Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. is to increase the use of cleaner energy in its operations in Japan by using electricity generated from fuel sources such as biomass and solar power. The energy will be used to power 66 sales outlets in the Kanto region of Japan run by Kanagawa Nissan Co. Limited. The amount of energy supplied will be about 4,500kW. The program is being implemented as part of the Nissan Green Program 2016, the company’s roadmap toward reducing CO2 emissions from corporate activities. For Nissan’s sales companies in Japan the target is to cut CO2 emissions one percent every year (per floor space comparison to fiscal year 2010).
The energy being used in the sales outlets has been obtained by Nissan from outside suppliers under the Power Producers and Suppliers (PPS) system. The PPS system, put in place by the government in 2000, enabled new electricity suppliers and retailers to be born from deregulation of the energy market in Japan. Nissan has registered as a supplier under the scheme to enable it to manage power supply from a variety of sources more efficiently, enabling it to reducing the impact on the environment of its operations. The move adds to earlier steps by Nissan’s sales outlets to promote energy conservation, such as by using high-efficiency air conditioning, installing better insulation, and adopting improved LED lighting. This also leads to better management of rising power costs resulting from the increased number of quick charging units at sales company.
In addition, six Nissan sales companies* that are located in central Japan will start receiving cleaner power directly from another PPS, aiming to reduce CO2 emissions and costs.
Nissan will continue to aggressively pursue its role as zero emission leader in the auto industry, seeking comprehensive measures to realize and promote a cleaner, more efficient mobile society. Among its many projects is proactively increasing the installation of quick charging units to improve the convenience of electric vehicles. Nissan is striving to find new and better ways for both installation of quick charging units and CO2reduction through promoting energy source of procuring power sources that will reduce overall CO2 emissions.
*1: Power Producers and Suppliers (PPS) are a newly-established group of electricity retailers in Japan that have sprung from deregulation in the power industry.
*2: Nissan Prince Kanagawa Co. Ltd., Nissan Prince Saitama Co. Ltd., Nissan Prince Tochigi Co. Ltd., Nissan Prince Ibaragi Co. Ltd., Nissan Prince Gunma Co. Ltd., Nissan Satio Chiba Co. Ltd.
