK Environment Innovation Laboratory on the NITech campus. This collaboration between the private sector and academia will work on creating innovative next-generation products that contribute to a significant reduction of greenhouse gases, such as

4 June 2021 07:00

Chip-type Ceramic Rechargeable "EnerCera" Battery Receive Japan Fine Ceramics Association Award for Technical Advancement

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”), based in Nagoya, Japan, received the 2020 Award for Technical Advancement from the Japan Fine Ceramics Association on May 25 for the development of the chip-type ceramic rechargeable EnerCera battery series, which has been commended highly.

This award is granted to those who have made significant achievements in the development of new products and t

1 June 2021 07:00

NGK has established a target for net zero volume of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. has announced the NGK Group Environmental Vision for 2050 and the Fifth Five-Year Environmental Action Plan as a five-year initiative beginning in FY2021.

As a policy that represents the E (Environment) in this ESG management, we announced the NGK Group Environmental Vision, which established targets such as net zero volume of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050.