Harnessing Digital Technology for a Sustainable World : Hitachi

Digital transformation is not just about technology. It is a continuous process that encourages innovation, efficiency, and improved customer experiences, driven by a commitment to constant improvement and adaptability. Hitachi's pioneering digital solutions are catalyzing profound global transformation. We are transforming businesses, government organizations, and society by skillfully utilizing digital transformation technologies like IoT, AI, advanced analytics, and cloud technologies. Sustainability and quality of life are integral to Hitachi's mission. With a profound sense of responsibility for the planet, Hitachi Digital Innovation is committed to creating a greener, more connected world.

How a MedTech and Engineering Services Partnership Is Saving Lives with a Breakthrough Cardiac Recovery System

The collaboration between GlobalLogic and Kestra showcases a remarkable partnership in the development of a cutting-edge digital cardiac monitoring system. By joining forces an innovative solution was developed to save lives and revolutionize patient care. This collaborative effort stands as a testament to the power of teamwork in advancing healthcare technology.

How Penske and Hitachi Solve Problems Before They Arise

Real-time responsiveness is now the gold standard for addressing customer challenges like operational disruptions and downtime. Hitachi's Guided Repair model, developed in collaboration with Penske, empowers technicians to swiftly restore vehicles to full operation, benefiting one of North America's largest and most diverse fleets.

Beyond the Hype: How to Make AI Work for Your Business

Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming ingrained into the fabric of life. Yet, for enterprises, adopting the tech at scale is not as simple as flipping a switch. In fact, many organizations still struggle to move beyond pilot projects into full-scale deployment.

How AI-Driven Innovations Will Power a Sustainable Future for Data Centers

Data centers are the backbone of digital infrastructure and operations worldwide. Yet, their critical role also brings significant practical and environmental challenges. The good news is that the world is waking up to these challenges, and businesses—individually and together—are beginning to plan for how to overcome them.

Energy Challenges are Rising. Here’s How Manufacturers Can Remain Competitive

Industrial manufacturers nowadays face a perfect storm of challenges - rising energy costs, more frequent climate disruptions, and growing market volatility. These factors are forcing manufacturers to reconsider their energy strategies, with an increasing need for more sophisticated sustainable energy practices and enhanced resilience. As energy expenses now represent a growing share of production costs, manufacturers can no longer afford to treat energy bills as a fixed or predictable cost.

How AI and Machine Learning Are Transforming Energy Forecasting

The global energy landscape is evolving rapidly. Increasing renewable integration, rapidly growing data streams, and shifting market dynamics demand innovative approaches to managing energy systems. In this evolving ecosystem, traditional forecasting methods are no longer adequate. Accurate, scalable energy forecasting is now critical for ensuring reliability, reducing financial risks, and building a sustainable future.

Digital Twins: The Key to a Smarter, Greener Energy Future

The energy grid is the backbone of the modern economy, powering everything from homes and businesses to critical infrastructure. But with the global shift toward renewable energy, grid operators now navigate in uncertain territory. They must juggle the unpredictable nature of renewables, rising energy demands, and aging infrastructure — all while ensuring a reliable and sustainable energy supply.

The Role of Digital Innovation and AI in Achieving a Sustainable Energy Future

By 2050, the world’s energy demand is expected to grow by nearly 50 percent, making the transition to sustainable energy more critical than ever. What if AI is the key to unlocking a sustainable, net-zero future?

The Future of AI in the Automotive Industry: Revolutionizing Design, Production, and Operations

The auto industry is undergoing a major technological shift driven by the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI). With AI powering smarter and more customer-centric innovations, carmakers are redefining the driving experience and vehicle functionality.

A New Era of Sustainable Farming Through Technology

Technological advancements are empowering farmers to automate the growing process, utilizing smaller land footprints and significantly less water. These innovations have the potential to help farmers achieve substantial reductions in water consumption, feed costs, and methane emissions—key components of a sustainable agricultural future.

The AI Revolution in Manufacturing: How to Lead the Charge

The manufacturing industry is on the cusp of a major transformation—driven largely by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). This shift is poised to revolutionize traditional manufacturing processes, fundamentally reshaping the industry's operations.

Taking on Generative AI’s Green Energy Dilemma

As companies seek to make their GenAI models larger, they will need to consume even more energy for both training and inference purpose. To meet that demand, the energy industry will need to find solutions that help them cope with these unprecedented challenges.

Leading the Charge: The Future of Electric Vehicle Transportation

As we advance toward a more sustainable and reliable energy landscape, the electrification of transportation stands as a pivotal solution. At Hitachi, we are committed to transforming the electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem with innovative technologies and solutions that address the sector’s pressing challenges and opportunities.

Why a Circular Battery Ecosystem is Both Necessary – and Doable

As more than four million Electric Vehicles (EV) now travel across U.S. roads and highways, many of the batteries in those EVs are ending their useful life because of age or performance degradation. The question is, what do we do with all these EV batteries?

How Hitachi is Empowering a Digital Future Through AI and Innovation

As digital transformation continues to unfold, the demand for innovative digital solutions has never been more pressing. Hitachi has emerged as a frontrunner in digital innovation, leveraging cutting-edge technology to revolutionize various industries and create a more sustainable society.

What We Need to Build a Reliable and Sustainable Energy Future

Businesses once had a stark decision to make when it came to energy use: should they strive to be sustainable or focus on resilience, growth, and profitability? Thanks to technological advances and the emergence of new business models like “Energy as a Service,” we’re far removed from the era in which sustainability and reliability were viewed as being mutually exclusive.

