Research and development of energy-minimum, environmental-control and construction technologies

「In resource circulation technology, the company completed a thermal energy storage utilization system at a public facility in Yurihonjo, Akita Prefecture. Unused low-temperature waste heat from a private-sector plant is transported 7 km to a sports and recreation facility for utilization.」

「The total R&D expenses incurred by the Group during the interim consolidated accounting period was ¥1,767 million.」

「Development of a large-scale water electrolysis system in the megawatt class, capable of accelerating the realization of a hydrogen society, progressed with completion of the commercial model’s design for its market launch in 2025. Preparations for the equipment manufacturing structure and other measures are being advanced to accommodate future increases in orders. In addition, focusing on the potential for future business development in a lunar economic zone, the company installed a water electrolysis system designed to operate in the lunar environment on the lunar lander provided by space startup 株式会社ispace. The system was intended to use water believed to exist on the Moon to generate hydrogen as fuel and oxygen to support human life, and the company attempted the world’s first demonstration experiment to generate hydrogen and oxygen in the lunar environment. The lunar lander did not achieve the lunar landing scheduled for June 2025, and the company was unable to conduct the demonstration experiment on the Moon.」

「The total R&D expenses incurred by the Group during the interim consolidated accounting period was ¥1,456 million.」

「Development of a high-performance hydrogen production system capable of accelerating the realization of a hydrogen society has reached the stage at which a prototype has been completed and detailed functional design is being finalized. Manufacturing design is being advanced in cooperation with the selected contract manufacturer, with a view to launching the product in 2025. In addition, focusing on the potential for future business development in a lunar economic zone, the company is attempting the world’s first demonstration experiment to generate hydrogen and oxygen in the lunar environment by installing what is currently the world’s smallest and lightest water electrolysis system on the lunar lander provided by space startup 株式会社ispace for Mission 2. The water electrolysis system for the lunar demonstration was completed in January 2024 and delivered to 株式会社ispace.」

「The total R&D expenses incurred by the Group during the cumulative consolidated third quarter was ¥1,379 million.」

「The water electrolyzers for green-hydrogen production, launched based on technologies developed over nearly 20 years of work on hydrogen-utilization systems for building facilities, are making steady progress in the market. For the Atsuta district microgrid project in Ishikari, Hokkaido, the company integrated its water electrolyzer with solar power generation, secondary batteries, fuel cells and an energy management system controlling these resources, and completed construction in March 2022 of a distributed power system combining environmental performance and resilience.」

「Total R&D expenses incurred by the group during the cumulative consolidated period of the third quarter were ¥1,538 million.」

「As a result, the company succeeded in further increasing energy self-sufficiency and achieved Nearly ZEB status across the entire site.」

「Installation for the Atsuta district microgrid project in Ishikari, Hokkaido, was completed in March 2022. The company integrated solar power generation, secondary batteries, fuel cells and an energy management system controlling these resources to build a distributed power system combining environmental performance and resilience.」

「In particular, the company pursued development of thermal storage, transport and utilization systems that can effectively use low-temperature waste heat and contribute to decarbonization, hydrogen-energy utilization technologies, and organic-solvent recovery systems that enable global environmental protection, energy conservation and resource recycling. At the Takasago Innovation Center, which began operations this year, the company installed and evaluated its proprietary air-conditioning system and energy-saving and energy-generating systems. As a result, the office building achieved ZEB status and the facility as a whole achieved ZEB Ready status.」

「Total R&D expenses incurred by the group during the cumulative consolidated period of the third quarter were ¥621 million.」

「Total R&D expenses incurred by the group during the cumulative consolidated period of the first quarter were ¥156 million.」

「The company installed stationary waste-heat utilization systems and offline heat-transport waste-heat utilization systems at multiple sites, collecting various data through actual operations.」

「Total R&D expenses incurred by the group during the cumulative consolidated period of the third quarter were ¥829 million.」

「Total R&D expenses incurred by the group during the cumulative consolidated period of the first quarter were ¥255 million.」

「Total R&D expenses incurred by the group during the cumulative consolidated period of the third quarter were ¥622 million.」

「Total R&D expenses incurred by the group during the cumulative consolidated period of the second quarter were ¥378 million.」

「Total R&D expenses incurred by the group during the cumulative consolidated period of the first quarter were ¥182 million.」

「In particular, the company pursued development of thermal storage systems that can effectively use low-temperature waste heat and contribute to decarbonization, next-generation energy management systems, and aluminum refrigerant-piping construction technologies expected to improve constructability, particularly in renovation projects. Total R&D expenses incurred by the group during the fiscal year were ¥1,063 million.」

「Total R&D expenses incurred by the group during the cumulative consolidated period of the third quarter were ¥643 million.」

「Total R&D expenses incurred by the group during the cumulative consolidated period of the second quarter were ¥443 million.」

「Total R&D expenses incurred by the group during the cumulative consolidated period of the first quarter were ¥195 million.」

「During the cumulative consolidated period of the third quarter, the group continued R&D aimed at promoting energy and CO2 conservation and environmental protection in response to customer needs, including next-generation energy management systems, thermal storage technology using waste heat and exhaust-gas purification technology for factories. In November 2016, the company opened its technical research institute internally and worked to improve R&D success rates through active exchanges of views with participants from its business divisions. In December 2016, it published the 30th issue of its technical research institute report. To commemorate the issue, it published a special edition titled “The History of Takasago Thermal Engineering’s R&D,” highlighting the company’s sustained technological and R&D capabilities. In addition, it invited Professor Umeda Masanobu (梅田 政信) of the Graduate School of Computer Science and Systems Engineering at Kyushu Institute of Technology to give a technical lecture at the technical research institute on “Knowledge-Processing Technologies and Their Applications for Surviving the Age of Knowledge Creation and Informatization.” This topic has attracted attention as a knowledge-processing technology for improving productivity through systems such as design-calculation support systems. Total R&D expenses incurred by the group during the cumulative consolidated period of the third quarter were ¥578 million.」

「During the cumulative consolidated period of the second quarter, the group continued R&D aimed at promoting energy and CO2 conservation and environmental protection in response to customer needs, including next-generation energy management systems, thermal storage technology using waste heat and exhaust-gas purification technology for factories. In addition, as commissioned R&D, we participated in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s demonstration project for microalgae fuel production and the Ministry of the Environment’s technology development and demonstration project for strengthening measures to reduce CO2 emissions, “Technology Development for a Hybrid Powerless Data Center Achieving PUE = 1.0.” Total R&D expenses incurred by the group during the cumulative consolidated period of the second quarter were ¥371 million.」

「During the cumulative consolidated period of the first quarter, the group continued R&D aimed at promoting energy conservation and environmental protection in response to customer needs, including next-generation energy management systems, thermal storage technology using waste heat and exhaust-gas purification technology for factories. It also worked to further improve construction quality, including by refining and improving piping methods for air-conditioning work.」

「The basic policy for R&D activities during the fiscal year was to realize optimal environments with minimum energy use, provide environmental-control technologies to improve production efficiency, and develop construction technologies that contribute to high quality and labor savings. We focused on creating technologies and products that meet diverse customer needs, including energy conservation, global environmental protection and business continuity.」