HITACHI ENERGY
Empowering India: Hitachi Energy’ s Strategic Expansion in Mysore and Halol
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Circularity across our product life cycle is a key sustainability aspect. We are examining the topic from both ends of the product life cycle, that is, improving design tools to optimise material use, working with our suppliers to increase the recycled content in raw materials and collaborating with our customers to extend transformer lifetime through advanced asset management technologies, as well as evaluating end-of-life practices.
HOW DO YOU BALANCE THE NEED FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY IN TRANSFORMERS WITH THE DRIVE TO USE SAFER, MORE SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS? Bruno – Our approach is first to ensure full compliance with the required regulations by cooperating with regulators and our suppliers to understand the intended uses of these products. This is followed by investing in R & D projects, which include bringing material scientists on board. The aim is to eliminate their use, followed by minimising it while being transparent with our end users and providing them with appropriate handling and disposal practices.
We need to understand the societylevel conundrum facing us today on how to balance the utilisation of substances of deep concern with the specific benefits they bring, such as improving product reliability and durability. The fact is, while these substances could be damaging to the health of people and ecosystems if not handled properly, they are also vital for the smooth operation of critical infrastructure that modern economies rely on. Another point is that knowledge of the harm caused
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