Reorganizing Hitachi High-Tech Solutions to Strengthen Capabilities for Solving Social Infrastructure Issues

TOKYO, Feb 16, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi High-Tech Corporation today announced the reorganization of Hitachi High-Tech Solutions Corporation on April 1, 2023, as part of the company’s priority initiatives to realize 2024 Mid-Term Management Plan. Hitachi High-Tech Solutions aims to become a technology and solutions company that solves social infrastructure issues […]

Two Hitachi Group Companies to Merge to Expand Robotic SI Business in Japan and ASEAN Countries

TOKYO, Jan 30, 2023 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501, “Hitachi”) today announced that it has been accelerating the global development of its line building business leveraging industrial robots (“the robotic SI(1) business”) and will merge Hitachi Automation, Ltd. (“Hitachi Automation”) and Kyoto Robotics Corporation (“Kyoto Robotics”), Hitachi Group companies in […]

Hitachi Energy and Linxon support National Grid in achieving sustainability targets through pioneering 420 kV SF6-free gas- insulated switchgear technology

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Dec 22, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Energy and Linxon are collaborating to strengthen London Power Tunnels (LPT), a key power infrastructure project that will ensure reliable, clean electricity supply for England’s capital city. To support National Grid in accelerating its net zero targets, Hitachi Energy will deliver EconiQ 420-kilovolt […]

Hitachi Energy to help French city of Clermont-Ferrand electrify its bus network and progress towards carbon neutrality

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Dec 20, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all, recently announced it has won an order to supply its Grid- eMotion Flash ultrafast charging system for the two busiest bus routes in the city of Clermont- Ferrand, central […]

Hitachi High-Tech Achieves CDP’s Highest Score of “A List” in Climate Change for the First Time

TOKYO, Dec 13, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi High-Tech Corporation today was selected for the 2022 “A List” by CDP(1), a non-governmental organization that conducts environmental research and information disclosure globally, out of more than 10,000 companies that were evaluated for their climate change initiatives and transparency in information disclosure. In 2010, […]

Hitachi Rail provides an update on the schedule regarding the acquisition of Thales’s Ground Transportation Systems business

TOKYO, Dec 9, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Rail’s planned acquisition of Thales’ Ground Transportation Systems (GTS) business was announced in August 2021. Since that time, Hitachi Rail and Thales have been making steady progress towards securing the regulatory approvals necessary for the transaction to proceed, including achieving merger clearances in 9 […]

Hitachi Rail wins major contract to deliver sustainable digital commuter railway in the Philippines

TOKYO, Nov 18, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Rail has been awarded a major contract worth around 114bn JPY(1) (around 814m USD) called CP04 by the Philippine Government’s Department of Transportation to deliver Electrical & Mechanical Systems and Track Works, including digital signalling for the new commuter railway from Solis to Malolos […]

Hitachi Energy to provide world’s first SF6-free 420 kV gas-insulated switchgear technology at TenneT’s grid connection in Germany

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Nov 10, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Energy announced today it will provide the world’s first sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) free 420-kilovolt (kV) gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) technology and a state-of-the-art modular prefabricated grid connection solution at a key node at TenneT’s power grid in Germany, supporting the leading European grid operator […]

Hitachi Energy and Equinor sign a strategic collaboration agreement to accelerate the energy transition

TOKYO, Nov 9, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all, today announced it has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Equinor, one of the world’s largest energy companies, to collaborate within electrification, renewable power generation and low-carbon initiatives worldwide. The […]

Hitachi Rail to Deliver New Trains to ATM for Metro Milan

MILAN, Nov 7, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – ATM has awarded a EUR368m framework agreement for the manufacturing of new metro trains for the Milan metro, to Hitachi Rail. The award is part of ATM’s massive investment plan to deliver an increasingly sustainable and technologically advanced public transport system. New Trains for Metro […]

Hitachi Energy provides highly secure, always-on connectivity to enable grid modernization and advanced smart city applications

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Nov 3, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Energy introduced the TRO610 cellular router that provides state-of-the-art communications and cybersecurity, purpose-built to support industrial internet of things (IIoT) applications for utilities, smart cities, oil & gas, manufacturing, and mining operations. The TRO610 is part of Hitachi Energy’s wireless communication portfolio(1) of […]

Hitachi Astemo further expands its electrification business and will provide inverters and motors to JATCO, which will supply e-Axles to Nissan

TOKYO, Oct 31, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – As a global leader in electrification, Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. will provide inverters and motors to JATCO Ltd (henceforth, JATCO), which will supply e-Axles to Nissan’s future e-POWER* and battery electric vehicles. Depiction of Electric Axle For Nissan’s electric axles, of which JATCO will be responsible […]

Hitachi Astemo develops Steer-by-Wire prototype with advanced steering and failsafe function

TOKYO, Oct 3, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.has developed a Steer-by-Wire prototype for vehicles, which actuates the tires not mechanically, but through the electric control of steering wheel inputs. The prototype not only realizes smooth, effortless steering wheel operation, but also redundancy through a fail-safe function that enables the continued […]

Hitachi Astemo Receives EV e-Axle Orders from Honda, and will Further Expand its Electrification Business

TOKYO, Sep 26, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – As a global leader in electrification, Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. has received electric axle (e-Axle) orders for mid-size and large-size battery-electric vehicles from Honda Motor Co., Ltd., slated for a global rollout in 2026. Image of the electric axle Hitachi Astemo as a systems integrator will […]

Hitachi Energy launches innovative oil-free and plug-and-play traction transformer

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Sep 22, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Energy today announced the launch of its innovative oil-free traction transformer RESIBLOC Rail, with integrated cooling system and voltages up to 25-kilovolt (kV), at InnoTrans, the international trade fair for rail transportation at the Berlin Messe in Germany happening from September 20-23, 2022. […]

Hitachi Publishes “Hitachi Integrated Report 2022” and “Hitachi Sustainability Report 2022”

TOKYO, Sep 16, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) has published “Hitachi Integrated Report 2022” and “Hitachi Sustainability Report 2022” as communication tools for stakeholders. 6 material topics,15 sub-material topics and targets Hitachi considers the Integrated Report as a tool to mainly disclose Hitachi’s value creation story. The “Hitachi Integrated […]