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Achieving 50% reduction in CO₂ emissions with Europe’s first tribrid train

Decarbonizing the transport sector is crucial to achieve net zero, especially given it accounts for 25 percent of global carbon emissions. Rail, an environmentally friendly mode of transportation, plays a vital role in this effort. Hitachi Rail, committed to driving the sustainable mobility trans...
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How Hitachi is Empowering a Digital Future Through AI and Innovation

As digital transformation continues to unfold, the demand for innovative digital solutions has never been more pressing. Hitachi has emerged as a frontrunner in digital innovation, leveraging cutting-edge technology to revolutionize various industries and create a more sustainable society. With a...
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Digital TransformationSocial InnovationAI

Working Hand in Glove with Technology

Passing on the skills of experienced workers to the next generation has long been a challenge for manufacturers. To solve this problem, a team at Hitachi R&D is developing a glove called “FREEDi”. The glove uses multiple built-in sensors to monitor the movement, finger pressure and noises when a ...
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WellbeingVisualizationAnalyticsSocial Innovation

Supporting the Supply of Energy in Times of Disaster with EV Batteries

Reimagining electric vehicles (EVs), which are a means of transport and haulage, as “moving storage batteries” to be used in times of disaster… this is a new social system being designed by Toshiomi Moriki, a researcher of Hitachi. In the past, the word “design” focused on the design of visible o...
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AI Presenting Decarbonized Future Scenarios: For Use in Policymaking

In response to heat waves, torrential rains, and worsening global warming, the Japanese government set a goal in October 2020 to achieve "carbon neutrality"—the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to essentially zero—by 2050. Prefectures and municipalities around Japan are also declaring themse...
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Social InnovationDecarbonizationAIDigital

Saving Cancer Patients: Cancer Genomic Medicine Using SuperComputer

As the population in Japan ages, it is reported that, currently, one out of two Japanese will contract cancer. Patients and families continue to be pressed by the huge financial, physical, and emotional burden of cancer treatment. To improve this situation, researchers are working on "genomic med...
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A Researcher’s Passion to Contribute to Decarbonization Through Cutting-edge Transformers

As the climate crisis becomes an ever-greater threat, researchers from companies and universities around the world are tackling the development of technologies to achieve decarbonization. Valentina Valori from Hitachi Energy is one of the trailblazers at the Hitachi Group. Until January 2023, she...
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The future of mobility: Hitachi develops an app that enables "Handsfree travel” for an entire city

Have you ever experienced the hassle of purchasing multiple tickets or using multiple apps when using different modes of transportation? An app that eliminates these hassles was developed, and a proof-of-concept testing was conducted in the city of Genoa, Italy. Hitachi Rail developed a smartphon...
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Business InformationSmart CityDecarbonizationLumadaSocial Innovation

Fleet Optimization: The Key to Boost EV Uptake and Achieve Decarbonization

According to research conducted by Our World In Data, 20% of global carbon emissions come from transport. As countries worldwide look to identify and implement the most effective solutions to achieve global decarbonization, the electrification of transport provides a promising opportunity. Howeve...
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Business InformationDecarbonizationEnergySocial Innovation

What is the first step toward carbon neutral that companies must tackle?

A global movement toward carbon neutrality, which calls for greenhouses gas emissions to be reduced to net-zero in order to prevent global warming, is accelerating. Amid widespread demand for the setting and realization of carbon-neutral targets across all types of business and industries, compan...
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Supporting Sustainable Manufacturing Through Analysis and Control of Hazardous Substances in Products

Refrigerators, washing machines, computers and game consoles. We are surrounded by countless electronics in our day-to-day lives. And all of these electronics are made using a wide variety of materials. While some materials contribute to economic growth and social development, they can also be a ...
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Hitachi's "Versatile Digital Helpdesk": Raising Expectations That Administrative Procedures Can Be Performed Online

Hitachi, Ltd. is developing a service that enables users to perform administrative procedures and consult with local government officials online and started trialing this service in 2021 in collaboration with several local governments. This service is designed to enable administrative and other p...
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