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Toshiba is a diversified electric/electronic manufacturer and provides a wide range of products and services on a global basis in four Companies: Energy Systems & Solutions Company, Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Company, Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company and Industrial ICT Solutions Company.
Toshiba Promotes Move to Hydrogen Economy with Construction of Integrated Hydrogen Application Center Toshiba Corporation broke ground on a new Hydrogen Application Center at its Fuchu Complex in western Tokyo. Scheduled to start operation in April 2017, the center will be built around a newly designed H2One™ hydrogen power system that will use renewable energy to produce hydrogen and supply it to fuel-cell powered forklifts operating in Fuchu Complex. Fuel cells can be quickly refueled and are available 24 hours a day, a clear advantage over batteries.
We will utilize experience and know-how gained from the Hydrogen Application Center to develop and deliver a H2One™ for use in factories, warehouses, logistics facilities and airports. We want to make Fuchu Complex an environmental model factory for the realization of a carbon-free society where hydrogen energy is widely used.”
Mr. Hiroyuki Ota, Project Manager of Toshiba’s Energy Systems and Solutions (ESS) Company noted: “The Hydrogen Application Center is a stepping stone to building a new business.
Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Company continues to contribute to the global expansion of hydrogen energy solutions, and the transition to a lowcarbon hydrogen economy.
The system is controlled by Toshiba’s groundbreaking hydrogen energy management system, H2EMS™, which includes a new hydrogen demand prediction function that forecasts supply requirements for fuel cell vehicles, allowing space saving optimization of the area devoted to hydrogen storage.
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Weg Announces the Acquisition of TGM, a Brazilian Manufacturer of Steam Turbines and Transmissions WEG announced the acquisition of a TGM (Indústria e Comércio de Turbinas e Transmissões Ltda.) TGM is a Brazilian manufacturer of steam turbines and transmissions with headquarters in the city of Sertãozinho, State of São Paulo. Founded in 1991, TGM is a leading Brazilian provider of solutions and equipment for power generator drivers, focusing on thermal and wind renewable energy, from the initial viability studies to the complete plant operation, including systems studies and industrial energy planning. It also supplies equipment for mechanical drives, like exhausters, fans, shredders, water pumps, mills, sugar cane levelers, turbocompressors, turbo blowers, and a specific line for industrial processes. In addition to the facilities located in Sertãozinho, occupying an area of 70,000 square meters, TGM also has operations in the cities of Maceio (state of Alagoas), São José dos Campos (state of São Paulo) and one in Nuremberg, Germany. S8 | REFRINOTICIAS Magazine | JANUARY 2017
Employing around 1000 people, the company revenues were in the range of R$ 238 million (about 70 Million in US Dollars) in 2015. As stated by Eduardo de Nóbrega, WEG Energy Managing Director, TGM’s acquisition expands WEG product portfolio in terms of generation and other industrial segments. “We now have the possibility of providing complete and more competitive solutions, both in Brazil and internationally”, says Eduardo. www.weg.net