Environmental Initiatives

Utilization of Solar Power Generation

The Kobe Office has been implementing a private power generation system that uses solar energy since April of 1997 in consideration of the environment. Through the system, 1,968kg of CO2 emissions are reduced annually. (*1)
That is the equivalent to the amount of CO2 absorbed by 140 cedar trees annually. (*2)

(*1). CO2 emissions for one year calculated by multiplying the 93,718kw/h of electricity from the private generation system from April 1997 to March 2011 by the 0.294 CO2 emission coefficient from Kansai Electric and applying that per year.

(*2). Calculated on the assumption as one 50-year-old cedar tree absorbing approx. 14 kg of CO2 per year (according to "Sink Measures to Prevent Global Warming" by the Ministry of the Environment and the Forestry Agency).