Effective Action on
Global Warming Prevention
by the Japan’s Electrical and Electronics Industries
Our Initiatives for Creating a Low-Carbon Society

Liaison Group of Japanese Electrical and Electronics Industries
for Global Warming Prevention

Initiatives for Mid- to Long-Term Global Warming Prevention-Contribution to mid- to long-term CO2 emission reductions by technological innovation(Predicted amount of CO2 emissions for a mid- tolong-term and its reduction scenarios)

6˚C Scenario

60*1 IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change*2 IEA: International Energy Agency

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20

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Total amount of emission
reductions 17Gt-CO2●

Energy demand●●

2˚C Scenario

27Gt-CO2
in 2030

Energy supply and CCS● CCS (1.53Gt-CO2)● Increase of power generation
efficiency and fuel conversion(0.17Gt-CO2)● Nuclear energy (1.36Gt-CO2)●Renewable energy (5.1Gt-CO2)

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44Gt-CO2
in 203050

CO2 emissions (Gt-CO2)

IPCC*1 stated in its Fifth Assessment Report that warming of
the climate system is unequivocal and that it is extremely likelythat anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are thedominant cause of observed warming since the mid-20th
centur y. It is also reported that, in order to keep thetemperature rise less than 2˚C over the 21st century relative topre-industrial levels, greenhouse gas emissions should be
reduced by 40 to 70 percent compared to 2010 by 2050, fallingto almost zero or below in 2100.

Innovation of low-carbon /energy-efficient technology
and diffusion of innovativetechnology

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10

● Improvement of energy
efficiency by end use(7.14Gt-CO2)● Fuel conversion by end use(1.7Gt-CO2)01990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
year
Source: IEA*2 Energy Technology Perspectives 2015 “Scenarios & Strategies to 2050”

Contribution by Facilitating Diffusion ofEnergy-efficient products and Services

Contribution to Energy Supply
by Technological Innovation
IEA estimates that CO 2 emissions will be reduced by a maximum of
approximately 8 Gt in 2030 through advancement in development andglobal diffusion of technologies to capture and store CO 2 (CCS* 3 ) fromexhaust gas of coal-fired thermal power plants, in addition to the efficiency
improvement of thermal power generation and the low-carbon technologies
for energy supply, such as renewable energy including solar power
generation. We will contribute to mid- to long-term CO2 emission reductions
as a leader of such technological development.
*3 CCS: Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage

Approximately 30% of energy consumed in the world is used as electricenergy by our products (motive power by motor, heat source by lighting,
ICT and heat pumps).
We have achieved low-carbonization and energy-efficiency in various
scenes where energy is used, through developing high-efficiency products
and providing their combined systems and services. We will be also
contributing to achieving secure, safe, and comfortable urban infrastructure
by smart grids, intelligent transportation systems, and so on utilizing IT
technologies.

Road map for wide-bandgap semiconductor power electronics

Road Map for Technological Development ofPower Semiconductor
Power semiconductor is a key device that plays a crucial role in power
conversion and control. It contributes to achievement of a low-carbon society byadvancing energy-savings for home electric appliances, electric vehicles,
railways as well as power supplies. Silicon (Si) has been used as its material up
until now; however, silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) are drawing
attention as the leading material of a new era. These new materials arecharacterized by higher conductivity, lower power loss, and higher operational
stability under high temperature compared to Si. Since these properties enable
the uses of power semiconductors in wide variety of domains, including
industrial and infrastructure equipment using high power, development of
next-generation devices and research into practical applications are in progress.

Development
technologies

2015

Market preparatory phase

2020

2025

Market development phase2030

Mass spread phase

Cell-forming technologies (new structures, new materials, flexible substrates, and multi-junctions)
Module technologies (low-cost, cooling mechanisms, and solar concentrating systems)
System technologies (low-cost construction and cooperation with the local communities and other energies)

Energy-efficient Technologies of Data Centers

Achieving High Efficiency of Lighting
Luminaires have been improved in energy efficiency through transitions
from incandescent lamps to fluorescent lamps, then to Hf type fluorescentlamps, and further to LEDs. The energy efficiency of LEDs has exceeded
double that of fluorescent lamps (75 lm/W) in 2015. The development of
products exceeding 200 lm/W is also within reach in the future.
Furthermore, development of the next-generation high-efficiency lighting
systems utilizing semiconductor technologies such as organic light emitting
diodes (OLED), improvement of lighting quality, and formulation ofcontrollable lighting systems are also under way.

