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Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) has acquired a 20 percent
shareholding in the Indonesian company Star Energy Geothermal
Pte Ltd. (SEGPL) intent on expanding its business in the renewable
energy sector. A holding company, SEGPL manages operation,
among others, of the Wayang Windu Geothermal Power Project
Plant in Java which has been generating power on a stable and
commercial basis since June 2000. Owning approximately 13,000
hectares of mining property, the 420-MW Wayang Windu plant is
one of the world’s largest geothermal resources. The acquisition
makes MC the first Japanese company to enter the Indonesian
power industry and marks its first involvement in geothermal power
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| Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation has started sales
in Europe of the Canter Eco Hybrid light-duty truck which was
launched on the Japanese market in May 2012. The Canter Eco
Hybrid for European markets is powered by a 4P10-type diesel
engine mated to a DUONIC® dual-clutch transmission with built in
hybrid motor¹ — a world-first application of this technology
in the commercial vehicle sector. Delivering a best-in-class fuel
efficiency of 12.8 km/liter, the innovative hybrid driveline realizes
a 23 percent improvement in fuel economy over the conventional
diesel-powered model. The
new model is also the first
Canter to be offered in a left hand
drive specification,
making it the ideal light-duty
truck for customers operating
in European markets. |
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In October 2012, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) delivered a
M501GAC gas turbine and Mitsubishi Electric delivered a 682
MVA steam turbine generator to the Warren County Power Station
operated by Dominion Virginia Power Company, a subsidiary of
Dominion Resources Inc. which is one of America’s leading energy
enterprises.
MHI shipped the M501GAC unit — its first made-in-America gas
turbine — from the Savannah Machinery Works in Georgia, its U.S.
manufacturing base, on October 10. Production of MHI gas turbines
is now poised to get on track in North America, where demand for
gas turbine combined-cycle power generation systems is expected
to increase.
The delivery by Mitsubishi Electric, meanwhile, marked the
cumulative
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| production of its 2,000th turbine generator.¹ The company increased production capacity at its Kobe
generator factory in March 2012 to keep in
step with the worldwide growth in electric
power demand.
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First gas turbine shipped from Savannah Machinery Works |
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Ceremony marking the production
of Mitsubishi Electric’s 2000th
turbine generator |
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| NYK has decided to build four next-generation Pure Car and
Truck Carriers (PCTC) scheduled to be commissioned between
2014 and 2015. Two of the vessels will be built with technical
assistance being provided by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. NYK
expects worldwide demand for PCTC transport to expand steadily,
especially to and from the emerging nations. The four new carriers
will be post-Panamax vessels designed to transit the new third
lane of the Panama Canal, which is wider and deeper than the
current two, when it becomes operational in the autumn of 2014.
With a beam of 35 meters,
the new vessels will be 2–3
meters wider than current
PCTCs, but using the latest
energy-saving technologies are
expected to achieve a saving
in fuel consumption of about
30 percent per vehicle carried
compared with existing ships. |
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| The world’s first solar-power-assisted vessel Auriga
Leader, an NYK PCTC. |
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