Environment, Energy (Smart Grid)
Osaka city Aomori Kansai is becoming the battery Aomori offers one of the world’s most factory of the world! diverse energy development and supply bases. Kyoto The birthplace of the Kyoto Sakai city Protocol, Kyoto’s business, univer- Leading companies with excel- sity and government communities lent environmental technologies are banding together to address Akita Advanced smelting technologies are are transferring to Sakai's coastal environmental and energy- applied to the environment and recycling, area. conservation issues. to promote industries in harmony with the environment. Osaka Companies in environmental and Shiga new energy industries are accumu- A major industrial complex Gunma lating in the Osaka Bay area. of the manufacturers of Aggregation of “environment related solar cell and lithium-ion industries” creating environmental batteries technologies and products involved Hiroshima with new energy use and the like. There has been dynamic creation of new industries through the concen- tration of environmental industries Kawasaki city accompanying the development of Aiming to make an international contribu- heavy and cutting-edge industries. tion through the relocation of advanced and diverse environmental technologies and know-how Kitakyushu city Environmental energy industries are clustered here, Sagamihara city A succession of major companies which has overcome excelling in the fuel cell and aero- environmental pollution and space sectors have moved into has been chosen as an Sagamihara city. environmental model city.
Nara Aichi Saga Creating an environment Aichi is attracting a variety of distinctive Saga Prefecture has the largest suitable for location of institutions, like Aichi Rinku New Energy Residential solar power penetra- creative companies in the Rserch Area, universities and companies. tion rate in Japan for 10 years in a energy / environmental row. The prefecture encourages technology sector the promotion and invitation of renewable energy industries and Mie other related industries. Mie Prefecture aims to create a cluster of Matsuyama city growing industries in environmental energy, The clustering of solar-related life innovation, and advanced materials. companies is advancing, and the Miyazaki city is working on further cluster- Increasing numbers of compa- ing of environment-related nies related to new energy, companies. including solar cell plants, etc. are sitting themselves here.
As of July 2014
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