Yokohama City "Y-SDGs" Superior certified construction industry Nara Construction starts procuring 100% electricity from Asene's renewable energy, and sets up an "environmental policy" to further contribute to the local community Corporate release | Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Electronic version

Yokohama City "Y-SDGs" Superior certified construction industry Nara Construction starts procuring 100% electricity from Asene's renewable energy, advocating "environmental policy" to further contribute to the community

(2021/9/6)

Category: Goods and services

Release issuer: Asene

Nara Construction Co., Ltd. (President: Shotaro Uemoto, hereafter Nara Construction) collaborates with Asene Co., Ltd. (Representative: Kohei Nishiwada, hereafter Asene) to match clean electricity with a tracking system that utilizes blockchain. Started procuring "Asuene Denki" with 100% renewable energy. Construction example: Sagami Transit Road (Ken-O Expressway) Nara Construction began in 1947 with the manufacture and sale of agricultural machinery, and is now a comprehensive construction company headquartered in Yokohama, which develops civil engineering and construction businesses in a well-balanced manner in the local Kanagawa region. .. Recognizing that the company has various impacts on the region and the global environment through its business activities, we place importance on consideration for the environment and take pride in being involved in the construction and conservation of social capital. We aim to realize a rich living environment in harmony with nature. Construction example: Hachioji Minami Bypass Nara Construction has carried out various initiatives that contribute to the local community, such as Yokohama Health Management Certification, Regional Future Leading Company, and Yokohama-type Community Contribution Company Top Certification, and has received numerous high praise. .. On March 30, 2021, we obtained the certification of the higher rank Superior of the Yokohama City SDGs certification system "Y-SDGs". The top-ranked Superior is considered to be a business operator that promotes efforts at a high level in about 60% or more of all evaluation items, and Nara Construction has received a particularly high evaluation for "consideration for the local community" and "environment". Based on the corporate philosophy of "Challenge / Impression", we are striving for the development of a sustainable society. Construction example: Yokohama City Fire Department Branch Office This time, we will procure 100% of the local production for local consumption of asene, and plan to further contribute to the SDGs and the local community in the future. Asene has a mission of "a better world for the next generation" and is developing a clean power service that leads to 100% renewable energy, local production for local consumption, and cost reduction. Asene will continue to promote the renewable energy tech business in collaboration with Nara Construction. Details of Nara Construction and Asene are as follows. [Overview of Nara Construction] Company name: Nara Construction Co., Ltd. Service content: Contracting and planning / design / supervision of civil engineering / building work, environmental maintenance, business, repair / reinforcement of concrete structures by special construction methods, earthquake resistance of buildings Diagnosis, remodeling, renovation, etc. Founded: July 1947 President: Shotaro Uemoto Location: 1-13-3 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Company HP: https://www.nara-const. co.jp/ Inquiries: Telephone 045-472-2111 [Main features of Asene's clean power service] 1. Achieves both 100% renewable energy and 10% reduction in electricity costs 100% renewable energy with zero CO2 emissions Although it is electric power, it also realizes an average cost reduction of 10%, overturning the image that renewable energy = high. Since power is supplied using existing transmission and distribution lines, the quality of electricity does not change at all and stable supply is possible. 2. Improving the corporate image of SDGs and local production for local consumption We will contribute to local production for local consumption of energy by selecting the desired power plant by utilizing the blockchain. We can also carry out joint press releases to support corporate image enhancement and branding. 3. Easy energy-saving measures with centralized management Predicting months and times when electricity charges are high, and issuing energy-saving alerts in advance will contribute to the reduction of electricity costs. It is possible to measure the degree of environmental contribution by visualizing the amount of CO2 emission reduction every month. For customers such as companies, local governments, educational facilities, and organizations that want to solve climate crisis problems, actively promote ESG / SDGs initiatives, local revitalization, local production for local consumption, support local communities, and environmental branding. Recommended renewable energy power. [Company Profile] Asene has promoted the creation of a sustainable society for the next generation by increasing the number of corporate customers working on SDGs by spreading and expanding 100% renewable energy and local production for local consumption using public blockchain. increase. Company name: Asene Co., Ltd. Business description: Clean electricity retail service "Asene" with 100% renewable energy, local production and local consumption, cost reduction Capital: 382.5 million yen (including capital reserve) Representative: Kohei Nishiwada Shareholder: Management Jin, Incubate Fund Founded: October 2019 Company HP: https://earthene.com/corporate/ * 1 What is FIT electricity? Electricity purchased by an electric power company under the feed-in tariff (FIT). Part of the cost of procuring FIT electricity is covered by a levy collected from users of electricity, including customers other than our company, in promoting its value as renewable energy such as no CO2 emissions. , The national system requires the use of non-fossil certificates. The CO2 emissions of this electricity are treated as electricity with the national average CO2 emissions including thermal power generation. * 2 With 100% renewable energy, we plan to provide "real 100% renewable energy / zero CO2 emission factor" power by procuring non-fossil certificates together with our unique traceability system that utilizes blockchain. Results will be reported annually. * 3 A patent application was filed in February 2020 as a new traceability technology unique to our company that uses a public blockchain with highly tamper-proof characteristics.To the details of the corporate press release To the top of PR TIMES

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