Toshiba optimistic about the future of China's nuclear power market

"From the April to December 2011 sales point of view, the social infrastructure sector is the best." Chairman of the Toshiba Toshiba (China) Co., Ltd. and Chairman Hirayama Kifu told reporters for half a year, "This field of business accounted for One-third of Toshiba’s sales.” In addition to elevators and medical equipment, the social infrastructure sector dominates energy, including thermal power, nuclear power, hydropower, transmission and distribution, and renewable energy.

According to Mr. Toshihide Hiroshi, in the power generation field, Toshiba is mainly engaged in the Chinese market through joint ventures in China. For example, Toshiba has the world's leading pumped-storage technology and has built a joint venture with China Water Conservancy and Hydropower Construction Group to build Toshiba's hydropower equipment (Hangzhou). Limited company.

In view of the fact that China will be dominated by thermal power in the medium to long term, high efficiency and emission reduction have become an inevitable trend and have become the key to the competitiveness of the company. "Improve the efficiency of thermal power generation is the direction we are working hard, Toshiba is currently working to increase the steam turbine blade technology to improve energy efficiency." Kiriyama Kiri said.

Since the acquisition of the nuclear power business of Westinghouse Electric in 2006, Toshiba began to enter nuclear power, but in 2011, the nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan, casts a shadow on global nuclear power. Some countries abandon nuclear power, and some countries reduce their nuclear power. Nuclear power is not filled in the future. Certainty. “The current news is indeed more negative.” However, Kiriyama Gofu said instead, “But globally, especially the United States recently approved the construction of two nuclear power plants. Vietnam, the Middle East and Russia are also discussing the future will continue Utilizing nuclear power, we will pay more attention to safety issues and stricter equipment testing.From the perspective of nuclear energy demand and construction trends, nuclear power still has a certain market. Influenced by the earthquake and tsunami in Northeast Japan, our nuclear power strategy has really changed a lot. However, there are currently more than 500 active nuclear reactors in the world, and our business also covers the maintenance of raw materials from nuclear power plants to sales services, so in the long run, our business also has a certain market."

While the traditional energy sector is steadily developing, Toshiba’s determination and efforts to launch new energy sources, energy storage devices, and smart communities are equally eye-catching.

“Renewable energy such as solar energy is our future need to intensify efforts to develop, and the system and distribution of renewable energy power generation companies on the Chinese market are weak. This is the business opportunity we will target in the future.” Director of Toshiba (China) Co., Ltd. Xi Chuan, vice president, told reporters.

Toshiba has launched a new business of SCiB vehicle-mounted super lithium battery in Japan. The battery is quickly, efficiently, and adapts to a high and low temperature environment. It has been used by Mitsubishi Electric and Honda's electric vehicles. Considering the great potential of electric vehicles in China, Toshiba is currently conducting tests with Tsinghua University. “However, the electric vehicle market will require a 10-year incubation period to achieve the transition from gasoline to battery, and it will also need corresponding infrastructure to support it,” said Kiriyama.

Toshiba, which is closely following the trend of the times, will also extend its reach into the fields of "smart cities" and "smart communities." Tong Shanhui said that he has already participated in the “Empirical Project of Smart Community Technology in Gongqingcheng City, Jiangxi Province” and has signed a cooperation agreement with China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group to accelerate the business related to smart communities in China.