Power and Gas
Frontline Topics
- Environmental value business
- Drive a shift from business of selling volume of energy to business of providing environmental value with CO2 tracking using digital technology.
- Next-generation power distribution
- Establish next-generation power distribution networks that enables resilient and highly efficient power supply in readiness for various risks and the spread of renewable energy.
Issues
- Decarbonization
- How to stably supply eco-friendly energy (e.g., renewable energy or zero-emission thermal energy) in order to contribute to decarbonized society.
- Decentralization
- How to decentralize power supply by combining technologies such as microgrids, VPPs, DR, resource aggregation, and energy storage.
- Digitalization
- How to improve quality and cost efficiency throughout the entire value chain using digital technology: AI and drones.
- Total energy
- How to optimize the supply of energy (electricity, gas, thermal, etc.) in light of changes in demand such as EV.
- Regional businesses
- How to contribute to the regional sustainable development by addressing social issues and rolling out business close to the region.
Cases
- Strategy - New Business -
- Indentifing new business opportunities under future environmental changes
We planned new business models related to energy use in areas where the market is expected to expand in response to environmental changes such as decarbonization, decentralization and digitalization.
- Strategy - New Business -
- Entering a hydrogen business
Based on the current industry structure for hydrogen and conceivable future scenarios, we identified the business areas to be enterd for each one and incorporated into the business plan.
- Strategy - New Business -
- Starting up a rechargeable battery business
We developed new business models of rechargeable batteries expected to be used in the mobility and energy fields to promote decarbonization.
- Strategy - Business Dev -
- Setting up operating organization structure toward 2050
In addition to strengthening price competitiveness in the short term and implementing new business operations based on decarbonization policy by the Ministry of Economy , Trade and Industry in the long term, we set up business organization structure based on these issues and created vision.
- Digital - Marketing -
- Designing a digital marketing platform
For the purpose of DX in the sales and marketing domain, we developed digital PF concept based on competitor benchmarks, visualization of current business systems, and organization of future vision.
- Operation - Digital Plant -
- Leading initiatives for building digital power plants
We organized the approach to setting goals and strategies for each use case, and launched various projects and executed program management to achieve these goals and strategies.
