Air Water to Install Vertical Solar Panels at 14 Locations Nationwide
# Under Preparation ## Installed **Air Water Bosai** Head Office Plant * Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture * Power Generation Capacity: 48kW **Air Water** West Japan Kakogawa Sales Office * Location: Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture * Power Generation Capacity: 46kW **Air Water Group** Kumamoto Plant * Location: Ozu Town, Kumamoto Prefecture * Power Generation Capacity: 3kW **Air Water Line** Kameyama Logistics Center * Location: Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture * Power Generation Capacity: 49kW **Hokkaido Shatai** * Location: Kitahiroshima City, Hokkaido * Power Generation Capacity: 145kW **Air Water Life Solution** Sapporo Gas Center * Location: Kitahiroshima City, Hokkaido * Power Generation Capacity: 40kW **Gold Pack** Eniwa Plant * Location: Eniwa City, Hokkaido * Power Generation Capacity: 176kW **Yamagata Ekisan** * Location: Sagae City, Yamagata Prefecture * Power Generation Capacity: 79kW **Niigata Gas Kogyo** * Location: Mitsuke City, Niigata Prefecture * Power Generation Capacity: 85kW **Air Water Performance Chemical** Shonan Plant * Location: Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture * Power Generation Capacity: 65kW
On November 14, Air Water announced that it will install its vertically mounted solar power system “VERPA” across group facilities. The company plans to deploy the system at 14 locations nationwide in fiscal year 2025 and has already completed installation at six sites.
VERPA is a vertical solar power system that can be installed in any space with a width of 2.5 meters, such as along property boundaries, in parking lots, on-site spaces, and roadside areas. Because the panels are set at a height of more than 2 meters above ground, safety fences are unnecessary and the installation area can be shared with other uses.
The new model “VERPA-Mova” features pre-installed foundations, eliminating the need for pile foundations. It can be installed on artificial ground or concrete structures and can also be relocated. The product was showcased for a limited time at the Osaka Kansai Expo.
This system was jointly developed by Air Water and Germany-based Next2Sun. The solar panels are manufactured by Suichoku Solar, the Japanese subsidiary of Next2Sun (headquartered in Yokohama), the power conditioning systems (PCS) are supplied by SolarEdge of Israel, and the mounting frames are produced by Suichoku Solar.
The Air Water Group aims to install 10 MW of solar power generation capacity—equivalent to about 3,300 average households—by fiscal year 2026. With the latest deployment across 14 locations, the total installed capacity will reach 1.3 MW, equivalent to about 430 households, and is expected to reduce annual CO₂ emissions by 590 tonnes. This will bring the total solar capacity installed in FY2025 to 6 MW.
The installation sites and system capacities include:
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Gold Pack Eniwa Plant (176 kW) in Eniwa City, Hokkaido
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Yamakawa Liquid San (79 kW) in Sagae Town, Yamagata
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Niigata Gas Industry (85 kW) in Mitsuke City, Niigata
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Air Water Farm Azumino Farm (98 kW) in Azumino City, Nagano
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Earth’s Blessing Farm Matsumoto (VERPA-Mova, 3 kW) in Matsumoto City, Nagano
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Air Water Group Kumamoto Office (3 kW) in Ozu Town, Kumamoto
Sites now in preparation include:
Hokkaido Shatai (145 kW); Air Water Life Solutions Hokkaido Gas Center (40 kW); Air Water Logistics Kita Kanto Distribution Center (54 kW); Air Water Performance Chemical Shonan Plant (65 kW); Gold Pack Shinano Omachi Plant (224 kW); Air Water Disaster Prevention Headquarters Plant (48 kW); Air Water West Japan Kakogawa Office (46 kW); and Air Water LINE Kameyama Logistics Center (49 kW).
