"Denso Trim Co., Ltd." in Komono Town Wins Reiwa 7 Energy Conservation Grand Prize! Courtesy Visit to the Mayor
Denso Trim Co., Ltd. won the Energy Conservation Grand Prize (Director-General's Award) for reducing power consumption by 10.8% using groundwater, and will visit the mayor of Komono Town.
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We are pleased to announce that "Denso Trim Co., Ltd. (President: Daisuke Yamashita)," based in Komono Town, has been awarded the "Director-General of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Award" in the energy-saving case study category of the "2025 (Reiwa 7) Energy Conservation Grand Prize (Supported by: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)" sponsored by the Energy Conservation Center, Japan.
This award recognizes outstanding energy-saving activities and advanced energy-saving products, and this reception indicates that Denso Trim Co., Ltd.'s long-standing efforts to reduce environmental impact have been highly evaluated nationwide.
To celebrate this brilliant achievement and to honor their contribution to industrial promotion and environmental policies within the town, a courtesy visit will be held on April 9, Reiwa 8, as follows.
Overview of the Courtesy Visit
Date and Time: Thursday, April 9, Reiwa 8, 10:00 AM
Location: Komono Town Hall, 3rd Floor Reception Room
Visitors: Denso Trim Co., Ltd.
President: Daisuke Yamashita
General Manager, Safety and Environment Office: Noriaki Hoshino
Manager, Safety and Environment Facility Section: Hiroya Horiuchi
Chief, Safety and Environment Facility Section: Toshimitsu Kobayashi
Receivers: Takayuki Morooka, Mayor of Komono Town; Hiroyuki Ohashi, Deputy Mayor
About the Award Details
Award Name: 2025 (Reiwa 7) Energy Conservation Grand Prize, Energy-Saving Case Study Category, Director-General of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Award
Theme: Promotion of Energy Conservation through Thorough Utilization of Groundwater
Evaluation Points: This case is an initiative for energy conservation utilizing groundwater at an automotive electronic parts factory.
With air conditioning accounting for 24% of the total energy, the cooling potential of the groundwater (18.5°C) from the foothills of the Suzuka Mountains was thoroughly utilized to gradually reduce the factory's air conditioning load. Specifically, after using groundwater for intake cooling of the indoor AC units, it is pumped to the roof and sprinkled to suppress the indoor temperature rise. Furthermore, water after rooftop sprinkling is diverted through pipes from the rain gutters to sprinkle on the outdoor AC units to cool the heat exchangers, and sprinkled on surrounding concrete to additionally reduce the summer AC load.
In winter, it is utilized for melting snow on the roof, suppressing the snow load on the roof, which made it possible to install approximately 1MW of solar power generation panels. Through ingenuity in installation sequence and other factors, it does not require complex mechanisms or controls, and is easy to deploy to other business sites. In addition, through measures against silica and operational ingenuity during snowfall, it can be deployed to other sites without using expensive equipment. As a result, the annual power consumption of the entire plant was reduced by 10.8%, making it a leading model for achieving sustainable carbon neutrality that can serve as a reference for other companies.
This award recognizes outstanding energy-saving activities and advanced energy-saving products, and this reception indicates that Denso Trim Co., Ltd.'s long-standing efforts to reduce environmental impact have been highly evaluated nationwide.
To celebrate this brilliant achievement and to honor their contribution to industrial promotion and environmental policies within the town, a courtesy visit will be held on April 9, Reiwa 8, as follows.
Overview of the Courtesy Visit
Date and Time: Thursday, April 9, Reiwa 8, 10:00 AM
Location: Komono Town Hall, 3rd Floor Reception Room
Visitors: Denso Trim Co., Ltd.
President: Daisuke Yamashita
General Manager, Safety and Environment Office: Noriaki Hoshino
Manager, Safety and Environment Facility Section: Hiroya Horiuchi
Chief, Safety and Environment Facility Section: Toshimitsu Kobayashi
Receivers: Takayuki Morooka, Mayor of Komono Town; Hiroyuki Ohashi, Deputy Mayor
About the Award Details
Award Name: 2025 (Reiwa 7) Energy Conservation Grand Prize, Energy-Saving Case Study Category, Director-General of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Award
Theme: Promotion of Energy Conservation through Thorough Utilization of Groundwater
Evaluation Points: This case is an initiative for energy conservation utilizing groundwater at an automotive electronic parts factory.
With air conditioning accounting for 24% of the total energy, the cooling potential of the groundwater (18.5°C) from the foothills of the Suzuka Mountains was thoroughly utilized to gradually reduce the factory's air conditioning load. Specifically, after using groundwater for intake cooling of the indoor AC units, it is pumped to the roof and sprinkled to suppress the indoor temperature rise. Furthermore, water after rooftop sprinkling is diverted through pipes from the rain gutters to sprinkle on the outdoor AC units to cool the heat exchangers, and sprinkled on surrounding concrete to additionally reduce the summer AC load.
In winter, it is utilized for melting snow on the roof, suppressing the snow load on the roof, which made it possible to install approximately 1MW of solar power generation panels. Through ingenuity in installation sequence and other factors, it does not require complex mechanisms or controls, and is easy to deploy to other business sites. In addition, through measures against silica and operational ingenuity during snowfall, it can be deployed to other sites without using expensive equipment. As a result, the annual power consumption of the entire plant was reduced by 10.8%, making it a leading model for achieving sustainable carbon neutrality that can serve as a reference for other companies.