Volume 70 Number 6 Technologies for Sustainable Cities and MobilityMobility for Safe and Secure Transportation and Urban Spaces
Inter-city railway services with low CO2 emissions, together with escalators and elevators for moving people around ever-taller buildings, play a vital role in creating sustainable societies and providing safe, comfortable ways of living. This issue presents environmental initiatives and ways of adapting to the new normal, with examples of the latest developments in Hitachi’s railway and building systems.
Cover Story
Mobility for a Sustainable Future
Railway and Building Systems that Underpin People's Lives
Amid rising global concerns about societal and environmental challenges, people are paying attention to railway services with low CO2 emissions, together with escalators and elevators for moving people around ever-taller buildings. Hitachi's CEOs of Railway Systems BU and Building Systems BU share their visions for the future of their businesses.
Achieving Carbon Neutrality for a Sustainable Society
Hitachi's Environment Strategy and its Work in Mobility
A shift has begun to a decarbonized way of life that combines carbon neutrality with economic growth. This article presents examples of actions being taken on the environment in Hitachi's Mobility sector and describes Hitachi’s environmental strategy and specific measures it is taking across the entire group.
Reform of Railway Systems Accelerated by Digital Technology
What Sort of Railways are Needed to Underpin a Sustainable Society?
The prospect of a post-COVID era calls for reforms in the railway systems that underpin economic, social activity, and the movement of people. Here, leaders from Hitachi who are involved in railway systems sit down with Professor Takafumi Koseki from The University of Tokyo to consider where railway systems are now and to look ahead to their future.
Exploring Rail’s Future with Technology Inherited from the Past
One-Hundred-Year History of Hitachi’s Kasado Works
Kasado Works, part of Hitachi's Railway Systems BU, celebrated its 100th anniversary in May 2021. It has been supporting the movement of people by producing a wide variety of rolling stock, commencing with steam locomotives. This article describes the 100-year history of Kasado Works and its international activities and initiatives for the environment.
GLOBAL INNOVATION REPORT
Contribution to China’s Green Manufacturing System and Work toward Achieving Carbon Neutrality
Environmental Initiatives at Hitachi Elevator (China) Group
China has announced the establishment of a green manufacturing system and Hitachi’s Building Systems BU, which has many production facilities located in China, has been pursuing environmental measures that anticipate this development. This article describes the activities of Hitachi Elevator (China) Co., Ltd., which manufactures elevators in China.
FEATURED ARTICLES
Railway Systems for Mobility in Sustainable Society
Trains are attracting attention as a means of transportation suitable for sustainable societies, featuring significantly lower CO2 emissions per passenger-kilometer than alternatives such as cars or aircraft. This section reports on new developments and other recent activities at Hitachi’s Railway Systems BU that are intended to make railways safe, reliable, and more convenient, and to further reduce the load on the environment through enhancements and improvements to rolling stock and systems.
- Managing, Operating, and Maintaining Different Products across Different Business Models on a Global Scale
OS&M Green Solutions for Environmental Sustainability - Development of Technologies for Weight Reducing and More Efficient High-speed Trains
- Digital Data Tools to Improve Efficiency in Rolling Stock UK
- Development of High-performance Platform for Onboard Signalling Systems to Ensure Railway Operation Safety
- Ankara Metro: A Challenging Mix of Greenfield and Brownfield CBTC
Building Systems for Cities in the New Normal
There is a growing need for making cities more energy-efficient and reducing their CO2 emissions, and for measures to prevent the spread of infection in buildings open to large numbers of people. This section reports on the latest products and services supplied by Hitachi’s Building Systems BU and its plans for further development. These products and services include anti-infection measures and other functions for improving the safety, security, and comfort of elevators and escalators.
- Touchless Elevator Call Solution and Anti-COVID-19 Measures in China
- New Standard Elevator Featuring Safety, Security, and Comfort
- New TX Series Escalators Featuring Enhanced Performance and Design, and Solutions for Minimizing Infection Risk
- Hitachi Building IoT Solution for Added Value and Enhanced Quality of Building Operation
- Establishment of Global Control Center and Use of Remote Monitoring to Expand Services
- Earthquake Countermeasures and Services for Elevators that Help Relieve Users and Maintain Safety
