[Technology Story | Episode 2] The first sense of discomfort that arose amidst success

The company is a major business group in Niigata.
It was established as a wholly owned subsidiary.

And in an unusual way...
The founder and owner also serves as chairman.

A symbol of hope.
Special treatment.
A brilliant start.

Generalization of groundwater membrane treatment.
That was the first flag.

Designing several systems
We conducted repeated investigations of facilities within the group.
Over a dozen quotes were submitted.

"Do this"

That was the initial policy.

but--

At the implementation stage
"Safety"
"It's unprecedented."
"Who is responsible?"

Senior executives are increasingly expressing caution.

The plan stopped.

While I was at a loss,
I once again thoroughly investigated the larger facilities within the group.

What I saw there was,
Much bigger than your water bill
Energy costs for air conditioning and hot water.

The groundwater temperature is about 15 degrees throughout the year.

Why not use this "stable heat"?

At the time, heat pumps were subsidized.
For public facilities, the subsidy rate is 50%.

The group includes nursing homes and
There are many public facilities.

"Let's start here."

Groundwater heat pump systems
This is how it was born.

Existing boiler and refrigeration systems
“Change only the ”heart.”

The piping and indoor unit can be used as is.

Costs are kept down,
Energy consumption is reduced by more than 50%.

It was an advanced model at the time.

A project worth 100 million yen is underway.
It is also used in the General Contractor Research Institute's next-generation model.

New Business Award.
Government bank investment.

From the outside, it was a success.

but--

The construction was not easy.

Half the equipment, half the construction.
Qualifications and on-site management systems are also not yet in place.
Relationships with subcontractors are also immature.

There will be some initial problems.

A level of problem that can be overcome.
But the executives were different.

"dangerous"
"Expansion is rapid"
"Scale back and be safe first."

Prudence will soon turn into policy.

Centered in Niigata.
Limited expansion.
Defensive management.

I could already see it then.

If you polish this,
It will become a globally applicable environmental energy system.

It may even surpass the entire group.

However――

The owner didn't see that.

or,
Maybe I didn't want to see it.

This business is
Not "the future of the group"
It became "one of the owner's many businesses."

Although I am a developer,
He is viewed with caution as a dangerous figure who manipulates things behind the scenes.

I spoke with the young president many times.

"Here, they can't be raised the way they should be."

And then the decision.

I'll leave first.
A year later, the young president also went independent.

The discomfort in success
Eventually it turned into a breakup.

However――

This was the large facility that was introduced at that time.
The remaining drawings.
The finished model.

It is still the same today.
It is our "property."

Amidst the setbacks,
A treasure was definitely growing.

And the story is
Proceed to the next chapter.

This story begins with
It's not just the past.

The technology that was supposed to be released to the world
I'm still waiting for it to evolve.

The continuation of this story,
We are looking for people to join us in creating this project.

to be continued