Energy consumption of data centers in 2020 is predicted to become
approximately 4 times that in 2005. Energy consumption in buildings
breaks down into 50% for IT equipment, 40% for air-conditioning, and therest for lighting, and so on*4.
Besides raising device power-saving and virtualization to improve theutilization efficiency of IT equipment, technologies of air flow simulation to“visualize” the room temperature of data centers and so on have been
introduced to advance the energy utilization efficiency.

Socialsystems

Development of off-shore wind power generation, where the strong wind canbe expected stably, is in progress worldwide. Particularly for the large off-shore
floating wind turbine system that is appropriate for the steep submarine
topography of Japan, we have participated in demonstration
projects (2MW, 5MW and 7MW) off the coast of Fukushima
and have been working on its commercialization.

Current level

Energy-saving technologies for IT equipment

Twiceas much as
the luminaires
for fluorescent
lamps

Luminaires forfluorescent lamps 75lm/W

50

Virtualization technologies

High-efficiency cooling technologies

Cloud computing technologies

Energy-saving technologies in facilities

Incandescentlamps 12lm/W

2008

Power-saving technologies for devices

High-efficiency power source technologies

Luminaires forwhite LEDs
OLED

15

Energy-saving contribution by service provision

Visualization technologies for the electricity and temperature
2012

2015

2018

2020

year
Source: Created by Japan’s EE industries with data from “New Growth Strategy for Lighting Business” (2009) ofJapan Lighting Manufacturers Association (formerly Japan Luminaires Association)

Cost reduction
SiC sublimation 6-inch
Thick film, high-purity epi

2015

2020

year

Source: Advanced Power Electronics Research Center,
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Leading High-efficiency Technologies for
Thermal Power Generation
For thermal power generation (coal, oil, and natural gas), which supplies
almost 70% of the electricity consumed in the world, we have been working
on improvement of power generation efficiency by technologicaldevelopment such as increase of steam temperature and pressure,pulverized-coal combustion, and combined operation of gas turbines andsteam turbines.
As a result, the efficiency of domestic thermal power generation is currently
among the best in the world. Furthermore, we are advancing technologicaldevelopment to improve the efficiency by integrating solid oxide fuel cellswith combined gas turbine systems, and so on.
Integrating with fuel cell systems
Gas turbine combined
cycle (GTCC)

60
1350˚Cclass

50 ▲1500˚C class

1700˚C
class
(57%)
▲

▲

1600˚C class▲

Integrated coal gasification
combined cycle
Conventional thermal power
generation by pulverized-coal power generation (IGCC)●
combustion
1300˚C class-demonstration plant
●
40
(41%)
1200˚C class-demonstration plant
(40%)

2000
2010
2020
2030
year
Source: Created by Japan’s EE Industries with data from Agency of Natural Resources and Energy

Efficiency improvement

system with semiconductor technologies)

Super-high-efficiency heat pumps

Development of
next-generation devices
Development of next-generation wafers

2010High-Efficiency
Innovative solar
High-efficiency LNG-fired High-efficiency Coal-fired Superconducting
power generation
thermal power generation thermal power generation Power Transmission
Smart City
Transport Secondary batteries and charging stations forIntelligent transportation systems
plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles
Energy management systems
Households
Industries Innovative materials, manufacturing and processing (High-Efficiency information device
technologies (semiconductors and nanotechnology)
and systems)
HEMS:Home Energy Management System
Commercial / Energy-saving household appliances and high-efficiency BEMS:Building Energy Management System
Residential lighting (LEDs and next-generation high-efficiency lighting
FEMS:Factory Energy Management System

Cross-cutting issues

Airflow analysis technologies
High-efficiency operation technologies for
air-conditioning and power distribution

Power generationand transmission

Sublimation method 8-inch
Liquid-phase method, etc.

2nd generation Diamond bulk

2005

Wafers

3rd generation

30
1990

Fukushima floating offshore windfarm (Photos courtesy of Fukushima
Offshore Wind Consortium)*4 GIPC, “Survey and Estimation Committee Report (2013)”

Energysupply side100

Improvement of internal quantum efficiency
Improvement of light extraction efficiency
Nano concavo-convex structureand flip-chip mounting

Luminaires for whiteLEDs 150lm/W

Regional energy
management

Floating off-shore wind turbine systems

Energydemand side

Energy efficiency (lm/W)

