Hitachi, Panasonic to Collaborate in Smart Community Business to Realise Low-Carbon Society

8:42:37 PM | 11/5/2010

Recently, Hitachi, Ltd. and Panasonic Corporation announced an agreement to establish a cooperative relationship in the smart community-related business in the global market with a goal of helping to realize a low-carbon society.
 
The two companies will jointly develop interfaces and work on standardization initiatives with the intention of commercializing and promoting the emergence of community energy management systems (CEMS) and home energy management systems (HEMS). Hitachi has long-standing expertise in CEMS technologies, while Panasonic is equally strong at HEMS technologies.
 
Under the alliance announced, Hitachi and Panasonic will harness their respective technologies in the smart community business field to contribute to energy management in local communities and homes, thereby helping to make low-carbon societies a reality.
 
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