Energy

Creating the Dream Energy Source of the Future–The Reality of the Megastructures and Millimeters of Fusion Power

Creating the Dream Energy Source of the Future–The Reality of the Megastructures and Millimeters of Fusion Power

Electricity is an absolute necessity for modern life, which explains why there are so many different kinds of infrastructure to provide it. Thermal power, hydroelectric power, nuclear power, renewable…

2020/08/12
A Star is Born. What’s Happening on the Front Lines of Fusion, the “Dream” Energy Source

A Star is Born. What’s Happening on the Front Lines of Fusion, the “Dream” Energy Source

What would it be like to create an artificial “sun” on Earth? What seems like a distant dream of the future, a project too fanciful to comprehend, is in fact already underway. It comes in the form of …

2020/05/13
Welcome to the World’s First “Hydrogen Hotel”: Energy from Waste Plastics Recycling

Welcome to the World’s First “Hydrogen Hotel”: Energy from Waste Plastics Recycling

Plastic is destroying our oceans. Indeed, marine pollution is now a global issue, and was even taken up as one of the major issues for the G20 Summit in 2019. Maybe you’ve also noticed some of the mor…

2020/04/08
We Are Toshiba: We Create Together, Strive Together, and Win Together. This Is Our Promise

We Are Toshiba: We Create Together, Strive Together, and Win Together. This Is Our Promise

The “Essence of Toshiba” is not only a platform to recognise the shining stars of the brand but it is also a place where we go in depth into what Toshiba really values. With Toshiba Clip team visited …

2020/03/25
Will Virtual Power Plants Herald a New Era of Business?

Will Virtual Power Plants Herald a New Era of Business?

Virtual Power plants (VPPs): What lies beyond the frontier You may have heard of virtual reality, but what about virtual power plants, or VPPs? A recent buzzword in the energy industry, they function,…

2020/01/29
Restoring Power after Great East Japan Earthquake: Pride and Dedication in Maintenance Services

Restoring Power after Great East Japan Earthquake: Pride and Dedication in Maintenance Services

March 11, 2011 is a day that will live on forever in our memories. It was the date of the largest level of natural disaster in Japan’s recorded history: the magnitude 9 Great East Japan Earthquake tri…

2020/01/22
Pride and Dedication in Maintenance Services: the Lifeline that Supports Social Infrastructure

Pride and Dedication in Maintenance Services: the Lifeline that Supports Social Infrastructure

Take a look at this world map. From Japan to the USA, to Canada, to Italy and beyond, the pins in the world map show the thermal power stations that Ken Takagi of Toshiba Energy Systems Solutions Cor…

2019/12/04
Introducing AI into Electricity Load Forecasting: Deep Learning Optimizes Power Plants’ Operation

Introducing AI into Electricity Load Forecasting: Deep Learning Optimizes Power Plants’ Operation

In 2017, Toshiba Corporate RD Center’s system engineering laboratory won the top prize in the 1st Electricity Load Forecasting Technology Contest organized by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc…

2019/11/13
Toshiba’s Energy Solutions in Africa

Toshiba’s Energy Solutions in Africa

With help from strong demographic tailwinds and advances in capital formation, Africa is heading toward a brighter future. However, there’s still a long way to go in turning potential into performance…

2019/09/18
Harnessing the Power of Renewable Energy—Electricity and Energy Storage

Harnessing the Power of Renewable Energy—Electricity and Energy Storage

From the threat of natural disasters to climate change, there are many good reasons behind today’s calls to step up use of renewable energy. But power generated by the sun and wind is volatile, interm…

2019/08/21