Improvement of phosphor materials

GaN, AIN bulk
Increased high
AI concentration

Source: Created by Japan’s EE Industries with data from NEDO, “PV2030+” and Japan Photovoltaic Energy
Association, “JPEA PV OUTLOOK 2030”

200

150

Infrastructure
improvement forinteractive communication

Demonstration ofsmart community

Increased high reliability and high temp.
operations (250˚C class)
Increased high functionality and integration

generation

Development of devices

Devices

3rd
generation

2nd
generation

Mid voltage (1kV class)devices
1st

SiC sublimation 4-inch

For solar power generation, we are advancing development of modular
technologies that embrace new technologies to form cells, coolingmechanisms, solar concentrating systems, and so on with the aim toenhance panels’ power generation efficiency and resource-saving. To
disseminate them, we are also engaged in developing appropriate systems
for power system interconnection, such as energy storage functions anddemand and supply control utilizing IT technologies.
2010

2nd generation
Low EMIHigh temp. mounting Ultra-high voltage
High power density (>10kV) bipolar

High voltage (5kV class)resistance

1st generation

Road map for technological development of solar power generation

HV

25W/cm 3

Home appliances,
lighting,
3
general-purpose inverters, 10W/cm
IT power supplies,
power conditioners
1st generation

GaN hetero-epi

Technological Development in
the Renewable Energy

Phase

System infrastructure modules
devicesSmart Grid
50W/cm3
EEV/HEV, railways,
heavy electric machinery 3rd generation

Development of
converters

Link between
device hierarchy→
application
hierarchy

Systemoperation
CircuitDevelopment of next-generation
applied devices

Energy efficiency ofthermal power generation (％)

Awareness of Global Warming

Properties (caliber, high performance,high power density, high functionality, etc.)

1

Stationary fuel cells

High-performance power storage

Low-carbonization
Advanced nuclear
power generation

Carbon Dioxide Captureand Storage (CCS)
Bio-plants (fuel conversion)

Factories

Nuclear power

Thermal power
Hydropower

Smart Grid

Cities and offices
Eco-cars

RenewableenergyWind power

Solar
power

Power electronics

Development of innovative technologies for electrical and electronic equipment and systems is expected to be advanced in both the energy demand and energy supply sides.
Inside of a data center

Source: Created by Japan’s EE Industries with data from “Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Cool Earth Energy Innovative Technology Plan (2008)”

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Initiatives for Greenhouse Gas Emissionin Commercial and Residential andReductions
Industrial Sectors-Contribution to greenhouse gas emission reductions and promotion of high-efficiency productmanufacturing

Promotion of Energy-Saving ofOffice Buildings by LED Lighting

Development and Promotion of Energy-Saving
Appliances(Continuous initiatives to improve energy-saving performance)
As many home appliances and some of office equipment are designated astarget devices of the Top-Runner Standard*5 under Japan’s energy-saving law,
we have been engaged in enhancing energy-saving performance
significantly by a steady step towards improvement of energy efficiency
and reduction of standby power consumption through development andintroduction of innovative technologies.
Through these initiatives, we will continue to contribute to energy-saving
and CO2 emission reductions in the household and residential sectors.
*5 Top-Runner Standard: The standard mandates improvement of energy consumption of home appliancesin household and automobiles beyond products currently on the market

Power Consumption by Home Appliances (2009)

Use of high-efficiency LED lighting that has high energy-saving performanceand adoption of lighting design appropriate for each usage enableacceleration of energy-savings of theentire office building.
An office that accomplished full LED
installation in the ceiling lighting has
successfully reduced the expense oflighting to almost one-third that offluorescent lighting by using personal
control, motion sensors, and daylight Source: IINO BUILDING - The grand prize of “Energy
saving and effective lighting design award
sensors at the same time.
2011”, Ministry of Environment

Electric toilet seats 3.7%
Personal computers 2.5%

7.4%

Improvement of energy efficiency ofhome appliances

LED ceiling light(55W ×1 unit)

Energy-saving: (approx.) 54% lessenergy than ring-type fluorescentlighting fixture (30W × 4units)

LED lamp(LED light bulb, approx. 9 W)

Energy-saving: (approx.) 80%
less energy than generalincandescent light bulbs (54W)

Personal computers

Electric toilet seats(instantaneous type andpower saving mode)

Energy-saving: (approx.)
70% less energy
compared 2010 from 2007

Air conditioners(2.8 kW class)

Energy-saving: (approx.) 11%
less energy compared 2014
from 2004

Televisions

Electric refrigerators(32 V-type liquid crystal TV)(401 – 450 L)

Energy-saving: (approx.)

