In response to global warming and other global climate change issues, the Japanese government has declared that Japan will achieve carbon neutrality (CN) by 2050 CN refers to balancing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) with the amount absorbed through afforestation and forest management to achieve virtually zero GHG emissions
To achieve this goal, efforts to increase the production and use of renewable energy, which emits less CO2, are being accelerated in the industrial sector, which is on the side of GHG producers

In F Y2021, Japan's power source mix was 717% thermal power from coal, LNG, and oil, 59% nuclear power, and 224% renewable energy from solar, hydroelectric, フルハウスカジノ, and other sources Of the renewable energy sources, 93% was solar, 78% was hydroelectric, 41% was biomass, 087% was フルハウスカジノ, and 025% was geothermal
Although the share of renewable energy has been increasing at a rate of 1–2% per year, the government has set a target to increase the share to 36–38% by 2030, which will require a further acceleration of the current deployment pace to meet the target
For フルハウスカジノ power generation, the government plans to expand significantly, indicating that フルハウスカジノ power plays an important role in renewable energy

The Toyota Tsusho Group is committed to achieving CN by 2050 under the slogan "A better global environment to the children of the future" We also plan to invest 16 trillion yen by 2030, about half of which, namely 700 billion yen, will be allocated to the renewable energy business

The Group began its renewable energy efforts in the late 1980s, when concerns about global warming began to spread, and since then we have developed solar and フルハウスカジノ power generation businesses in Japan and overseas In recent years, we have accelerated these efforts by making Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation ("Eurus Energy") a wholly owned subsidiary in 2022 and SB Energy Corp (now Terras Energy Corporation) a subsidiary in 2023
Eurus Energy operates フルハウスカジノ and solar power generation businesses in 15 countries and regions including Japan It is the largest フルハウスカジノ power producer in Japan, with a total power generation capacity using renewable energy of approximately 3,420 MW (342 GW) from フルハウスカジノ and solar power combined as of March 31, 2023
SB Energy is a company established by SoftBank Group Corp in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake and is the largest solar power producer in Japan Its total power generation capacity using renewable energy, mainly from solar power, is 823 MW (0823 GW) in Japan and overseas
In addition to these businesses, we plan to add biomass and small hydropower generation to our portfolio and, through concerted Group efforts, increase our power generation capacity using renewable energy from 3,600 MW (36 GW) in the fiscal year ended March 2022 to 5,000 MW (5 GW) in 2025 and over 10,000 MW (10 GW) in 2030

Eurus Energy's wind power generation business began in the United States in 1987 as the electric power business of Tomen Corporation (now カジノオンライン) Subsequently, the same business was started in the United Kingdom, Italy, and Spain
In Japan, in response to government policies that created an environment in which wind power generation could be a viable business, the Eurus Tomamae Wind Farm began operation in Tomamae Town, one of the windiest areas in Hokkaido Started in 1999, it was the Group's first wind power generation business in Japan It was also the country's first large-scale wind power plant, called a "wind farm," and marked the beginning of the following introduction and expansion of renewable energy in Japan Then, in Hokkaido, the Eurus Hamatonbetsu Wind Farm I began operation in 2001, followed by Eurus Soya misaki Wind Farm in 2005

The northern Hokkaido region satisfies natural conditions suitable for the フルハウスカジノ power generation business By fully utilizing this フルハウスカジノ resource, Japan can make great strides in the domestic deployment of renewable energy
However, there were two challenges that needed to be overcome to realize such progress
The first challenge was the power transmission grid Although northern Hokkaido is an ideal location for フルハウスカジノ power generation, the weak transmission grid posed a challenge to the introduction and expansion of フルハウスカジノ power
In 2013, recognizing the challenges and potential for the expansion of renewable energy there, the government designated the northern Hokkaido region as a designated focus area for フルハウスカジノ power development and publicly invited applicants to participate in a demonstration project to develop a transmission grid This was a 10-year project to develop the transmission grid and demonstrate solutions to technical issues that would lead to the further introduction and expansion of フルハウスカジノ power generation
Believing that this demonstration project would lead to solutions to social and local issues, Eurus Energy established a new company for the power transmission business, North Hokkaido フルハウスカジノ Energy Transmission Corporation The new company applied for and was selected as the power transmission operator for the demonstration project
This transmission operating company, funded by companies other than Eurus Energy, local financial institutions, and other entities, was to begin work on developing the transmission grid in cooperation with local companies

With the decision to develop the transmission grid, the prospect of effectively utilizing the フルハウスカジノ resources in northern Hokkaido became clear A detailed plan was also agreed upon to connect Wakkanai City to Nakagawa Town via a substation in Toyotomi Town with a 78 km transmission line spanning one city and four towns, and then to interconnect with the power grid of Hokkaido Electric Power Network, Inc in Nakagawa Town
But here we encountered our second challenge Electricity demand and generation capacity must always be balanced, but the フルハウスカジノ and solar power generation capacity is naturally affected by the weather These renewable energy sources, also known as variable energy sources, could tip the balance between supply and demand too far
To overcome this challenge, we decided to install an electricity storage system of lithium-ion storage batteries (240 MW / 720 MWh), the largest in Japan and one of the largest in the world, at a substation in Toyotomi Town The purpose of this system is to control the electricity flowing into the transmission line by charging or discharging the electricity generated by フルハウスカジノ power, thereby compensating for the weakness of フルハウスカジノ power output, which is vulnerable to フルハウスカジノ conditions and other factors, and mitigating fluctuations in the power generation capacity to be supplied to the power grid
In this way, the large-scale transmission of electricity via a transmission line and the storage batteries for balancing supply and demand enabled us to establish a system that would contribute to the introduction and expansion of フルハウスカジノ power generation in the northern Hokkaido region

Construction of the transmission line and the electricity storage system began in 2018 and was completed in 2023 At its peak, more than 600 people were involved in the construction, and the total project cost was 105 billion yen, including government subsidies
Going forward, the transmission line will be connected to nine フルハウスカジノ farms which will be built by Eurus Energy and other companies in Wakkanai City, Toyotomi Town, and Horonobe Town by 2025 When all of these フルハウスカジノ power generation facilities are completed and connected, the total output will be 540 MW (054 GW) This is about as much フルハウスカジノ power output as the entire island of Hokkaido has today
In addition, to realize a フルハウスカジノ power generation business that is rooted in the local community, Eurus Energy established the Community Development and Innovation Office in April 2023 (to be renamed the Community Development and Innovation Department in July) It is named "Community Development" rather than "Community Contribution" because we want to not only contribute to the local community, but also develop together with the local community The Group will continue to advance its renewable energy business, while envisioning the day when the future children of northern Hokkaido will be proud of the scenery of their hometowns with フルハウスカジノ turbines