Hartree Partners, Hitachi, and Brookfield Launch Collaboration to Advance Japan’s Sustainable Digital Infrastructure
Tokyo, July 17, 2025 –Hitachi, Ltd. (hereafter “Hitachi”), Brookfield Japan Kabushiki Kaisha (the
Japanese subsidiary of global investment firm Brookfield, hereafter “Brookfield”), and Hartree
Partners Singapore Pte. Limited (hereafter “Hartree”), known for its strength in commodity
trading, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 17 to jointly explore the
development of digital infrastructure in Japan.
Under this MoU, the three companies will jointly explore funding schemes to meet capital needs
for the development of grid-scale storage batteries to support grid stabilization and large-scale
digital infrastructure that requires substantial amounts of electricity in Japan.
In this consideration, they will combine Hitachi’s comprehensive engineering capabilities in
designing, building, and operating infrastructure in the energy and digital sectors, as well as the
expertise of Lumada in accelerating digital innovation, Brookfield Group’s extensive
experience investing in and operating large-scale infrastructure globally such as data centers
and other digital infrastructure assets, and Hartree’s expertise in renewable project
development and commodities trading in the energy sector including electricity, LNG and
carbon.
Moving forward, by building an ecosystem with a wide range of partners utilizing this funding
scheme, they aim to promote the use of decarbonization technologies and digital technologies,
and realize environmentally friendly digital infrastructure that enables sustainable economic
growth.