Environmental Initiatives
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WEST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY CONTENTS CORPORATE OPERATING BUSINESS DATA OTHER OVERVIEW ENVIRONMENT 22 Other Environmental Initiatives ■ THE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY NATURE OF RAILWAYS ■ INITIATIVES TO REDUCE CO2 EMISSIONS AND CONSERVE ENERGY TRANSPORTATION USAGE RATIO AND ENERGY • Introducing energy-saving rolling stock INTRODUCTION OF ENERGY-SAVING ROLLING STOCK CONSUMPTION RATIO OF DOMESTIC MODES OF In order to reduce the energy consumed by railway operations, which accounts (ROLLING STOCK CURRENTLY IN OPERATION ) for more than 80% of our total energy consumption, JR-West is introducing new Years ended March 31 TRANSPORTATION 1,038 rolling stock equipped with VVVF inverter control systems, regenerative brakes, Shinkansen 990 (100) 978 984 (FY2010, NATIONWIDE) 924 (100) (100) (100) 16 and other energy-saving features. 1,000 826 (100) (36.8) Transportation 29 5 51 15 • Improving ground facilities 16 232 328 408 408 408 Usage Ratio 144 JR-West is improving its ground facilities to fully utilize the characteristics of its 750 N700A Series energy-saving rolling stock. This includes the installation of the DC feeding 144 N700 Series systems between up and down lines, electric storage devices, and other facilities 368 368 Energy 500 700 Series Consumption 6 2 74 17 to help the Company better take advantage of the electricity acquired through the 496 500 Series Ratio 80 496 496 regenerative brakes of our energy-saving rolling stock. 522 80 300 Series 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 250 144 74 • Reducing energy use in stations, offices, and other facilities 144 48 100 Series The energy used in stations, offices, and other facilities is essential for safe train 100 70 12 74 64 0 Series ■ Railway ■Bus ■ Car ■ Other (Including airplane) 0 operation, stable transport, and enhancing customer convenience. To improve 96 10 11 12 13 14 Source: Summary of Transportation Statistics, Transport Research and Statistics Office, energy efficiency, however, JR-West is replacing current equipment with Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism high-efficiency versions that meet current standards, and giving consideration to Conventional Lines—Electric Trains The GHGs Emissions Data of Japan, Greenhouse Gas Inventory Office of Japan energy efficiency in the new equipment it installs. 6,000 4,852 4,862 4,817 4,733 4,720 (59.9) (64.3) (67.8) ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND CO2 EMISSION S ASSOCIATED 4,351 (70.0) (71.0) (31.0) CO2 EMISSIONS BY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION (TOURISTS) WITH BUSINESS ACTIVITIES 4,500 565 Years ended March 31 2,129 2,354 (FY2013) Thousands of t-CO2 785 2,494 2,537 2,575 Billion of MJ 3,000 60 1,776 1,750 Value for railway scaled to 100 1,660 777 1,604 774 VVVF Rolling Stock 774 774 774 (after 207 Series) 1,578 3,001 1,500 1,946 1,734 1,549 Newer Model Rolling Stock Railway 100 (22) 1,507 1,457 1,422 1,371 (after 201 Series) 45 1,500 Older Model Rolling Stock 1,391 0 96 10 11 12 13 14 1,363 1,354 1,341 1,310 5.89 Bus 273 (60) 5.75 5.33 5.35 5.27 5.50 5.11 5.12 5.05 4.99 30 4.78 1,250 Conventional Lines—Diesel Trains 800 61 775 Airplane 473 (104) (18.5) 30.39 29.25 29.02 28.79 28.55 28.07 82 15 27.88 27.65 27.44 27.21 26.75 1,000 600 461 457 (91.3) (95.8) 439 438 438 (99.8) (100.0) (100.0) 764 (168) Private vehicles 400 632 255 254 254 254 254 Rolling Stock Equipped 0 96 09 10 11 12 13 0 with Newer Engines (KiHa 40 & 47 Series) 0 250 500 750 1,000 Previous emission Energy Consumed Energy Consumed by Means CO2 Emissions 200 166 Newer Model Rolling Stock coefficient by Train Operations Other Than Train Operations 184 184 184 184 (after KiHa 120 Series) 19 Current emission Energy Consumed Energy Consumed by Means CO2 Emissions 40 1 Older Model Rolling Stock Source: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism homepage coefficient by Train Operations Other Than Train Operations 0 Numbers in parentheses are actual CO2 emissions volumes 96 10 11 12 13 14 (g-CO2 / passenger-kilometers) Note: Numbers in parentheses represent the percentage of energy-saving rolling stock. Fact Sheets 2014.