How AI is Speeding the Rise of “Industry 4.0”

Industry 4.0 was not just about optimizing production lines; it was a holistic transformation that would impact every corner of a manufacturing operation with production, management, supply chain, and customer service communicating seamlessly through the language of data and analytics. Despite varying interpretations of Industry 4.0, the term nonetheless became a shorthand term to describe a fourth industrial revolution marked by the process of digital transformation.

The Circular Economy is About to Get Real

This Circular Economy replaces manufacturing’s centuries-old reliance on new materials with the regenerative use of resources and products. The idea is to keep materials and products in circulation for as long as possible. In doing so, the Circular Economy generates a myriad of economic benefits, creating new business models while providing consumers access to eco-friendly products at affordable prices.

Generative AI’s Impact Justifies the Early Excitement

Generative AI, a subset of artificial intelligence, holds a unique position in driving the latest burst of innovation with its ability to autonomously solve complex problems, and mimic human creativity. Like humans, Gen AI can learn on the fly. Indeed, leveraging deep learning techniques, generative AI systems depart from earlier AI models, featuring Large Language Models that learn by themselves as more data gets fed in.

How Digital Engineering is Powering Loyalty Program Transformation

For years, loyalty programs were synonymous with earning points for hotel or flight bookings. However, travelers nowadays seek more than just discounts; they crave unique experiences.

Why a World Without the Fear of Cancer is Within Reach

Researchers are now able to analyze entire genomes, allowing them to better interpret biological data and gain new insights into the understanding of diseases. What’s more, advancements in our understanding of genomic healthcare have the potential to create better healthcare outcomes for patients, improving quality of life while also reducing treatment costs.

It’s Time to Design and Power a Sustainable IT Future. Here’s How

Sustainability isn’t only about doing the right thing; it’s also a matter of smart business. Forward-looking organizations understand why it’s in their enlightened self-interest to weave greener DNA into every digital thread, deploying technologies that aren't just smart but also eco-conscious.

Why an Actionable ESG Strategy is Good for Business

A key part of improving outcomes in ESG involves the fundamentals of data management, data modeling, and data validation – in other words, a complete audit trail around data so organizations can take measurable ESG decisions up and down their supply chains.

The Keys to Successful Digital Transformation in Manufacturing Might Surprise You

Digital transformation teams should be cross-functional, with representation from manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, and material operations. But cross-functional DT teams should be led by manufacturing operations. Why? Because manufacturing ops understands the floor — specifically, the problems on the floor and how to drive value.

Leveraging SaMD Applications to Improve Patient Care and Reduce Costs

One of the most exciting developments in healthcare is the emergence of Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) as a more convenient and cost-effective means to deliver superior care to the tens of millions of people worldwide who suffer from various health conditions.

Three Key Drivers That Build a Green Business

The journey to becoming a truly sustainable business include addressing questions such as considering the potential costs and complex operational challenges of implementing sustainability programs, compliance with a variety of regulations and developing workforce readiness as new technologies are implemented. All these and other questions can cause companies to hesitate in adopting a focus on sustainability.

BART leaps ahead in service and sustainability with Hitachi train control system

To modernize its fleet, BART selected Hitachi’s digital Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) system to address these challenges. The solution’s flexible fleet management technology will greatly expand the system’s service capacity, and its unique sleep mode capability will enable BART to conserve energy to meet its stringent sustainability targets. The project will be the largest signaling upgrade ever undertaken in North America and the second largest in the world.

How Green Technologies Can Power a Sustainable Future and Advance Social Innovation

The impacts of climate change have become a reality, with years of unsustainable business practices contributing to the problem. It will take a significant amount of action on the part of public, private and nonprofit companies worldwide to mitigate this negative environmental impact — and lowering global carbon emissions will be a vital part. To ensure accountability, corporations must be willing to share their short- and long-term goals and be transparent about their progress.

How Digital Technology Removes Obstacles to Supply Chain Transparency, Sustainability and Circularity

Reducing carbon emissions is also a key pillar in creating a sustainable global supply chain. Advanced digital technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), smart sensors and blockchain help generate the real-time data, analytics and business intelligence that create resilience, and give organizations a foundation for tackling carbon emissions by providing a comprehensive view of their carbon footprint across the entire value chain.

Are Your People On Board? Cultural Transformation Is the Key to Success in Digital Transformation

Though once considered a radical concept in the eyes of some, the necessity of digital transformation is now embraced by most organizations. The question is no longer whether to digitally transform — it’s now how to do it. But often, those discussions focus myopically upon the technologies involved.

A data-driven sustainable society requires data center decarbonization

We’ve entered an era that recognizes the need for business and our global economy to operate within the confines of the ecology we all depend on. Sustainability has become a ubiquitous topic in board rooms, business schools, and even the hallways of regulatory agencies. A key aspect of sustainability is the reduction of physical waste — and through the magic of digitalization, information has become incredibly abundant and able to reach every corner of the globe in an instant – without shipping anything physical.

Digital Solutions Drive Sustainability in Manufacturing

A couple of decades ago, a discussion about digital transformation and sustainability in manufacturing might have involved a number of participants advocating both for and against the need for change. But now, driven by tightening regulations, pressures from global markets, and shifting customer preferences, digital innovation is no longer optional — and manufacturers know it.

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