LONDON, June 12, 2026 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Hitachi Energy, a global leader in electrification, has introduced HyFlex® Compact - a hybrid generator and flexible power hub that provides zero-emission electricity for temporary and off-grid applications such as construction projects and other infrastructure. The configurable system combines hydrogen fuel cells with high-performance batteries and can integrate additional power sources, delivering stable AC power as a clean alternative to diesel generation.As electricity demand rises, companies across industry and infrastructure are electrifying operations and cutting emissions, often in locations where grid connections are limited or unavailable. This is increasing demand for flexible power solutions that can perform reliably acrossa wide range of operating conditions, from remote sites to grid-connected environments.Addressing these requirements calls for power solutions that go beyond single technologies, supported by robust system expertise and integration capabilities. Designed for standalone orgrid-connected operation, Hitachi Energy’s HyFlex Compact combines hydrogen fuel cells, batteries, power electronics, cooling, and auxiliaries in a single, portable enclosure, all managed by an optimized control system. The system converts hydrogen into clean electricity using fuel cells, producing power, heat, and water with no harmful emissions.With optional AC and DC input modules, Hyflex Compact can operate as a mobile microgrid, connecting multiple energy assets, providing stable AC power whenever and wherever it is needed. This enables more efficient operation and reduces reliance on hydrogen when additional power sources are available.“The energy system is being asked to deliver more electricity, with lower emissions and higher resilience, often in places where the grid was never designed for today’s demands,” said Marco Berardi, Head of Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service at Hitachi Energy. “HyFlex Compact brings together different technologies through system integration expertise to support a secure electricity supply as energy systems evolve, while helping companies move toward lower emission power.”HyFlex Compact is suitable for applications across a wide range of operating environments, from construction sites and temporary infrastructure such as events and festivals to electric vehicle charging, mining operations, remote industrial sites, critical infrastructure, and hard-to-abate operating environments.The introduction of the flexible power hub marks an evolutionary step, building on Hitachi Energy’s earlier HyFlex developments. Initial pilots explored hydrogen-to-power applications and provided valuable insight into integrating fuel cells, power electronics, and control systems in real-world operating environments1.Hitachi Energy continues to bring flexible, low-emission solutions to market, underpinned by its expertise in power electronics and system integration. Recent investments in power electronics capabilities, including the inauguration of the Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service Test Center in Västerås, Sweden, and the announcement of a new Power Electronics Center of Competence in the United States*1, underscore the company’s focus on strengthening the technologies needed to support secure, affordable, sustainable and resilient electricity systems.*1 Hitachi Energy expands its U.S. footprint with $10 million USD investment in North Carolina to meet surging electricity demandSome of HyFlex pilot projectsHitachi Energy and Air Products pioneer zero-emission construction site in the NetherlandsHitachi Energy’s pioneers HyFlex hydrogen-powered generator with shore power system for ships at berthHitachi Energy enables decarbonization of construction site in SwedenAbout Hitachi EnergyHitachi Energy is a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission critical technologies to power their daily lives. With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next. With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.Https://www.hitachienergy.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/hitachienergyhttps://x.com/HitachiEnergy About Hitachi, Ltd.Through its Social Innovation Business (SIB) that brings together IT, OT(Operational Technology) and products, Hitachi aims to be a global leader in continuously transforming social infrastructure through digital, contributing to a harmonized society where the environment, wellbeing, and economic growth are in balance. Hitachi operates worldwide across four sectors - Digital Systems & Services, Energy, Mobility, and Connective Industries - as well as a Strategic SIB Business Unit focused on new growth areas. With Lumada at its core, Hitachi creates value by combining data, technology and domain knowledge to solve customer and social challenges. Revenues for FY2025 (ended March 31, 2026) totaled 10,586.7 billion yen, with 606 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 290,000 employees worldwide. Visit us at www.hitachi.com. Copyright 2026 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com

