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MHI Thermal Systems to Add "Hydrolution PRO" Series of Air-cooled Heat Pump Chillers to its Product Lineup for the European Market

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

TOKYO, Mar 6, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, is to add "Hydrolution PRO (trademark registration in progress)" Series of air-cooled heat pump chillers(1) to its product lineup for the European market.

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO, Mar 6, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, is to add "Hydrolution PRO (trademark registration in progress)" Series of air-cooled heat pump chillers(1) to its product lineup for the European market.
  • As one of the countermeasures, MHI Thermal Systems adds the air-cooled heat pump chiller which is the water circulation system to its product lineup.
  • The remote control allows setting and adjustment of up to 20 air-cooled heat pump chillers with intuitive touch operation.
  • Heat pump chillers are used mainly in cooling applications, but as the term "heat pump" indicates, they also can serve to heat water to high temperatures.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Invests in Fervo Energy, a US-Based Enhanced Geothermal System Startup

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Friday, March 1, 2024

TOKYO, Mar 1, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced that it has invested in Fervo Energy (Fervo), an innovative enhanced geothermal technology startup company headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO, Mar 1, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced that it has invested in Fervo Energy (Fervo), an innovative enhanced geothermal technology startup company headquartered in Houston, Texas.
  • The investment has been executed through Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. (MHIA), which joins a consortium of investors, including Devon Energy Corporation (Devon), Marunouchi Innovation Partners (MIP) and others.
  • Fervo is striving to unlock geothermal energy in previously economically unattractive locations, dramatically increasing geothermal resource potential.
  • Carbon-free energy by enhanced geothermal can be a powerful resource for both ecosystems, and dispatchability is especially important for industrial facilities, while solar and wind have intermittency challenges.

MHI Group Presents "Best Innovation 2023" Awards for Activities that Contribute to Protecting the Environment

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Through this in-house program, the Company aims to raise environmental awareness and encourage further innovation among its groupwide employees.

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  • Through this in-house program, the Company aims to raise environmental awareness and encourage further innovation among its groupwide employees.
  • An anchorless construction method enables easy equipment installation and layout changes-, a feature that has brought accolades from multi-tenant warehouse owners.
  • By utilizing knowledge and expertise of MHI group, a "liquefied CO2 handling system" enabling transport of liquefied CO2 in large volumes is being developed.
  • In these ways, MHI Group has been making its initiatives toward realizing a carbon neutral society widely known.

MHI Recognized by CDP as Being at the Leadership Level for Climate Change Earning A- score

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Monday, February 19, 2024

This A-minus is the CDP's second-highest rating and is one rank up from the B ranking MHI received in the previous year.

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  • This A-minus is the CDP's second-highest rating and is one rank up from the B ranking MHI received in the previous year.
  • CDP scoring and collected environmental data are publicly available on CDP's platform and widely referenced by institutional investors and companies.
  • MHI believes this improved rating will enable it to draw broad attention to its progress in addressing climate change in its business activities.
  • Every year since 2002, CDP sends letters to companies on behalf of investors asking those companies to disclose data on their environmental impacts.

Amundi US Announces Portfolio Management Changes for Pioneer Municipal Closed-End Funds

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

Amundi US today announced portfolio management changes for the following Pioneer closed-end municipal bond funds, effective February 28, 2024.

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  • Amundi US today announced portfolio management changes for the following Pioneer closed-end municipal bond funds, effective February 28, 2024.
  • Pioneer Municipal High Income Advantage Fund, Inc. (NYSE: MAV)
    Pioneer Municipal High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: MHI)
    Pioneer Municipal High Income Opportunities Fund, Inc. (NYSE: MIO)
    Effective February 28, 2024, the following individuals are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds.
  • Jake joined Amundi US in February 2024 as Managing Director, Director of Municipals, and Portfolio Manager.
  • Previously, Jake was Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at Macquarie Investment Management, which he joined in 2004.

Mitsubishi Power Receives Order for State-of-the-Art JAC Series GTCC Power Plant for Uzbekistan Navoi 3 Power Plant Project

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

This is the third order received by Mitsubishi Power for GTCC equipment for the Navoi Power Plant.

