Japanese SMEs making innovations in power technology Sponsored by JapanGov
We use batteries to power phones, computers, cars and even planes, but batteries are still evolving as a power source. The ultimate aim is to produce a power source that is cheap, lightweight, safe and environmentally friendly, and a number of Japanese small and medium enterprises have made breakthroughs in power-related technology.Lithium-ion batteries are making a big contribution to creating a carbon-free society and are the energy solution of choice in modern appliances.
Being based in northeastern Japan, the environment is something Material Concept CEO Koike Miho is concerned about. “This area was greatly affected by the 2011 earthquake,” she notes. “We really wanted to make a contribution to the area and believed our renewable energy research and technology would help the reconstruction efforts.
Material Concept makes electrical parts such as printed wiring film from copper paste, which can be up to 10 times cheaper than silver paste.The rapid evolution of electric vehicles has presented Pacific Engineering Corporation with great opportunities and challenges. “You could say it’s given me a succession of headaches, but I see it as an opportunity,” says PEC President Ogawa Takahisa.
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