Wednesday, April 5, 2023

NTT and NEC target decarbonization initiatives

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), NTT Anode Energy Corporation (NTT Anode Energy), NEC Corporation (NEC) and NEC Platforms Co., announced a basic agreement for reducing the environmental impact of business activities and have begun collaborating on the promotion of a decarbonized society.

Highlights:

  • NTT Anode Energy will provide 100% renewable energy to the NEC Platforms Fukushima Plant, which manufactures 5G base station equipment, with the aim of starting from June 2024. Part of the renewable energy will include power generated in an offsite PPA (*1) as well as green energy sent directly from a power plant (*2).
  • The NEC Platforms Fukushima Plant will be using renewable energy supplied by NTT Anode Energy to manufacture networking equipment, such as IOWN (*3) products that incorporate cutting-edge energy-saving technologies.
  • NTT and NEC will jointly promote initiatives in support of a decarbonized society, including the supply chain.