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The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Green IT Promotion Council this year launched a program to dispatch a "Green IT Mission" to Singapore and Thailand to survey the energy saving potentials of factories and data centers in Asia. The "Asia Green IT Seminar" will be held in Singapore and Thailand on February 23 and 25, respectively, with the aim of promoting green IT in Asia by reporting the results of this mission and explaining energy saving efforts in Japan.
1. Schedule and attendance
(1)Schedule
Tuesday, February 23, 2010, Singapore (Pan Pacific Hotel Singapore)
Thursday, February 25, 2010, Thailand (The Westin Grande Sukhumvit Hotel)
(2) Main attendees
Thailand : Sorayut, Deputy Minister of Industry
Singapore : Ling, Deputy Commissioner, Info-communications Development Authority of Singapore
Japan : Kensuke Tomita, Deputy Director-General, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, METI
2. Outline of the energy-saving survey
| Target sector | Target region | Conducted by | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data center | Singapore | NTT Data Intellilink Corporation. | Conducted an energy saving survey of data centers, identified their problems, and proposed remedial measures, operational improvements, etc. |
| Public facilities | Thailand | Panasonic Corporation | Conducted an energy saving survey of the 21-story building of the department of engineering at a university, as well as a comprehensive energy-saving survey focusing on air conditioning and lighting equipment. |
| Plant/factory (chemical sector) |
Thailand | Yokogawa Electric Corporation | Conducted a survey concerning the optimal operation and maintenance of heat exchangers, combustion furnaces, etc. and a survey concerning optimal maintenance based on the plant control loop. |
| Plant/factory (chemical sector) |
Thailand | Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation |
Conducted a survey of motors and motor control devices installed in plants, and proposed the latest inverter control equipment. |
Release Date
February 22, 2010
Division in Charge
Device Industry Strategy Office, Information and Communication Electronics Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau
