TOKYO GAS CO. LTD.

History

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1885 Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd, founded in 1885, is the primary provider of natural gas to the main cities of Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Ibaraki, Tochigi, and Others.
2002 The company established Energy Advance Co. Ltd, which provides comprehensive energy services such as ESCO business, on-site power generation and heat supply, PFI ( Private Finance Initiative ) business, and local energy supply (heat and electricity supply) to buildings and factories owned by companies and local governments.
2010 Osaka Gas Co. Ltd collaborated with the company to demonstrate the project for a smart energy network that introduced a large amount of renewable and unused energy into a distributed energy system and optimally controlled energy supply and demand through information and communications technology.
2011 Tokyo Gas and Panasonic Corporation jointly developed a new home fuel cell, "ENE-FARM," that generates electricity by chemically reacting hydrogen extracted from city gas with oxygen in the air. The electricity generated is used in the home.
2020 The company acquired two Wood Biomass Power Generation businesses, Fushiki Manyo Pier Biomass Power Generation LLC and Ichihara Yawata Pier Biomass Power Generation LLC, which were held by a fund managed by the Equis Group.
2021 The company established Tokyo Gas Nomura Real Estate Energy Co. Ltd, which supplies heat and electricity through an energy plant constructed in the Shibaura 1-chrome Project, thereby improving energy efficiency in the entire area, reducing environmental impact, and strengthening disaster prevention capabilities.
2021 The company established a joint venture with PTT & TGES Optec Co., Ltd. and Siam Management Holdings Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of PTT Public Company Limited, to provide advanced on-site energy services that combine LNG tanker supply with the introduction of gas cogeneration systems.
2023 The company signed a joint development agreement with H2U Technologies, Inc., a U.S. startup company with a unique and highly efficient catalyst discovery technology to reduce the cost of water electrolysis equipment.
2024 Tokyo Gas signed a collaboration agreement with the UK's James Fisher & Sons to provide construction support and operation and maintenance (O&M) services for offshore wind power in Japan.
2025 Taito Ward and Tokyo Gas signed a partnership agreement to realize a zero-carbon city that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to virtually zero by 2050.
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