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TRENDE Awarded Grant for P2P Energy Trading Project in Japan Aug 27, 2024 13:00 JST TRENDE Inc., a renewable energy company that develops and provides renewable energy solutions to residential customers in Japan, today announced that it has been selected for Ehime Prefecture's "Digital Implementation Acceleration Project" under the Try Angle Ehime Initiative. More info..

TRENDE Acquiring Renewable Energy Business from ONE Energy Aug 26, 2024 09:00 JST TRENDE Inc., a renewable energy company that develops and provides renewable energy solutions to residential customers in Japan, announced plans to acquire ONE Energy Corporation's renewable energy business. More info..

TRENDE selected to join 11 leading edge companies focused on solving the world's greatest challenges at Unreasonable Impact Asia Pacific 2020 Dec 01, 2020 15:00 JST TRENDE Inc., a renewable energy retailer in Japan, has been selected to join 11 other ground breaking growth stage ventures at the 2020 Unreasonable Impact Asia Pacific program. More info..

Cleantech Group Names TRENDE Inc. a 2020 APAC 25 Company
Sep 16, 2020 19:00 JST

TRENDE Inc., an online renewable energy retailer in Japan, has just been included in the 2020 APAC 25 list produced by Cleantech Group, a global provider of research, consulting and events to catalyse opportunities in sustainable innovation.
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TRENDE Secures Series B Funding, While Establishing Strategic Partnership with ITOCHU Jun 18, 2020 10:00 JST TRENDE Inc., a renewable energy retailer in Japan, announced today that it has successfully completed a Series B funding round from ITOCHU Corporation of 1 billion yen in a combination of equity and unsecured convertible bonds. More info..

TRENDE, Toyota and UTokyo Experiment with Next-generation Electricity System
May 28, 2019 18:00 JST

TRENDE Inc., a Tokyo Electric Power Company group company, Toyota Motor Corporation, and the University of Tokyo will conduct a joint experiment, from June 2019 at Toyota's Higashi Fuji Technical Center and the surrounding area, with a next-generation peer-to-peer (P2P) electricity system that enables homes, businesses, and electric vehicles (EVs) connected to the electricity grid to trade electricity using a blockchain.
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The University of Tokyo, Toyota and TRENDE to Begin Testing Next-generation Electricity System
May 23, 2019 13:03 JST

The University of Tokyo (UTokyo), Toyota Motor Corporation, and TRENDE Inc., will jointly conduct tests, from June 17 at Toyota's Higashifuji Technical Center and the surrounding area, on a next-generation electricity system (P2P electricity transactions) that enables homes, businesses, and electrified vehicles connected to the electricity grid to trade electricity using blockchain.
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TRENDE Announces Formation of Advisory Board
Oct 01, 2018 14:00 JST

TRENDE Inc., an online renewable energy retailer selling electricity to residential customers in Japan, announces the formation of its Advisory Board to provide strategic guidance and advice to management. The members include Yoshiaki Fujimori, Emmy Suzuki Harris, Hiroaki Kitano, Masaakira James Kondo, and Yukiko Muto.
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TRENDE Raises JPY 730 Million in Series A Funding Sep 26, 2018 11:00 JST TRENDE Inc., an online renewable energy retailer selling electricity to residential customers in Japan, today announced it has closed a JPY 730 million Series A funding round led by TEPCO Ventures with strategic investments from Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). More info..