Both the energy supply side and the demand side are implementing measures aimed at achieving a carbon neutral society.This issue of Hitachi Review describes how Hitachi is addressing a variety of societal challenges through work in the fields of power grids，energy solutions， and nuclear power.This issue includes articles on the future directions and new initiatives of Hitachi’s energy business。

Increasingly，the efforts to address global warming are seen，not as a burden，but as an opportunity to create new business models and transform the industrial structure.Hiroshi Ohashi，Vice President and Professor of Economics at the University of Tokyo， discusses the measures to promote investment in GX that are prerequisites for carbon pricing。

Many countries and regions have declared their intention to reach carbon neutrality by2050.What are the key considerations when it comes to achieving carbon neutrality？Also，as an island nation in Europe，what is the UK doing？Hitachi Review posed these questions to Professor Mary Ryan，Vice-Prost of Imoperial。

Over the last four years，Hitachi and Optimise Prime have gathered data on the usage of commercial EVs，exploring new methods for reducing impact on electricity infrastructure.The data gathered will help power networks and local authorities plan to meet future EV charging demands.Tharticle provides and look the fiture。

The impact of climate change on people’s lives and corporate activity is becoming significant，efforts are required both to address climate change and ensure security and to stabilizeenergy supplies.Hitachi Review invited two experts to share their visions for decarbonization and to discuss specifice asures for。

HVDC is a key technology for carbon neutrality.It provides infrastructure for transmitting renewable energy over long distances.The number of HVDC projects is increasing rapidly all around the world.Hitachi Energy is working hard to meet this high demand for HVDC.This article is about out and the wast logy developments。

Strengthening the resilience of power systems to ensure stable provision of services is a critical challenge for energy utilities.They face various risks such asaging equipment and cyberattacks.This article describes digitalization trends for strengthening resilience by understanding risks and mitigating theimpact， and the development of solutions。