First order for Station Energy Saving Inverter from railway company outside Japan

HONGKONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - 5 October 2020 - Mitsubishi Electric (Hong Kong) Limited announced today that it has received an orderfrom MTR Corporation Ltd. (MTR) in Hong Kong for three Station Energy SavingInverter (S-EIV^®) systems, which enable surplus regenerative energy that is produced when trainsbrake, to be converted into low-voltage AC electricity to power stationfacilities such as lighting, air-conditioning, escalators and lifts. Mitsubishi Electric, having now received its first S-EIV^® order from arailway company outside Japan, looks forward tohelping MTR upgrade its energy-saving operations.

Station Energy Saving Inverter (S-EIV®) 

Basic system

The three S-EIV^®swill be used in Lai King Traction Substation at Airport Express and TungChung Line and in HKU Station at Island Line. Installation is scheduled forcompletion in July 2021. MTR, which is headquartered in Kowloon Bay, selectedMitsubishi Electric's S-EIV^® for its small physical profile as well as itscontribution to energy savings.

Mitsubishi Electric trialed itsfirst-generation S-EIV^® for MTR in 2016. The system has been shown to capturean average of 560 kilowatt hour of regenerative energy per day, which isroughly equal to the power consumption of 61 typical 3-member households inHong Kong. According to the document by Legislative Council of The Hong Kong SpecialAdministrative Region (https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr19-20/english/fc/fc/papers/fc20191129fc-44-1-e.pdf), each Hong Kongtypical 3-member household  consumes 275kilowatt hour per month (9.17 kilowatt hour per day).

Recent improvementsin train performance include the increasing generation of regenerative energyproduced when trains brake, so railway companies are exploring ways to use thissurplus energy effectively. Since Mitsubishi Electric's S-EIV^® enables the energy to be used in poweringstation facilities, it is viewed as a promising solution for new energysavings. 

S-EIV^® is a registered trademark of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.

About Mitsubishi Electric (Hong Kong) Limited (ME-HK)

ME-HK is a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation in Japan. Since 1966, ME-HK hasbeen serving Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China for over 50 years and has earned strong reputation in the market today. ME-HKoffers a diverse range of reliable& high quality products, effective & efficient tailor-made systemssolution and fast & caring after sales services. Our core businessesinclude air-conditioning & ventilation systems, home appliances, semi-conductors& devices, energy systems, transportation systems, public systems, visualinformation systems, elevators & escalators and factory automation systems.Embracing the spirit of its corporate statement "Changes for the Better", and its environmental statement "Eco Changes", we strive for a greenerenvironment by our strength in cutting-edge green technology applied indifferent aspects of products and package solution that can make contributionto the energy saving and sustainable society.