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Hitachi to Provide Support for Recovery from Japanese Earthquake

Hitachi to Provide Support for the Recovery from the Earthquake off the Pacific Coast of Japan

Tokyo, Japan, March 14, 2011 – Hitachi, Ltd.(NYSE:HIT / TSE:6501) today announced the decision of the Hitachi Group to provide support in the amount of 300 million yen (approx NZ$5 Million) to aid the victims of the earthquake off the Pacific Coast of Japan, which struck on March 11, and to assist in recovery efforts in the affected regions.

Hitachi expresses deep condolences for victims of the earthquake and sincerely hopes for the fastest possible recovery in all regions involved.

Hitachi Announces Donation for Earthquake Relief

Press Release 8th March 2011:

Hitachi Announces Donation for Earthquake Relief Efforts in New Zealand

Hitachi, Ltd. announces that the Hitachi Group is donating NZ$ 100,000 to support earthquake relief efforts in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Hitachi expresses deep condolences for victims of the earthquake and sincerely hopes for the earliest recovery of the people and areas in Christchurch affected by the disaster. Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global technology company with approximately 360,000 employees worldwide. Hitachi has strong ties to New Zealand industry through its Construction Machinery and Power Tool Divisions, both of which have been involved in recovery and relief efforts so far, and will continue to play important roles in the rebuilding of Christchurch.

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Lithium-ion batteries for hybrid electric vehicles
get high marks for mass production and quality

Tokyo, June 26, 2009 --- Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and other electric vehicles, were recently awarded the 2009 Asia Pacific Automotive Award - Product Innovation in Batteries for Hybrid/Electric Vehicles (Japan) by Frost & Sullivan, the California-based international consultant firm.

The Asia Pacific Automotive Award is annually presented to an automaker, parts manufacturer, dealer or other company recognized for outstanding achievement in the Asian-Pacific region's automobile industry. This year's award is in recognition of the innovation represented by the Hitachi Group's world-first realization of lithium-ion battery mass production*1in 2000 and of the superb qualities of the batteries, including long service life, and high output, energy density and durability.

With countries worldwide moving to counter global warming by setting stricter vehicle exhaust emission standards, the market for energy-efficient hybrid vehicles and totally emission-free electric vehicles is steadily expanding. Comparing the lithium-ion battery with the nickel-metal hydride battery currently used in most hybrid cars, the lithium-ion battery is about fifty percent smaller and lighter for the same energy density. Thanks to these features of high energy density, small size and light weight, the lithium-ion battery is viewed as a rechargeable battery certain to be a key technology in the next generation of hybrid and electric vehicles.

Hitachi Vehicle Energy was established in 2004 jointly by three Hitachi Group companies, Hitachi, Ltd., Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Co., Ltd. and Hitachi Maxell, Ltd., mainly for the purpose of developing automotive lithium-ion batteries by combining the electronic and automotive battery technologies of Hitachi with the material and component technologies of the Hitachi Group companies. It has so far supplied about 600 thousand cells*2to automakers and railway companies.

Hitachi and Hitachi Vehicle Energy say they will continue to apply the consolidated power of the Hitachi Group to help preserve the global environment through the development and supply of automotive lithium-ion batteries.

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Hitachi develops automotive lithium-ion battery
having the world's highest output*1; sampling set to start in the fall

Tokyo, May 19, 2009 --- Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT / TSE:6501,hereinafter Hitachi) today announced that Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd. which develops and manufactures lithium-ion batteries for automotive applications, such as hybrid electric vehicles, have developed a lithium-ion battery having the world's highest power density of 4,500W/kg, 1.7 times the output of the company's mass-produced, automotive lithium-ion batteries. Sampling of the new battery by domestic and overseas car manufacturers will start in the fall.

To reduce internal resistance, the battery employs a new manganese cathode and an original Hitachi battery structure, in such as thinner electrodes, power collection method and effective configurations to achieve the world's highest output.

In recent years, lithium-ion batteries have been used for many consumer product applications, including mobile telephones, notebook PCs and digital cameras. For the same energy density, a lithium-ion battery has about half the volume and weight of a nickel-metal hydride battery, and about one-third the volume and weight of a lead acid battery. This makes the lithium-ion battery a small, light, high-energy-density secondary battery that is attracting attention for its applicability to hybrid and electric vehicles.

In 2000, the Hitachi Group used its extensive technological and manufacturing capabilities in fields ranging from materials to battery control systems, to develop and mass-produce the world's first safe, high-performance, long-operating-life lithium-ion battery for automotive applications.

