NGK INSULATORS, LTD. News
NGK INSULATORS, LTD. announced the commissioning of the NAS battery system delivered to the Centre for Energy Research of Hungary, and the handover ceremony was held to celebrate this occasion. The NAS battery system was ordered through Duna Center Therm Uzemi Szolgaltato Kft., a Hungarian engineering company. NAS battery The NAS battery will be used in a demonstration project conducted at the Centre for Energy Research in Hungary to evaluate large stationary storage batteries best suit...
NGK INSULATORS has acquired certification Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) under the Net-Zero Standard for its greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. The Company’s targets for achieving net zero CO2 emissions in 2050 were recognized as being scientifically valid. NGK Group Environmental Vision In April 2021, the NGK Group established the NGK Group Environmental Vision and is working to reduce its CO2 emissions (Scopes 1 and 2) to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 at the late...
NGK INSULATORS, LTD. has invested in PanelSemi Corporation, a Taiwan-based startup engaged in developing and selling flat-panel flexible LED displays and substrates for semiconductor modules. flexible LED displays PanelSemi develops and sells ultra-thin, lightweight, flexible LED displays with low power consumption and high brightness, leveraging its thin-film transistor (TFT) circuit fabrication technology. Furthermore, PanelSemi is using this technology to develop a hybrid circuit boa...
NGK INSULATORS, LTD., the Tokai National Higher Education and Research System at Nagoya University, and Aixtal Corporation have jointly developed an AI-based high-precision analysis method for ceramic products and established a technology that can significantly shorten the time to analyze product characteristics. AI technology NGK will apply this AI technology to its core businesses to shorten the period for product design and evaluation as well as use it to develop new products that contribut...
NGK INSULATORS, LTD. has been selected by the Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE) to provide its Direct Air Capture (DAC) ceramic substrate for use in a DAC system to be demonstrated at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Kansai, Japan (Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai). The DAC substrate will be used in one of several CO2 removal units to be installed at the event. This demonstration is a part of the Moonshot Research and Development Program by the New Energy and Industrial Techno...
BASF Stationary Energy Storage GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF, and NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (NGK), a Japanese ceramics manufacturer, have released an advanced container-type NAS battery (sodium-sulfur battery). The new product - NAS MODEL L24 has been jointly developed by NGK and BASF, and is characterized by a significantly lower degradation rate of less than 1% per year, due to reduced corrosion in battery cells. thermal management system Another technical achievement is an improved th...
NGK will exhibit at Sensors Converge 2024 (sponsored by Questex), held in Santa Clara Convention Center, USA, from June 24 to 26, 2024. Sensors Converge is an exhibition showcasing cutting-edge innovative technologies in the sensor industry. The booth will introduce the ultra-thin and compact lithium-ion rechargeable battery series, "EnerCera", including application examples of maintenance-free IoT devices. EnerCera has been selected as a finalist for the Sensors Awards 2024. The final re...
NGK Insulators, Ltd. will exhibit monolith substrate for Direct Air Capture (DAC) and gas separation membrane technologies and SOEC at Carbon Capture Technology Expo 2024 North America in NRG CENTER, Houston, Texas, USA, from 26th to 27th June, 2024. Carbon Capture Technology Expo 2024 North America will gather over 8,000 visitors to address the increasing role of Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage plays in the transition to Carbon Neutrality. Carbon Capture Technology Expo 2024 Date...
NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (NGK) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) will jointly develop two membrane dehydration systems to realize low cost and to optimize the efficiency of manufacturing processes for Bioethanol and e-Methanol to meet expected demand growth for clean fuels and raw materials. membrane dehydration systems In this project, MHI and NGK will begin developing two types of membrane dehydration systems, one for Bioethanol and e-Methanol, respectively. The membrane separation sy...
On Jan., 2019, a noiseless containerized energy storage system, which was self-developed by NR Electric, was successfully operated in Kitakyushu, Japan. This project cooperated with the Sodium-Sulfur (NaS) Battery Energy Storage System company - NGK. It realized such features as user side Load Following (LF) and Load Leveling (LL). The test result was highly praised by Japanese customers. NR offers integrated solutions for this project The energy storage container scheme is connected to Japan...