HITACHI : Energy Saving Technologies in Home Appliances

	Volume 57 Number 5 September 2008
	Special Issue

AUTHORS

Akihisa Hirota	Refrigerator Design Dept., Tochigi Home Appliance Works, Hitachi Appliances, Inc.
Atsushi Otsuka	Air Conditioning Systems Design Dept., Tochigi Air Conditioning Works, Hitachi Appliances, Inc.
Takahiko Yoshida	Environment Promotion Dept., Hitachi Appliances, Inc.

OVERVIEW

The environmental friendliness of home appliances can be addressed in three fundamental ways: global environment preservation (prevent global warming and protect the ozone layer), resource recycling (the Three Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle), and chemical substance management (reducing use of chemicals in products and manufacturing processes that adversely affect the environment). Now that the first commitment period to achieve CO₂ reduction targets under the Kyoto Protocol has begun (2008—2012), prevention of global warming in particular has drawn a great deal of attention and emerged as a critical international political issue. Residential sector currently accounts for 13.5% of Japan's CO₂ emissions, and many anticipate that more energy efficient appliances will help reduce the country's CO₂ emissions. To meet these public expectations and needs, Hitachi Appliances, Inc. is committed to the development of the most energy efficient home appliances that are available.

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CONTACT FOR INQUIRY

Environment Promotion Department, Hitachi Appliances, Inc.

takahiko.yoshida.em@hitachi.com

RELEVANT SITE

Home Appliances (Japanese Only)

KEYWORDS

refrigerator, air conditioner, home appliance, power consumption, energy saving, energy efficiency

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