Key Points: 
  • This is the third order received by Mitsubishi Power for GTCC equipment for the Navoi Power Plant.
  • Mitsubishi Power had previously supplied GTCC power generation equipment for the nearby power plants Navoi 1 and Navoi 2, which started operations in 2013 and 2019, respectively.
  • Mitsubishi Power has received many orders for large-scale gas turbines in Uzbekistan, including state-of-the-art JAC and F series.
  • Going forward, Mitsubishi Power will continue to support the stable and efficient operation of the electric power business for the realization of energy transition in Uzbekistan.

MHI Concludes Nissay Positive Impact Finance Agreement

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Friday, February 9, 2024

TOKYO, Feb 9, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has concluded a Nissay Positive Impact Finance (Note1) agreement with Nippon Life Insurance Company (Nippon Life) (contract amount: JPY 6.0 billion yen).

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO, Feb 9, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has concluded a Nissay Positive Impact Finance (Note1) agreement with Nippon Life Insurance Company (Nippon Life) (contract amount: JPY 6.0 billion yen).
  • Positive Impact Finance (PIF) is a loan intended to provide continuous support for corporate activities while comprehensively analyzing and evaluating the impacts (both positive and negative) that those activities have on the environment, society, and the economy, based on the Principles for Positive Impact Finance and implementation guidelines formulated by the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI).
  • The Principles for Positive Impact Finance, formulated by the UNEP FI in January 2017, is a financial framework for achieving SDGs.
  • (1) Nissay Positive Impact Finance is ESG-themed investment provided by Nippon Life.

MHI Contributes to Successful Acquisition of First Observation Images by JAXA's "XRISM" X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission Satellite

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Friday, February 9, 2024

MHI technology supported the data acquisition of the distribution and chemical composition of high-temperature plasma weaving through the galaxies by the XRISM satellite's onboard soft X-ray imager (Xtend) and soft X-ray spectrometer (Resolve).

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  • MHI technology supported the data acquisition of the distribution and chemical composition of high-temperature plasma weaving through the galaxies by the XRISM satellite's onboard soft X-ray imager (Xtend) and soft X-ray spectrometer (Resolve).
  • XRISM's mission is to document, in unprecedented detail, the formation of stars, galaxies and galaxy clusters.
  • MHI, which serves as manufacturer of the mission instruments, is responsible for designing and manufacturing Xtend's X-ray charge coupled devices (CCD) (Note2) detector and the data processors for Xtend and Resolve.
  • The mission data processors employed on both Xtend and Resolve are "SOI-SOC2" satellite-mounted microprocessor units (MPUs) jointly developed by JAXA and MHI.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Achieves Large YoY Growth in Order Intake, Revenue, and Profit in Strong Third Quarter, Raises FY2023 Order Intake and Revenue Guidance

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

- Increased FY2023 order intake and revenue guidance in response to continued strength in all segments.

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  • - Increased FY2023 order intake and revenue guidance in response to continued strength in all segments.
  • Profit attributable to owners of parent (net income) was JPY138.0 billion, an increase of 107.8% year-over-year, with a profit margin of 4.2%.
  • In Energy Systems, strong demand in Gas Turbine Combined Cycle (GTCC) as well as Nuclear Power served to increase order intake.
  • "Performance during the first three quarters of FY2023 was strong, with large year-over-year growth in order intake, revenue, and profit," Hisato Kozawa, MHI Chief Financial Officer commented.

MHI and Worley Awarded FEED Contract for UK's First CO2 Capture Plant at a Cement Production Facility

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

- It will capture and store up to 800,000 tons of CO2 annually from the cement plant flue gas by applying proprietary CO2 capture technology.

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  • - It will capture and store up to 800,000 tons of CO2 annually from the cement plant flue gas by applying proprietary CO2 capture technology.
  • This contract has been awarded in accordance with the progress made by the Padeswood CCS (carbon capture and storage) project planned for the site.
  • MHI was selected after working on the initial competitive Pre-FEED* project study awarded in 2022.
  • The CO2 capture plant could start operation in 2028.