Energy-saving: (approx.)
72% less energy
compared 2014 from 2004

62% less energy

Energy visualization, control,and management ofenergy consumption

compared 2014 from 2007

Energy information

Energy-saving: (approx.)
29% less energy
compared 2013 from 2002

Source: Created by Japan’s EE Industries with data from Agency of Natural Resources and Energy and
Association for Electric Home Appliances

Promotion and Diffusion ofSolar Power Generation

Shipment amount (thousand kW)

3,000
2,000
1,000

2005

8

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6
4

■
■

■

40,000

Achieving a
Low-CarbonSociety
20,000(Since FY2013)

Voluntary Action Planon the Environment
20052010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Fiscal year
Source: Created by Japan’s EE Industries with data from Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association,“statistics of shipping volumes for PV cells”

80,00060,000

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■

■

2
0

■

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Source: Japan’s EE industries

Introduction of solar power generation has been promoted rapidly in recent years
with support mainly by the “surplus electricity purchase system,” the “Feed-in
Tariff Scheme”. Given the circumstances, we have initiated mass production ofsolar cells promptly and expedited to cost reduction and heighten efficiency.
For Mega-Solar power generation Shipment transitions of solar power for domestic
system that is expected to expand electricity (for household use and business use)in the future, we will work on 10,000
9,000
facilitating the spread as well as
8,000
7,000
reducing the cost of the entire
6,000
system by developing high-efficiency
5,000
4,000
and large-capacity power conditioners.

0

100,000

100
2014
Fiscal year

Cloud

400
Company A (Taiwan)
■
■

350

Company B (Korea)

300
250

Company C (USA)

200
150
100
50
0

■

Top-level performancein the world

Company D (Korea)
■

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●
●
●

Domestic
companies

Overseascompanies

Home appliances
50

Company E (USA)■40●

Company F(Netherlands)■■

Company G (Sweden)

30

Energy information

Energy information
Warehouse(40 W+250 W) × 89 h/month

Functional categories

Actions

Visualization

Energy visualization of
all equipment

2%~10%(Overall)

Reduction rates (examples)

Energy-saving services /diagnosis

Utilization of BEMS data

7%~15%(Overall)

HVAC control(central air-conditioning)

Energy-savings of heat sources andheat transport by management andsetting adjustment

5%~20%(HVAC)

HVAC control(individual air-conditioning)

10%
Individual air-conditioning control(scheduling, intermittent operation, settings, etc.) (HVAC)

Lighting control

Lighting control(illuminance adjustment, etc.)

10%(Lighting)Power outlet control

Visualization and management of
IT devices such as PCs

15%(Cases of leading
power outlet)(Reference)
Future technologies

HVAC and lighting (task/ambient) control
Across-the-board management ofseveral buildings

20%~60%Peak cutAll devices●Peak cut by mainly reducing demand

5%~28%

Energy supply /Time shift

All devices●Effectiveness improvement with accumulator,
cogeneration device, heat storage device

More than 60%

Diagnosis

Energy-saving
Control

Demandresponse /Peak cut

Osaka● Conferences: 17 times/month

Promotion of Energy-Saving Measures
by IT Solutions
Energy-savings can be achieved by integrating client server systems, whichused to be placed in each office, into the servers of data centers toconsiderably reduce the number of servers.
One successful example shows that the number of servers decreased byalmost 90% as a result of integrating the client server systems in six offices
worldwide into one data center.
Data centers

Portals

Source: Created by Japan’s EE Industries with data from each company’s financial report and the Carbon
Disclosure Project

Assembly meetings: twice/month,
1.8 h/conference

396 W × 2 sets × 1.8 h/conference● Use of networks

2 Mbps × 1.8 h/conference

Source: Japan’s EE Industries

Energy-savings through HVAC control
Energy-savings of offices and factories can be achieved by optimizing theoperations of HVAC devices through a centralized IT control for peak cut,demand control, temperature settings, remote On/Off, timer, automatic
ventilation, sequential rotation of operated units, and so on.

Air conditioner’s
outdoor unit

Air conditioner’s
indoor unit

Air conditioner’s
indoor unit

Integrated
air-conditioning
controller

Heat exchange
ventilator

Efficiency improvement of physical distribution systems by IT
Energy-savings for physical distribution are ongoing through improvements
in load efficiency, the expansion of joint transportation, and the efficiency
enhancement of transportation and delivery networks. And, by installing
digital tachographs on transport vehicles, we are increasingly “visualizing”
the improvements.

