June 27, 2022
Japan Renewable Energy CorporationMorgenrot Inc.

JRE and Morgenrot team up to provide GPU
cloud services from solar-powered data center
Japan Renewable Energy Corporation ("JRE"; headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo;
Kazuhiro Takeuchi, President and CEO) and distributed cloud computing solutions
provider Morgenrot Inc. ("Morgenrot"; headquartered Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Hirotaka
Inoue, Representative Director, CEO) have agreed that JRE will provide a data center
facility using renewable energy for GPU Cloud business by Morgenrot. The data center
will be designed and built by MIRAIT Corporation ("MIRAIT"; headquartered Koto-ku,
Tokyo; Toshiki Nakayama, President and CEO).
Growth in cloud services is one of the key factors behind the recent explosive increasein the volume of data. This in turn has led to increase in electric power consumption indata centers, creating an urgent demand for improved energy efficiency and greater useof renewable energy to reduce CO 2 emissions. Data centers end to be concentrated inlarge metropolitan areas, dispersed distribution across regional areas is required as away to improve disaster-resistant and reliability.
In this project, a containerized data center constituted of 40 AMD and NVIDIA servers
will be installed at the JRE Nagano Omachi Solar Power Plant in Omachi, Nagano
prefecture, which has been in operation since April 2022. Morgenrot will use the newdata center to accommodate an anticipated massive increase in end user demand for
GPU cloud services, particularly with respect to image processing, AI and machinelearning applications. The data center will be designed and built by MIRAIT, a developer
with

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infrastructure, with completion expected in October 2022.
The new data center will have priority access to power generated by the JRE Nagano
Omachi Solar Power Plant during the day, while in the evenings, power will be supplied
by JRE's fully-owned subsidiary JRE Trading Corporation (JRET), which purchases powerfrom renewable sources on the non fossil fuel value trading market. As such, it will
operate as a 100% green data center with zero CO2 emissions. The server coolingsystem will use water drawn from an on-site well, with no CFCs involved. Thus, the datacenter represents an exceptionally energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly
installation.
Both JRE and Morgenrot will continue to work across industrial boundaries to construct
new business models that will lead to decarbonization of critical infrastructure, thereby
promoting the transition to a carbon-neutral society.
About JRE
Founded in 2012 with a mission “Changing the world with renewable energy.” With theunderstanding of the local community, JRE currently has some 60 renewable power
plants (including solar, wind and biomass) either in operation or under construction, plus
a number of large-scale offshore wind farms and other projects at the planning stage.
JRE is committed to addressing environmental and social challenges through renewableenergy and working towards a decarbonized and fully sustainable society.
https://www.jre.co.jp/english/
About Morgenrot
Morgenrot was founded with a mission to create "green computing power" infrastructure
for a digital society, specifically by building green data centers throughout the world,
employing distributed computing technology and powered by renewable energy
combined with the supply of surplus power. By providing a better way for cutting-edgebusinesses to access computing power, Morgenrot promotes environmentally conscious
digital infrastructure that generates better outcomes for all humankind.
https://jp.morgenrot.net/
About MIRAITFounded in 1944, MIRAIT Corporation has been contributing to the development ofsociety through building communication infrastructure and electrical systems for morethan 70 years, with a strong focus on social innovation through ICT in recent years.
MIRAIT Corporation supplies a range of advanced technologies and services in the fieldof communication networks and electrical installations.
https://www.mrt.mirait.co.jp/

Inquiries:
Japan Renewable Energy Corporation
Corporate Communications & CSR Department
Tel: 03-6455-4905

Email: pr@jre.co.jp

Morgenrot Inc.
Shunsuke Yoshizawa, PR Department
Tel: 03-6811-6644

Email: contact@morgenrot.net

Project overview
JRE Nagano Omachi Solar Power Plant
Name

JRE Nagano Omachi Solar Power Plant

Installed
Capacity
Planned output(annual)Design,procurement andconstruction
Servers
Power station
operational
Data center
construction start
Data center
operational

2,442.9 kW
3,500,000 kWh
MIRAIT Corporation
Morgenrot Inc.
April 1, 2022
May 2022
October 2022

Project model