LONDON, June 12, 2026 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Hitachi Energy, a global leader in electrification, today announced the launch of AxoniQ™, its comprehensive portfolio of solutions for multi-terminal direct current(MTDC) systems. As global electricity demand accelerates, MTDC systems are becoming critical to ensuring a secure, affordable, and sustainable power grid. As renewable energy deployment accelerates and power systems become increasingly interconnected, MTDC systems help manage congestion and improve resilience by allowing dynamic power flow between multiple terminals and across different energy markets, while supporting faster planning, procurement, and execution of grid projects. By connecting multiple power sources and demand points, MTDC grids enable electricity to be directed where it is needed most.ENTSO E’s Offshore Network Development Plans 2024 report*1 highlights that by 2040, Europe is moving into a massive scale-up phase of offshore renewables, which requires major transmission expansion and early hybrid grids. Grids developed with MTDC systems can boost transmission capacity up to nearly threefold in a 2040 scenario.*1 Offshore Network Development Plans European offshore network transmission infrastructure needsAchieving the same capacity and reliability without these solutions would require substantial capital investment. Optimized assets not only translate into fewer converter stations, but also into fewer power cables and lines and a reduced use of land and materials, underpinning a more sustainable energy system for the benefit of both society and the environment.Marking a significant step toward greater interoperability, the launch of AxoniQ comes as governments and grid operators worldwide accelerate investments in transmission infrastructure toward a fully electrified world to integrate renewable energy at scale, strengthen cross-border interconnections, and improve energy security.The AxoniQ portfolio combines advanced power electronics and control technologies. It includes:AxoniQ Protect: An innovative solution that can interrupt a DC fault in less than three milliseconds, it offers fast and effective protection at up to 525 kilovolts (kV). It enables selective fault isolation by disconnecting only the affected section of the DC grid, while the rest of the system continues operating. This continuous, proactive protection enables extremely low losses and the optimal combination of performance, efficiency, and reliability throughout the entire lifecycle.AxoniQ Connect: A modular DC switching station that enables the connection of new terminals and structures the grid into several protection zones, creating manageable subsystems. AxoniQ Connect ensures reliable service continuity, simplifies maintenance, and supports cost-efficient scalability.AxoniQ Control: An advanced control system built with interoperability in mind that maintains voltage stability and power balance, optimized power flow, and flexible, market-driven energy exchange. AxoniQ Control addresses congestion and enables quick reconfigurations in the event of disturbances.Together, the AxoniQ suite of cutting-edge power electronics solutions enables the re-routing of power in real time, rapid fault isolation, and maintaining continuity of power supply while minimizing the impact on the wider grid and avoiding the risk of costly power interruptions. Engineered for interoperability by design, AxoniQ will continue to evolve to enable a sustainable expansion of direct current (DC) grids in the decades ahead.“Electricity networks are becoming increasingly complex as renewable generation grows and demand patterns evolve. AxoniQ represents a milestone in the evolution of DC grids, enabling the next generation of HVDC systems, helping grid operators integrate renewable power more reliably and affordably while improving grid resilience and transmission efficiency,” said Niklas Persson, CEO, Grid Integration Business Unit at Hitachi Energy. “Hitachi Energy is pioneering the new technology needed today and helping ensure future prosperity.”The AxoniQ family is part of Hitachi Energy’s Grid-enSure®, a fully integrated solution portfolio to stabilize power systems by strengthening transmission, managing frequency variations and system voltage and addressing capacity constraints. AxoniQ takes its name from axons, the part of a nerve cell (neuron) that carries electrical signals away from the cell body to other neurons, muscles or glands, effectively functioning as the body’s electrical system. Like axons, AxoniQ brings power to life across the grid – intelligently and effectively transmitting electricity between multiple sources and demand points, acting as the vital connection that enables amore responsive, resilient, and interconnected energy system.AxoniQ has been researched and developed by Hitachi Energy for more than a decade, and its benefits are demonstrated through the company’s work in partnership with TSOs and main industry players with the aim of making future HVDC systems mutually compatible and interoperable by design.About Hitachi EnergyHitachi Energy is a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission critical technologies to power their daily lives. With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next. With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD.Https://www.hitachienergy.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/hitachienergyhttps://x.com/HitachiEnergyAbout Hitachi, Ltd.Through its Social Innovation Business (SIB) that brings together IT, OT (Operational Technology) and products, Hitachi aims to be a global leader in continuously transforming social infrastructure through digital, contributing to a harmonized society where the environment, wellbeing, and economic growth are in balance. Hitachi operates worldwide across four sectors – Digital Systems & Services, Energy, Mobility, and Connective Industries – as well as a Strategic SIB Business Unit focused on new growth areas. With Lumada at its core, Hitachi creates value by combining data, technology and domain knowledge to solve customer and social challenges. Revenues for FY2025 (ended March 31, 2026) totaled 10,586.7 billion yen, with 606 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 290,000 employees worldwide. Visit us at www.hitachi.com. Copyright 2026 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com