Each office

Vehiclemasters

Results oftransportation

Registrations

Data capture

Vehiclemasters

Results
data

Input on web

Registrationsof forklifts
data

Searchesand outputs

Automatic
deployment

Data on speed, distance, time, arrival anddeparture, idling, sudden starts, engine speed, etc.

Digital tachographs

Vehicle documentation
・Contents of vehicle inspection
certificates and specifications
・Expiration dates of NOx and PM Laws
Vehicle registries
・Lists of registered vehicles

Users
Virtual platforms

Source: Japan’s EE Industries● Use of teleconferencing systems

Source: Japan’s EE industries

Resource pools● Servers● Storage● Networks

Overseascompanies

Osaka

After system introduction (1.4t-CO2)

Ventilator

Source: BEMS Promotion WG, JEITA Green IT Committee

User

CO2 emission
reductions by 75%

High-resolution and high-sound-quality teleconferencing systems that offer a realistic atmosphere

Deployment instructions

Top-level performancein the world

Domestic
companies● Use of a PC and a projector:

Tokyo(The actual reduction rates for buildings vary depending on the individual cases)

100

1.8 h/conference● Distribution of paper documents:

Optical communication
systems●

20● Conferences: 19 times/month,

30 pages × 6 sets/conference

Energy-savings by cloud computing systems

Unit of GHG emissions per sales amount in 2010
(in comparison with overseas companies in same business)
Devices (semiconductors and LCDs)

From Tokyo to Osaka: one person travels by Bullet Train

Collect
obtained data

Store

Company-ownedbuilding(CO2 emission reduction)

Bar graph: Amount of CO2 emission reduction since FY1997 (Million t-CO2) – Accumulated amountLine graph: Energy-saving investment per reduction (Yen/t-CO2) – Annual amount

Before system introduction (5.7t-CO2)Tokyo

Investments in energy-savings and accumulated energy-savings
Energy-saving investment per reduction(Yen/t-CO2) – Annual amountAir
conditioners

■

8.9%

■

13.4%

［kWh per household］
Electricity usage
per household in 2009
Televisions

Having formulated a voluntary action plan for global warming prevention
since 1997, we achieved a total CO2 emission reduction exceeding sevenmillion tons by FY2012. Continuous investment and actions for energy
savings throughout this period, amid the tendency of increasing amount ofinvestment per CO2 reduction, has enabled us to reach the lowest level ofgreenhouse gas emissions per sales amount in comparison with othercompanies in the same businesses around the world.
We have been working on a mid- to long-term Action Plan toward Achieving a
Low-Carbon Society (by FY2020/2030) since 2013 onwards as a continuation
to the Voluntary Action Plan on the Environment and will continue to expedite
the manufacturing of products with proper energy efficiency not only byinnovating production processes and further improving energy-consumption
efficiency including innovating production processes but also by enhancing
logistics efficiency and promoting energy-saving measures in offices.

Unit of GHG emissions per sales amount (t-CO2/M$)

Lighting
equipment

Accumulated CO2 emission reduction
since FY1997 (Million t-CO2)

4,618

Source: Created by Japan’s EE Industries with datafrom Agency of Natural Resources andEnergyUnit of GHG emissions per sales amount (t-CO2/M$)

Others49.9%

For buildings and stores, energy-savings are achieved by utilizing cloudtechnologies and conducting energy management based on various
information.

Rate of energy reduction for each functional category

14.2%

Approx.

Energy-savings of buildings and stores with BEMS

The introduction of high-resolution and high-sound-quality teleconferencing
enables smooth remote communications and significantly reduces the energy
otherwise needed to travel, as well as the travel expenses and time.

Headquarters

Promoting Energy-Efficient Manufacturing

Householdrefrigerators

Energy-savings by remote teleconference solutions

Promotion of Energy-Saving Measures
by IT Solutions

Source: Japan’s EE Industries

Connected to vehicle
management systems

Vehicle operation results
・Number of working days
・Driving distance・Fuel consumption
・Fuel economy, etc.

