KARIYA, Japan—Denso Corp. has launched a pilot program to test a new energy management system at its assembly plant in Nishio, Japan, as part of efforts to eliminate CO₂ emissions from the facility.

The system consists of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) developed by Denso, as well as a storage battery for transmitting electricity to the plant. It also includes a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) system, which enables the use of an electric vehicle as a storage battery to send energy to and from the power grid or solar panels.