TOKYO, June 12, 2026 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) announced that Team Mitsubishi Ralliart, which receives technical support from the company, successfully completed a seven-day endurance test in mid-May on off-road courses near Khao Yai National Park in northeastern Thailand. Under conditions simulating the Asia Cross Country Rally (AXCR), the test confirmed the intended performance of the improvements made to the Triton. Team Mitsubishi Ralliart will enter three Triton pickup trucks in AXCR 2026 in Thailand this August, as it aims for a second consecutive title.AXCR 2026 will cover approximately 2,000 kilometers across six days in the hot, humid climate and demanding terrain typical of Southeast Asia. The course features steep mountainous terrain, narrow and rugged jungle trails, low- to medium-speed rough roads with muddy tracks and river crossings caused by sudden downpours, as well as relatively flat, high-speed unpaved sections such as grasslands and farm tracks.Aiming to secure back-to-back victories, Team Mitsubishi Ralliart has further unlocked Triton’s potential and improved its dynamic performance so that drivers can tackle AXCR’s highly varied and severe conditions with greater control. With adjustments to the vehicle layout, including the powertrain position, the team improved front-to-rear weight distribution. The suspension was also fine-tuned to increase tire contact at all four wheels, improving steering stability and cornering performance. In addition, engine response in the low- to mid-speed range has been refined to improve drivability and off-road capability."The AXCR, where vehicles must run at high speed over a diverse and grueling course, the load imposed on the vehicle body by road impact is said to be, in some cases, more than thirty times greater than in normal customer driving," said Hiroshi Masuoka, team director of Team Mitsubishi Ralliart. "The technical information gained through our participation in the AXCR over the past four years has not only improved the competitiveness of our rally cars, but has also provided valuable insight for strengthening the appeal of our production vehicles. These learnings have been applied not only to the Triton, but also to the all-new Pajero, which will make its world premiere this autumn. Through vehicle development honed through rally activities, Mitsubishi Motors will continue to deliver distinctive and compelling products that reflect Mitsubishi Motors’ identity."Team Mitsubishi RalliartTeam Director: Hiroshi Masuoka (Mitsubishi Motors)Team Principal: Chayut Yangpichit (Tant Sport)Technical Director: Kopong Amatayakul (Tant Sport)Drivers and Co-drivers:Driver: Chayaphon YothaFrom: Udon Thani Province, ThailandBorn: August 16, 1987 (38)Career: Actively participating in numerous rallies and races in Thailand. Two time AXCR overall champion (2022, 2025). Known for precise, careful driving style and ability to maintain high speed without damaging the vehicle.Co-driver: Peerapong Sombutwong (Thailand) Driver: Katsuhiko TaguchiFrom: Okayama Prefecture, JapanBorn: February 7, 1972 (54)Career: Internationally active rally driver with two FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship titles. Finished 5th overall, ranking as the highest-placed Japanese driver duo in AXCR 2025.Co-driver: Takahiro Yasui (Japan) Driver: Kazuto Koide (Mitsubishi Motors)From: Aichi Prefecture, JapanBorn: June 19, 1979 (46)Career: Mitsubishi Motors test driver who has been responsible for testing many new models, including the Pajero and Lancer Evolution. Currently serves as a driving instructor for test drivers and as a demonstration driver at events in Japan and around the world.Co-driver: Eiji Chiba (Japan) Overview of AXCR 2025AXCR 2026 will be held in Thailand from August 9 to August 15. The rally will begin with a ceremonial start in Pattaya, a coastal resort city in eastern Thailand, and head north through Prachinburi, home to rich natural surroundings including Khao Yai National Park; Nakhon Sawan, the source of the Chao Phraya River; and Kamphaeng Phet, a fortress city of the Sukhothai Kingdom. The rally will finish in Phitsanulok in northern Thailand, known for its natural attractions and historic sites. The total distance is expected to be approximately 2,000 kilometers.AXCR 2026 Official Websitehttps://asiacrosscountryrally.com/index.html(Open in a new window)Official Ralliart Social MediaX: https://x.com/ralliart_jp(Open in a new window)Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ralliart.official/(Open in a new window)AXCR Special Website: https://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/jp/brand/ralliart/axcr/axcr2026/ Copyright 2026 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com

