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Getting to Zero: Businesses in Odawara Embrace Renewable Energy

  • Suzuki Teisuke, vice president of kamaboko maker Suzuhiro.

    Suzuki Teisuke, vice president of kamaboko maker Suzuhiro.

  • A rooftop with photovoltaic panels installed through Shōnan Power’s Zero Yen Solar program. (Courtesy Shōnan Power)

    A rooftop with photovoltaic panels installed through Shōnan Power’s Zero Yen Solar program. (Courtesy Shōnan Power)

  • Debris lays strewn along a stretch of track on the Hakone Tozan Railway that was destroyed by a landslide in October 2019. (Courtesy Hakone Tozan Railway; © Jiji)

    Debris lays strewn along a stretch of track on the Hakone Tozan Railway that was destroyed by a landslide in October 2019. (Courtesy Hakone Tozan Railway; © Jiji)

  • Getting to Zero: Businesses in Odawara Embrace Renewable Energy
  • Shōnan Power’s Hara Masaki showing his support for local J. League team Shōnan Bellmare. The company is an official partner of the club, which competes in the top-flight J1 division.

    Shōnan Power’s Hara Masaki showing his support for local J. League team Shōnan Bellmare. The company is an official partner of the club, which competes in the top-flight J1 division.

  • Zeroboard’s president, Tokeiji Michitaka.

    Zeroboard’s president, Tokeiji Michitaka.

  • Attendees outside a seminar on carbon-free business practices during the industrial exhibition World Smart Energy Week at Tokyo Big Sight on September 29, 2021.

    Attendees outside a seminar on carbon-free business practices during the industrial exhibition World Smart Energy Week at Tokyo Big Sight on September 29, 2021.

  • The offices of Suzuhiro use a mixture of solar power, geothermal energy, and ground water, which has reduced energy use by two thirds.

    The offices of Suzuhiro use a mixture of solar power, geothermal energy, and ground water, which has reduced energy use by two thirds.

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