Carbon Dioxide
C02 is the most well-known 'Greenhouse Gas' and society is well aware its impact on climate change. C02 is created as a bi-product of burning fossil fuels to produce electricity or heat directly. MHI has developed pioneering technology to capture the C02 as it is being produced within the flue gas that escapes from power plants. This allows the gas to be sequestered underground within the huge underground fields left empty by oil and gas wells. This process will also assist the recovery of the remaining oil and gas from those fields by maintaining the required pressure within the well.
Achieving this advanced 'circulation' of C02, will allow more oil and gas to be burned without the typical impact this would until now, have had on the environment! MHI realises how important this technology is to the future of the earth and its population.

Sulphur Dioxide and Nitrogen Dioxide
Both Sulpher Dioxide (S02) and Nitrogen Dioxide are produced when fuel, such as coal, is burnt to produce power or heat.
These gases make a significant contribution to air pollution, as well as leading to environmental impact on flora and fauna, for example, acid rain on vegetation. MHI develops combustion technology which suppresses these gases during the fuel burning process, but has also created a leading edge chemical process to reduce S02 and N02 production to zero within power production. This technology is now being adopted in power stations worldwide.

Dust
Dust is produced within the flue gas output from power stations and contributes to poor air quality by allowing other chemical particles to adhere to it in the atmosphere. This causes smog, breathing difficulties and also contributes to acid rain. MHI's electro-ion technology is applied to remove dust particles in the flue gas using electrostatic precipitation.


Wind Turbines
Wind Turbines are becoming a major player in the renewable energy sector of the power industry. This technology has taken more than 20 years to mature and MHI are now in the forefront having pioneered the pitch control system which makes the turbine blades more efficient - a technology now widely adopted.
MHI has unparalleled experience of how to deal with extremely high wind velocities, aided by the proximity of the R&D centre to major Typhoon routes within Japan. This gives our technology a real edge within the marketplace, with the USA in particular representing a successful proving ground for this exciting new paradigm.
There are a large number of off-shore wind farms being planned for the North Sea and Baltic Ocean areas. MHI is expected to play a major role in the development of these wind farms due to our extensive experience in ship-building and ocean field structures as well as our high-efficiency wind turbine technology.
Wind Farms
 Power Systems Website - Renewable Energy
Power Systems Website - Wind Turbine Generators


Solar Cells
MHI is enabling new growth in the Solar Panel marketplace; this is partly through its sole development of the largest size of solar cell available worldwide, but is also due to the flexibility in application of its solar cell technology. In addition, MHI is pioneering breakthrough solar cell technology by being the first to use amorphous silicon as opposed to crystalline silicon in the production of its prototype solar cells. This will make solar power financially viable for the first time to a far wider market.
Due to our special production technology, only MHI can produce the largest PV modules which measure 1.4 m x 1.1 m. These modules have a very broad range of applications for both the industrial and private sectors.
Solar Panels
 Power Systems Website - Solar Panels