The Tokyo Metropolitan Government, through the Tokyo Metropolitan Small and Medium Enterprise Support Center, announced it will dispatch five Tokyo-based companies to POWERGEN 2026, a major power generation and energy infrastructure exhibition in San Antonio, Texas. This initiative builds on a long-standing economic cooperation framework between Tokyo and Texas, aiming to strengthen business collaboration and foster technology exchange in critical infrastructure sectors such as power, water, and disaster resilience.
The selected companies offer practical solutions addressing urgent challenges for U.S. utilities and EPC contractors. Nichibou Co., Ltd. specializes in fire protection and disaster prevention systems, holding UL certification for its erase-tube fire suppression device. Noatech Co., Ltd. provides advanced water treatment technologies using its proprietary inorganic powder coagulant, Super Namit, supporting PFAS-compliant treatment for cooling towers and industrial wastewater. Sketch Co., Ltd. develops nano-coating technologies for energy efficiency, including heat-shielding window coatings and aliphatic polyurea coatings with over 20 years of weather resistance, implemented in over 1,000 facilities in Japan and distributed in over 40 countries. System Brain Corporation offers nano-cleaning and surface protection systems for solar panels and buildings, with installations at the Imperial Palace. Yamaguchi Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., with over 75 years of experience, delivers sustainable infrastructure solutions using its Green Carbon Steel™ and Blue Carbon Steel™, and has established its U.S. subsidiary, American Katerra, LLC, in San Antonio.
The technologies showcased at the Tokyo Metropolitan SME Support Booth directly address core needs of U.S. utilities, including power resilience and rapid recovery, fire safety for critical infrastructure, water treatment and PFAS regulatory compliance, energy efficiency and operational cost reduction, and infrastructure modernization supporting DER expansion. Tokyo and Texas have built a robust relationship through business exchange and governmental cooperation, and participation in POWERGEN 2026 represents a strategic step in deepening this collaboration. For more information, visit POWERGEN and CSS Holdings Group.