Memory cards

CARD

Card readers3

Initiatives for Greenhouse Gas Emission
International Cooperation

Reductions through-Global contribution through cooperation in international standardization and new reduction mechanisms

Evaluation of Energy Performancefor Data Centers (DPPE*8)

Policy introduction to facilitate diffusion of high-efficiency products and the methods to appropriately evaluate energy-saving performance are under discussion
in various ways within the international framework. We are promoting the global adoption of low-carbon and energy efficient products, and have proposed
evaluation and measuring methods for energy efficiency in international markets.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) /Conference of the Parties (COP)G8 Summit + (plus)●Cooperation in the initiatives towards developing the “Joint Crediting
Mechanism / Bilateral Offset Credit Mechanism” by the Japanese
Government (feasibility studies)

Major Economies Forum on
Energy and Climate (MEF)International
Organization forStandardization (ISO)

Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM)International
Partnership for Energy
Efficiency Cooperation(IPEEC / 15 countries+ EU)

International Telecommunication
Union-Telecommunication
Standardization Sector (ITU-T)

International
ElectrotechnicalCommission (IEC /83 countries)

International Energy
Agency (IEA/
29 countries)

SEAD : Super-efficient Equipment
and Appliance Deployment

IEA Implementing Agreement (4E) :Efficient Electrical End-use Equipment●Cooperation in policy
introduction to facilitate
diffusion of high-efficiency
products

Technical Committee●Cooperation in benchmark
evaluation of products,
energy-saving standards andLabeling policy etc.

●Development of energy-saving testing
methods for products (international
consistency) and environmental
contribution methodologies

Electrical and Electronics Industries (Sectoral approach)

Initiatives for international
standardization (IEC*6) in the electricand electronic products sector
For international standardization of the rules ofquantification, reporting, and verification of greenhousegas emissions, we are advancing development of rational
and transparent methodologies appropriate for theelectric and electronic products sector.
Participating in the activities to facilitate diffusion ofhigh-efficiency products under the International
Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC)
and in the International Energy Agency (IEA)
Implementing Agreement for energy-saving evaluation,
we are also making various proposals globally forgreenhouse gas emission reductions as well as appealing
the excellent energy-saving performance of Japaneseelectric and electronic products.

Source: Japan’s EE Industries

The amount of information that data centers handle has been growing ingeometric progression due to the spread of cloud-type services, smart
phones, and so on. As a result, energy consumption has been also
continuously increasing.
In response, Japan, the United States, and Europe collaborated to develop a
set of metrics (DPPE) that evaluate energy consumption of data centers
using four elements (purchasing of energy, use of facility, purchasing of IT
equipment, and operation of IT equipment). They are the world’s firstsuccessful metrics to comprehensively evaluate the use of green energy,
energy-saving performance of IT equipment, and so on, in addition toenergy consumption of conventional attached facilities.
*8 DPPE:Datacenter Performance Per Energy

Purchasing of energy
Grid power

ConventionalenergyConventionalenergyParticipation in new mechanisms towards global warming prevention

Purchasing green Energy

The Japanese Government advocates the introduction of the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) with a focus on the Asian region. Gathering our expertise that we haveacquired to date, we evaluate the feasibility of global warming prevention policies of each country for the purpose of realizing these new mechanisms.
*7*7 The Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) Mechanisms to evaluate achieved contributions to greenhouse gas emission reduction or absorption from Japan in a quantitative manner for the purpose of contributing to global emission
reductions, through facilitating diffusion of greenhouse gas emission reduction technologies, products, systems, services, and infrastructure as well as implementation of mitigation actions in developing countries. Japanintends to accelerate mechanism design while getting cooperation from host countries, and aims to start the mechanism as soon as possible while ensuring the mechanism transparency to contribute to the discussions at theUnited Nations.

- New construction and repair of geothermal power generation in the Philippines
Geothermal power generation is renewable energy that can generate large energy
stably. In the case of the Philippines, the potential CO2 emission reductions are
estimated at almost 1.1 million t-CO 2 per year, as power supply from system
power supplies (thermal power generation such as coal, oil, and gas) will nolonger be required by the repair of power plants which are currently stopped andoperation of newly constructed plants.

In 2010

Coal

Oil

Gas

OthersSystem power
supplies

Demands

Comparisonof unit CO2
emissions

Geothermal

222MW 215MW
RepairNew
construction

0.527t-CO2/MWh

Systempower
supplies❶Geothermal power from newly
constructed plants (215MW)❷Geothermal power from
repaired plants (222MW)
Geothermal
power

0.176t-CO2/MWh

In 2014

Demands｝

Emission reductions(approx. )1.1 million t-CO2 /year

Present condition After introduction

Source: Created by Japan’s EE Industries with data from Joint Crediting Mechanism, feasibility studies
report (March, 2011)

An example of conducted feasibility studies- Diffusion of inverter air conditioners in Vietnam

In emerging countries where air conditioners are anticipated to be rapidly spreadand expanded in the future, improvement of energy efficiency is expected byintroduction of inverters that can control optimum current and voltage. In thecase of Vietnam, it is estimated that electric power consumption can besuppressed to 12,000 GWh per year at most in the entire country in 2020.

