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Power distribution,
substations Commercial
buildings, factories
and data centers
Housing
complexes
<EV Infrastructure>
Commercial facilities
(convenience stores, gas stations, etc.)
● Charging facility trials in Oregon
(U.S.)
● Charging facility trials with
ENEOS and others
● Commenced mass production of
electrodes for automotive lithium-
ion rechargeable batteries
Charging facilities
Electric
vehicles
Renewable energy
NEW BUSINESS ACTIVITIES (BATTERY, SMART GRID)
Renewable
energy
Thermal,
hydroelectric,
and nuclear power
Houses,
stores, etc.
system that will enhance power usage efficiency by
temporarily storing surplus electricity in the power
distribution grid—the infrastructure that links power
supply facilities such as power stations with end
users including commercial facilities, plants and
homes. Together with partner companies, NEC also
actively conducted trials of energy management
systems that optimize energy usage at commercial
facilities and homes.
Meanwhile, in the field of multifunctional devices,
NEC launched an Android™ smartphone, while
upgrading and extending its lineup of tablet devices.
ICT
(Information and
Communication
Technology)
Activities
EV (Electric Vehicle) Activities
Energy
Storage
Activities
NEC has started to see some positive developments
in the business environment, despite an unclear IT
investment outlook in Japan and other uncertainties.
One example is burgeoning data traffic in step with
the rapid penetration of smartphones. This influx of
data traffic is helping to drive growth mainly in NEC’s
Carrier Network business.
With strengths in both IT and network, NEC sees
steady progress with the adoption of cloud computing
as an opportunity for business expansion. Looking
ahead, advances in the digitization of all kinds of
3. Fiscal 2012 Outlook
information and diversification in the type of
information obtained from sensors, devices and
various other sources will touch off explosive
growth in data traffic. Data processing platforms
based on the integration of IT and network for
processing even larger amounts of data at an even
faster rate will come to play an increasingly
important role. Until now, data usage (data collection,
processing and visualization) was limited to specific
companies and business sectors. However, if vast
amounts of data can be collected and processed in
● Started field trial of transfer blocking system for distributed power with
Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
● Formed a business partnership with SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. in the
“smart house” field
● Promoted membership-based charging service for electric vehicles (EVs)
● Started EV car sharing field trial with EV driving information.
● Worked with Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) of the U.S. to test a
large-scale electricity storage system using NEC’s large-capacity lithium-ion
rechargeable battery storage system
● Agreed to cooperate with Enel Distribuzione on next-generation smart grid
and smart cities
● Joint development of building energy management systems using lithium-
ion rechargeable batteries with Meidensha Corporation.
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