News Release
Concluded Sales Agreement with Germany’s 2G for Gas Engine Cogeneration to Strengthen Power Stabilization Solution Business

May 28,2015
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.

 Tokyo, May 28, 2015 - Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (TSE:6504) (“FE”), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, led by President Michihiro Kitazawa, is pleased to announce that it has concluded a sales agreement with 2G Energietechnik GmbH ("2G"), headquartered in Heek, North Rhine-Westphalia, Federal Republic of Germany, led by Representative Christian Grotholt, for the company's gas engine cogeneration systems for the purpose of strengthening FE's power stabilization solution business.

1.Background

 Since the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred, a key issue in Japan has been providing a more resilient energy supply network. To that end, construction of distributed energy systems and improvement of energy efficiency of facilities have been carried forward. In other countries, mainly in Southeast Asia, which has seen continuous economic growth, there has been increasing demand for power stabilization and improved power supply quality has been increasing in industrial complexes and other areas.
 Against this background, FE is moving ahead with strengthening the power stabilization solution business, which contributes to solving energy issues through the optimized use of electrical and thermal energy, and working to actively roll it out in the global market.

2.Agreement Details

 2G, established in 1995, is a cogeneration system* package manufacturer with more than 4,000 operating installations in 20 countries around the world.
 FE has recently concluded an exclusive domestic sales agreement with 2G for the targeted capacity band of 600 to 2,000 kW. FE is also entitled to sell 2G's lineup (50 to 2,000 kW) in other countries (nonexclusive agreement).

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A cogeneration system is a combined heat and power generation system that makes effective use of heat and steam generated by power generation for factory air conditioning, production processes, etc.

2G's cogeneration system
2G's cogeneration system

3.Specific Activities

 FE's power stabilization solutions combine power supply products into packages according to customer needs. These power supply products can include fuel cells and uninterruptible power systems (UPSs), heat/air conditioning control, power monitoring, energy management systems, and more.
 2G’s cogeneration systems, which feature the world's highest class power generation efficiency, will be added to this product lineup. This will enable FE to propose wider-ranging solutions than ever, leading to FE contributing to further power stabilization and higher energy efficiency of customer equipment.

4.Target Markets

 Factories (food, semiconductors, automobiles, etc.) in Japan and overseas, hospitals, data centers, commercial facilities, regional energy centers, etc.

5.Product Inquiries

 Factory Systems Engineering Dept. Factory & Facility System Division Industrial Infrastructure Business Group, Fuji Electric Co, Ltd.
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