TOKYO, June 12, 2026 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) announced the release of the final report from the Net Carbon Impact project conducted by the European Green Digital Coalition (hereinafter "EGDC")(1), which quantitatively assessed the decarbonization effects of implementing NEC’s smart agriculture solution "CropScope"(2).The final report is available here: https://www.greendigitalcoalition.eu/case-studies-deployment-phase/#agricultureThe EGDC is a coalition of companies established at the request of the European Council, with the support of the European Parliament and the European Commission, with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions across society through the use of digital technologies.Under this initiative, the net carbon impact of digital technologies is quantitatively assessed as a measure of emissions reduction by comparing scenarios in which digital technologies are "used" and "not used", based on a scientific methodology developed by the EGDC.About Net Carbon ImpactNet carbon impact refers to the overall net reduction in greenhouse gas emissions achieved through the adoption of digital technologies, calculated by subtracting the additional emissions generated through the manufacturing, operation, and disposal of the equipment required to implement those technologies from the emissions reductions enabled by the technologies themselves.Because it also takes into account increase in emissions associated with the use of such equipment, net carbon impact enables an objective assessment of the actual emissions reduction effect that the adoption of a given technology has across society as a whole.Overview of the Case StudyThis case study focused on the variable-rate fertilization function incorporated into NEC’s smart agriculture solution, "CropScope." Variable-rate fertilization is a method in which fertilizer is applied at optimized rates for each area of a field according to crop growth conditions and soil conditions, rather than applying the same amount uniformly across the entire field.The study compared scenarios in which CropScope’s variable-rate fertilization function was implemented and not implemented at farms in Hokkaido, Japan, and comprehensively evaluated:the reduction effect on fertilizer usage achieved through variable-rate fertilization; andthe net carbon impact resulting from reduced fertilizer usage.As a result, CropScope’s variable-rate fertilization function was confirmed to have a tangible effect on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the agricultural sector.How Variable Rate Fertilization Contributes to DecarbonizationFertilizers used in agriculture contain nitrogen, which is essential for crop growth. However, when fertilizer is applied in amounts exceeding what crops can absorb, excess nitrogen remains in the soil. This residual nitrogen is transformed through the activity of soil microorganisms, generating nitrous oxide (Nâ‚‚O), a greenhouse gas, in the process.Nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas with a global warming potential approximately 270 times greater than that of carbon dioxide. Accordingly, appropriately reducing fertilizer use through variable-rate fertilization helps suppress nitrous oxide emissions and can make a significant contribution to decarbonization across society.Reduction Effects by Crop (Winter Wheat, Spring Wheat, Corn) (3)In this report, we examined the effects over the entire growing season for three crop types: winter wheat, spring wheat, and corn. The main findings for each crop are as follows.For all crops evaluated, the net carbon impact achieved through reduced fertilizer use significantly exceeded the average emissions generated by tractor operations during the cultivation period.These results quantitatively demonstrate that implementing CropScope’s variable-rate fertilization function can reduce unnecessary fertilizer use while also contributing to lower environmental impact.Secondary Effects Beyond Greenhouse Gas ReductionsIn addition to greenhouse gas reductions, this assessment also identified the following secondary benefits:Economic benefits for farmers through reduced fertilizer costsImproved water quality and reduced risks of eutrophication and adverse ecological impacts through the suppression of fertilizer runoffImproved soil health, such as enhanced soil organic matter retentionThese findings indicate that variable-rate fertilization technology utilizing digital technologies can contribute both to agricultural sustainability and to climate change mitigation.Looking AheadNEC will leverage the insights gained from this initiative to promote decarbonization in the agricultural sector and work toward the creation of agriculture-based carbon credits.NEC will continue to contribute to the simultaneous advancement of both DX (Digital Transformation) and GX (Green Transformation) across society through the use of digital technologies.(1) The European Green Digital Coalition (EGDC) is an industry-led initiative, supported by the European Commission and the European Parliament at the request of the Council of the European Union, that aims to leverage the emissions reduction potential of digital solutions across all sectors.(2) About NEC’s smart agriculture solution "CropScope"https://www.nec.com/en/global/solutions/agri/index.html(3) The conditions under which this case study was conducted are as follows.(4) Calculated based on the tax-exempt agricultural diesel fuel consumption standards published by Taisetsu Agricultural Cooperative (Hokkaido) and the emission factor published by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment (diesel fuel: 2.619 kgCOâ‚‚/L), assuming four tractor operations (tillage, seeding, intertillage, and harvesting).　(Reference: Agricultural Tax-Exempt Diesel Fuel Consumption Standards: http://www.jataisetu.or.jp/kouhou/R7menkeikikai.pdf (Japanese text), Emission Factors: https://www.env.go.jp/council/16pol-ear/y164-04/mat04.pdf (Japanese text)About NECThe NEC Group leverages technology to create social value and promote a more sustainable world where everyone has the chance to reach their full potential. NEC Corporation was established in 1899. Today, the NEC Group’s approximately 110,000 employees utilize world-leading AI, security, and communications technologies to solve the most pressing needs of customers and society.For more information, please visit https://www.nec.com, and follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube. Copyright 2026 JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com