A second-generation lithium-ion battery with an power density of 2,600 W/kg that currently is being delivered for automotive and railway applications, is the world's only mass-produced lithium-ion battery for on-board applications. Up to this point, a total of some 600,000 cells have been delivered, mainly to car manufacturers and railway companies.

Moreover, development of a third-generation lithium-ion battery having an even higher power density (3,000 W/kg) has already been completed, and will go into mass-production in 2010, with deliveries scheduled to begin the same year.

The battery set to start sampling this fall has been developed as a fourth-generation lithium-ion battery that is even smaller and lighter yet able to provide the world's highest output. The high reliability of the new battery, in terms of mass-production and quality, is the culmination of manufacturing technology that Hitachi has built up in the course of its extensive market achievements, and through the feedback from its customers.

Going forward, in addition to this lineup of stand-alone battery cell products, Hitachi will meet customer needs by providing optimal battery system solutions that include control systems.

In line with its long-term "Environmental Vision 2025"*2plan to combat global warming, the Hitachi Group is using the expansion of its systems business, starting with its battery operations, to make a contribution to the future of the global environment, and to strengthen its social innovation business.

The new battery will be on display at the Automotive Engineering Exposition 2009 held at PACIFICO Yokohama from May 20 to May 22.

*1: Lithium-ion battery for on-board applications, as of May 2009.
*2: Announced December 20, 2007 in the press release entitled Hitachi Develops the Long-term Plan "Environmental Vision 2025" to Combat Global Warming.

HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS AMERICA, LTD.

HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS AMERICA, LTD. AWARDED CONTRACT FOR TWO SUPERCRITICAL COAL-FIRED STEAM-ELECTRIC GENERATING POWER BLOCKS FROM AMERICAN MUNICIPAL POWER INC.

BASKING RIDGE, NJ and COLUMBUS, OH, July 13, 2009 - American Municipal Power Inc. (AMP) has awarded a contract for the design and supply of two supercritical, coal-fired steam-electric generating power blocks to Hitachi Power Systems America, Ltd., for the American Municipal Power Generating Station (AMPGS) project.

Each power block consists of a pulverized coal boiler powering a steam turbine generator and the associated nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission control equipment. The AMPGS is a state-of-the-art coal-fired generating project under development in Meigs County, Ohio, adjacent to the Ohio River.

The state-of-the-art supercritical boilers are designed to operate at superheat and reheat steam temperatures and higher pressures resulting in significantly higher plant efficiency. The facility will consume less coal per amount of electricity generated, therefore, increasing efficiency and providing economic and environmental benefits. The boiler systems will also utilize Hitachi's proven selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology, offering high NOx reductions over wide operating load ranges. Once on-line, the AMPGS will be one of the cleanest facilities of its type in the nation.

"The AMPGS project is part of a strategic response by AMP to the increasingly volatile and dysfunctional wholesale power market," Marc Gerken, president and CEO of AMP stated. "Our members are currently over-exposed to the market and we are pursuing the development of responsible generation projects that will offer a diversified generation portfolio at predictable rates. The contract with Hitachi Power Systems is a significant step forward for the AMPGS project. Last year, AMP awarded a contract for the design and manufacture of turbines and generators for our hydroelectric projects, on which construction started last month, we are moving forward on these projects to the benefit of our members and ultimately, their customers."

The contract was awarded following an extensive bid and analysis process that included AMP staff, Bechtel Power (the EPC contractor for the project), R.W. Beck (the project's owner's engineer), and Burns & Roe (serving as an independent consultant reviewing the contract and bid evaluation).

Henry Bartoli, president and CEO of Hitachi Power Systems America, Ltd. stated, "We are extremely pleased to have been selected by AMP to execute this project and look forward to supporting AMP's efforts by supplying Hitachi's most advanced state-of-the-art power plant technologies that will result in clean, efficient and low cost electricity."

The AMPGS facility will utilize Powerspan's ECO-SO₂ emission control technology for the control of sulfur dioxide, with co-benefits for the control of mercury and particulate matter. The project will be the first large-scale commercial deployment of the technology, which in addition to controlling SO₂ at best available control technology standards, shows promise for the efficient capture of carbon dioxide in the future. Powerspan's CO₂ control technology is currently being tested with a commercial pilot at FirstEnergy's R.E. Burger plant in Shadyside, Ohio.