Hitachi bets big on environment, digital tech to buck downturn: CEO

Group also looks to artificial photosynthesis, low-cost hydrogen production

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Hitachi Energy's high-voltage direct-current systems are used to transmit green electricity from offshore wind farms back to power grids. (Photo courtesy of Hitachi)

YOICHIRO HIROI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- With a global economic slowdown looming over the horizon, Hitachi is shifting focus to areas considered relatively safe from recessions, such as decarbonization and digital services, President and CEO Keiji Kojima told Nikkei.

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