Kansai Electric Power, Osaka Gas Co-develop Symbiotic Microorganism-based Rooftop Greening Technology.Tokyo, Japan, Aug 4, 2005 - (JCNN JCNN Japan Corporate News Network ) - Kansai Electric Power (KEPCO KEPCO Korea Electric Power Corporation KEPCO Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc. (Japan) KEPCO Kyushu Electric Power Company, Inc. (Japan) ) and Osaka Gas have jointly have developed a technology for greening rooftops using symbiotic microorganisms, ectomycorrhizal fungus and vesicular vesicular /ve·sic·u·lar/ (ve-sik´u-ler) 1. composed of or relating to small, saclike bodies. 2. pertaining to or made up of vesicles on the skin. 3. arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. The new technology enables growing large trees and herbaceous plants on rooftops where the layer of soil tends to be thin. Further, compared with the conventional greening technology using sedum sedum: see stonecrop. sedum Any of about 600 species of succulent plants that make up the genus Sedum, in the stonecrop, or orpine, family (Crassulaceae), native to temperate zones and to mountains in the tropics. , a kind of plant, the new technique helps improve energy conservation and reduce heat island effects with high efficiency. The two utility companies will initiate a rooftop greening business in collaboration with their group companies: The General Environment Technos, a KEPCO Group company, and Technos Green, an Osaka Gas Group firm. Source: JCN http://www.japancorp.net Copyright [c] 2005 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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