Energy consumption amount (GWh/y)

An example of conducted feasibility studies

30,00025,00020,000A case of the diffusion of conventional-type
non-inverter air conditioners
A case of 50% diffusion of inverter air conditioners
in the market▲■

15,000●10,000(equivalent to
2.5 – 5 Mt-CO2
reductions)

A case of 100% diffusionof inverter air conditioners
in the market

5,000
0 20106,000 – 12,000
GWh / year
reductionsin 2020

2012

2014

2016

2018

2020 year

Source: Created by Japan’s EE Industries with data from ABAC Vietnam meeting (July, 2012) with Joint
Crediting Mechanism, feasibility studies

Energy consumption at
facility

Energy consumption by IT equipment

Conditions

Other energy
Renewable suppliedenergyfrom outside

Renewableenergy*6 IEC: International Electrotechnical Commission

International Evaluation of Energy-saving
Performance of Electric Refrigerators

IT equipment
Facilities（）

air conditioning,
power supplies,
lighting, etc.

Improving the efficiency
of facilities

Software andoperation

HardwareIntroducing high-efficiency
IT equipment

IEA evaluates the effects of energy-saving policies of every country through thebenchmarks of energy-saving performance of electric and electronic products. In
Japan, in response to the policy introduction of the Top Runner standard andLabeling Scheme, household refrigerators have met the requirements withtechnological development, including compressors’ performance improvement,
inverter control, and introduction of vacuum insulation materials.
Japan’s major improvements are at the top-level from a global standpoint. IEA
also evaluates introduction of these policies and efforts of technologicaldevelopment to be effective for energy-saving measures in the household
sectors.
Japan
Australia
Canada
UK
EU

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Average unit energy consumption(normalized kWh/year, Values corrected by
the current IEC measurement method (2007)(kWh/year))International Cooperation in Facilitating Diffusion of Low-Carbon and Energy Efficient Products

1000

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900

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Data from NPD：Data from Home Energy Magazine ：1

Introduction of Top Runnerstandard (1st phase 1999 – 2004)

800
700

Austria
Denmark
Korea
USA1
USA2

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400

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Introduction of Top Runner standard(2nd phase: 2006 – 2010)& introduction of multi-rating Labeling Scheme

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100
0

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010year
Source: IEA Implementing Agreement for a Co-operating Programme on Efficient Electrical End-Use
Equipment (4E), Mapping & Benchmarking Annex, Tokyo meeting (Nov, 2012)

Improving the operationof IT equipment

Source: JEITA Green IT Committee

Initiatives for Smart City Development
UNEP*9 forecasts that “Two-thirds of the world population
will live in urban areas in 2050.” We will provide anenvironment where people can live securely andcomfortably through “urban management” utilizing IT inthese expanding cities.
Demonstration plans towards Smart City development are
in progress in every region worldwide and we are actively
participating in them*10.
We also positively support the international standardization(ISO/TC268/SC1) of “Smart Community Instructors
Evaluation.”*9 UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme*10 Demonstration plan of Smart city: Japan, USA, Spain, UK, France, Italy,
Bulgaria, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, India, and so on

EnergyTraffic system

Renewable energy

Smart mobility

Smart gridCommunity
energymanagement

Financial
institutions
Buildings
Publicfacilities

Community health care
Lifelong healthmanagement
Remote diagnoses

Health Care
Source: Japan’s EE Industries

Shops

Recyclingfacilities

Urban Management

Factories·Urban planning ·Businessinformation
management·Security·Business and charges·Action histories ·Facility management

HousesEnergy stations
Stations
HotelsSchools
Telecommunications

Smartnavigation

Hospitals

Smart water

WatersData centers
Traffic
systems

EnergyIT

Renewable water
management

Water Environment

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Initiatives for Action Plan toward
Achieving a Low-Carbon Society-Electrical and electronics industries’ Action Plan for Commitment to a Low-Carbon Society towards 2020 and 2030

Electrical and Electronics Industries’ “Action
Plan for Commitment to a Low-Carbon Society”
Electrical and Electronics Industries’ “Action
Plan for Commitment to a Low-Carbon Society”
Key initiatives
Action Plan (Policies)●CO2 emission reductions
from the perspective of
lifecycle

