Akari & Company and Clean Energy Connect Form Business Alliance

Akari & Company Inc. (Representative Director: Ryota Kitagawa) and Clean Energy Connect Inc. (Representative Director: Teppei Uchida) are pleased to announce the signing of a business alliance agreement for collaboration aimed at enhancing corporate renewable energy procurement and advanced decarbonization management. ◼️ Background: Decarbonization from "Cost" to a Source of "Competitiveness" Against the backdrop of responding to RE100 and SBT, and the increasing demand for emission reductions across the entire supply chain, renewable energy procurement has become a critical management issue that affects corporate value. Meanwhile, for many companies, the following structural challenges act as barriers to decision-making: * Inability to formulate optimal renewable energy procurement strategies, leading to isolated measures. * Difficulty in implementing advanced schemes such as off-site corporate PPAs and consumer new power companies. * Challenges in designing solutions that simultaneously satisfy cost, stable supply, and environmental value. * Lack of execution capability to achieve 24/7 carbon-free energy. To solve these challenges, a system that can integrate and execute "strategy design" and "renewable energy securing and operation" without fragmentation is essential. ◼️ Aim of the Business Alliance: End-to-End Support from Strategy to Implementation Through this alliance, the strengths of both companies will be integrated to build a system that provides end-to-end support for corporate renewable energy procurement, from strategy formulation to execution and operation. 〇 Overview By combining the functions of both companies, we will provide comprehensive support for corporate clients' renewable energy procurement. 〇 Division of Roles * Support for overall planning and strategy formulation for renewable energy procurement. * Support for designing highly flexible procurement schemes. * Support for launching and operating consumer new power companies to increase the freedom of renewable energy procurement. * Support for battery storage introduction to maximize renewable energy procurement. * Development and operation of small-scale solar power plants. * Provision of off-site corporate PPAs and virtual PPAs. * Formation of project and finance schemes tailored to the needs of client companies, such as joint ventures (JVs). * Operation support through DX utilizing "CEC-Cloud®" for projects. * Provision of 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy (24/7CFE) utilizing battery storage. ◼️ Value Proposition: "Actionable Decarbonization" Directly Linked to Management Decisions Through this alliance, we will provide the following value to corporate management and sustainability officers: * Elimination of the disconnect between strategy and execution. * Formulation and execution of renewable energy procurement strategies that go beyond theoretical plans and consider implementation. * Cost and risk optimization. * Achieving long-term cost stability through optimal procurement design based on electricity price fluctuation risks. * Reliable achievement of Scope 2 reductions. * Realizing highly effective emission reductions through the introduction of additional renewable energy. * Realistic approach to 24/7CFE. * Supporting adaptation to progressively advanced decarbonization targets by utilizing battery storage and other means. ◼️ Future Outlook Through this alliance, both companies will evolve renewable energy introduction from a "procurement measure" to a "management strategy," supporting both the strengthening of corporate competitiveness and decarbonization. ◼️ Company Overview Akari & Company Inc. Akari & Company is a company that supports corporate GX (Green Transformation). In addition to consulting functions that handle everything from renewable energy procurement strategy formulation to execution support, they also provide support for launching and operating consumer new power companies and renewable energy aggregation services. They have a track record of supporting companies such as Nomura Real Estate, Kansai Electric Power Energy Solutions, Chubu Electric Power Mirise, and Tokyu Power Supply. Clean Energy Connect Inc. Clean Energy Connect is a company that provides speedy, flexible, and one-stop green power solutions for decarbonization-oriented companies and RE100 participating companies, from planning and execution support for optimal green power introduction to post-introduction effect verification and target achievement. They primarily achieve speedy green power introduction and planned CO2 reduction by developing and operating Non-FIT small-scale solar power plants on abandoned farmland, dispersed nationwide (2,700 locations as of March 2026). Currently, they support the decarbonization and RE100 goals of companies such as Dai-ichi Life Insurance, NTT Group, Tokyu, Nomura Real Estate, Hulic, Sugi Holdings, Fujifilm, Amazon, and Google. 【Contact for this matter】 Akari & Company Inc. E-mail: info@akari-n.co.jp Website: https://akari-n.co.jp/ Clean Energy Connect Inc. Corporate Headquarters E-mail: info@cleanenergyconnect.jp Website: https://cleanenergyconnect.jp/