Agreements reached under this partnership
Business alliance- 1
The companies will establish a framework under which each provides the "Power Trading Service" (the "Service") by combining MRI's distributed energy resource management support service, "MERSOL (MRI Energy Resource Solution)," with Hitachi's power trading system currently under development.
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The power trading system will support customers' bidding activities in the market based on bidding plans calculated by MERSOL using market price forecasts, including forecasts for the balancing market. It will also automatically generate and submit to OCCTO the plans required based on the results of transactions.
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| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Name of alliance partner | Mitsubishi Research Institute,Inc., Hitachi,Ltd. |
| Alliance partner's business activities | As a comprehensive think tank, providing value by bringing together advanced expertise, knowledge and know-how to address society's complex and diverse challenges, Social Innovation Business (SIB) using IT, OT (operational and control technology) and products |
| Alliance partner's net sales | Revenue for fiscal year 2025 (fiscal year ending March 2026): ¥10.5867 trillion (Hitachi,Ltd.) |
| Type of alliance | Business alliance |
| Details of the alliance | The companies will establish a framework under which each provides the "Power Trading Service" (the "Service") by combining MRI's distributed energy resource management support service, "MERSOL (MRI Energy Resource Solution)," with Hitachi's power trading system currently under development., The power trading system will support customers' bidding activities in the market based on bidding plans calculated by MERSOL using market price forecasts, including forecasts for the balancing market. It will also automatically generate and submit to OCCTO the plans required based on the results of transactions. |
| Contract Date | 25 August 2026 |
| Alliance start date | Fiscal year 2027 onward (planned) |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To link MERSOL's bidding plan optimization with market transaction support provided by Hitachi's power trading system, thereby supporting operators in improving operational efficiency, expanding revenue opportunities and deploying the service across multiple battery storage facilities.