Establishment of methodologies for 22 products intotal - power generation (gas turbine thermal power
generation, solar power generation, geothermal
power generation, etc.), home electric appliances(refrigerators, air conditioners, TVs, etc.) and ICT
equipment and solutions (as of August, 2015)

Collecting data, evaluation and publication
Participation
Commitment to the common target
and progress reporting
Company A

2012
Base year(fiscal year)

2020
Target year
(fiscal year)

2030
Target year
(fiscal year)

Company C

Baseline

Reference

TargetAmount of emission reductions (annual total) =amount of emission reductions ×
number of annual supplies

A scenario of alternatives(e.g., solar power generation)
Baseline (average ofthermal power, etc.)

Reference

Amount of emission
reductions

A scenario of efficiency
improvement (e.g., TVs)

Amount of CO2 emissions during
a unit energy supply

Annual amount of CO2 emissions
during use of productsType of baseline

Improvement
rate: 16.55%

Amount ofemission reductions

Unit energy improvement rate

Improvement
rate: 7.73%

Company B

Evaluation methods for emission reductions

Unit energy improvement rate towards 2020 and 2030:
1% on annual average0%●Contribution to emission reductions through products
and services
Establishment of calculation methods for the amountof emission reduction contribution and publication ofachievements in the entire industries every year

●Promotion of international
contributions●Development ofinnovative technologies*11 Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) has declared the establishment and promotion of a plan
for a new voluntary initiative with targets for 2020, called “Commitment to a Low-Carbon Society,”in December 2009. They requested the participating industries to publicly announce and pursue a
set of voluntary initiatives in line with the following four pillars in the interest of fostering thedevelopment of a global-scale low-carbon society: a) establishment of CO2 emission reduction
targets for domestic business operations up to the year 2020; b) promotion of CO2 emission
reduction through product and service life cycles; c) promotion of international cooperation andcontributions; and d) promotion of mid-to-long term innovative technological development which
contributes to the achievement of low-carbon society. As of January 2013, 36 types of industries,
including the EE industries, have announced their participation in the Commitment to a
Low-Carbon Society.
http://www.keidanren.or.jp/en/policy/2013/003.html*12 In April 2015, Keidanren announced the establishment of Phase II of the Commitment to a
Low-Carbon Society as the further challenges by the Japanese business community for 2030.
http://www.keidanren.or.jp/policy/2015/031.html (Japanese text only)

Common target of the industries and participating companies● Improvement of energy efficiency and emission
reductions of production processes
Common target setting in the domestic industries:
unit energy improvement rate towards 2020 and
2030: 1% on annual averageAmount of emission
reductions

Japan’ s electrical and electronics industries have been actively
working on global warming prevention on a global scale by promoting“innovative technological development and creation of environmentallyconscious products” that contribute to stable energy supply andachievement of a low-carbon society as well as by striving for andstrengthening industrial competitiveness in light of the global market.
We participate in Keidanren’ s Commitment to a Low-Carbon
Society*11 and are aiming to improve energy efficiency of production
processes by 1% annually on average. For the purpose of contributing
to emission reductions in society through products and services, weestablished calculation methods for the amount of emission reduction
contribution, and will publish the achieved amount in the entire
industries every fiscal year.
Furthermore, Japan’ s EE industries also participate in Phase II*12 of
Keidanren’ s Commitment to a Low-Carbon Society, established as anadditional policy, and continue to work on achieving targets for 2030.

TargetAmount of emission reductions (annual total) =amount of emission reductions ×
number of annual power supply

Amount of emission reductions (annual total) =amount of emission reductions × number of years operated

Liaison Group of Japanese Electrical and Electronics Industries for Global Warming Prevention http://www.denki-denshi.jp/index.php
Japan Electronics and Information Technology
Industries Association (JEITA)
Japan Business Machine and Information System
Industries Association (JBMIA)
Association for Electric Home Appliances (AEHA)

http://www.jeita.or.jp
http://www.jbmia.or.jp

The Japan Electrical Manufacturers’ Association (JEMA)
Communications and Information network
Association of Japan (CIAJ)
Japan Lighting Manufacturers Association (JLMA)

http://www.aeha.or.jp
The Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry
Battery Association of Japan (BAJ)
Association (JRAIA)
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no VOC (Volatile Organic
Compound) constituent

http://www.jema-net.or.jp
http://www.ciaj.or.jp
http://www.jlma.or.jp

Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association (JPEA)

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