Site Report : Fujisawa Technology Center

Factory data

Location : 1-12-2 Kawana, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa-ken, Japan 251-8522
Role : Research and development, and engineering
Started operation : 1961
Site area : 29,300m²
Floor space : 52,588m²
No. of employees : Approximately 1,800
Environment-related accidents/complaints : There were no accidents or complaints in fiscal 2022.

Environmental performance data

Fujisawa Technology Center: Electricity consumption

Fujisawa Technology Center: CO2 emissions

Fujisawa Technology Center: Total volume of waste

Water quality

Non-industrial wastewater (FY 2022)

Main categories	BOD	SS	n-hexane
Permissible level	600mg/l	600mg/l	30mg/l
Max. measured level	170mg/l	340mg/l	2mg/l

Industrial wastewater (FY 2022)

Main categories	ph	BOD	COD	SS	n-hexane
Permissible level	5.2-8.8	600mg/l	-	600mg/l	30mg/l
Max. measured level	8.3	6mg/l	3mg/l	2mg/l	Less than 1mg/l

pH: Hydrogen ion concentration
BOD: Biochemical oxygen demand
COD: Chemical oxygen demand
SS: Suspended solids
n-hexane (animal/vegetable oils)

Atmosphere

Absorption cool temperate water machine (FY 2022)

Main categories	dust concentration	Amount of dust	nitrogen oxide	sulfur oxide
Permissible level	0.1g/Nm³	89.3g/h	60ppm(0%O2)	* The measurement is unnecessary because of the city gas
Max. measured level	0.002g/Nm³(5%O2)	1g/h	38ppm(0%O2)	---

Dust concentration: Oxygen concentration 5% correction value
Nitrogen oxide: Oxygen concentration 0% correction value

Waste

Final disposal rate has been less than 0.5%.

Adopting new energy sources

June 2013	Two solar power generators (capacity: 4.5 kW/unit) were installed.
January 2015	Three natural gas CHP (cogeneration) systems (capacity: 35 kW/unit)
May 2017	Solar power generators (capacity: 12.75 kW/unit) and battery system (power: 30 kW/unit, battery panel: 48.3kWh)

Tour of Model Facility for Energy Efficiency

Fujisawa Technology Center utilizes a variety of energy-saving techniques, ranging from unique measures that make use of familiar ideas, to those that utilize state-of-the-art technology.The technology and know-how obtained by implementing these techniques is shown to participants in the Center’s energy conservation tours.

Note: Currently, to prevent infection with COVID-19, we are not accepting new applications.

Awards

February 2005	Receives the Director-General Prize from the Agency for Natural Energy and Resources, in the Awarding of Excellent Energy Conservation Factory & Building, Electrical divisions
February 2005	Receives the Chairman Prize of the Energy Conservation Center Japan, in the Awarding of a Successful Case of Energy Conservation in a Factory or Building
June 2006	Receive Award for Excellent Environmental Management, Environmental Management section, at the 4th Japan Environmental Management Awards
August 2007	Yamatake Corporation（presently Azbil Corporation) 's new technology building receives both the New Office Promotion Award and Environment Award at the 20th Nikkei New Office Awards
March 2008	Yamatake Corporation（presently Azbil Corporation) receives Awards Committee Special Prize at the 6th Japan Environmental Management Awards.
October 2009	Yamatake Corporation（presently Azbil Corporation) receives Encouragement prize at the FY2010 Improvement case with thermal storage system driving management.
December 2009	Yamatake Corporation（presently Azbil Corporation) receives The Kanagawa earth environmental prize from Kanagawa Conference for Promotion of Global Environment Conservation.
March 2012	The Fujisawa Technology Center receives The Kanagawa earth environmental prize and electricity conservationgrand-prix.
July 2013	The Fujisawa Technology Center wins an outstanding case study award in the category of “Peak Power Reduction by Heat Pumps and Thermal Storage Systems” at the 10th Heat Pump and Thermal Storage System Symposium.