Information processing device, information processing method and program

Abstract

To enable the effective utilization of an environmental value.SOLUTION: According to an embodiment, a service provider server 1 includes a GHG emission amount and environmental value calculation unit 103, an emission accomplishment value calculation unit 105, a comparison determination unit 106, and a control unit 107. The GHG emission amount and environmental value calculation unit 103 calculates the emission amount and environmental value of greenhouse gas about an activity situation of an organization. The emission accomplishment value calculation unit 105 calculates an emission accomplishment value of the greenhouse gas in an organization by reducing a portion of an environmental value of an environmental value DB 202 from the calculated emission amount. The comparison determination unit 106 determines the possibility of accomplishing the emission amount target value of the greenhouse gas by comparing the emission accomplishment value with the emission target value in the greenhouse gas. The control unit 107 controls the use of the environmental value of the environmental value DB 202 on the basis of a determination result.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there are technologies for trading electricity for each power generation method (for example, see Patent Document 1). In order to achieve the greenhouse gas emission reduction targets that have been set for the organization, companies and other organizations have been installing power generation equipment (such as solar power generation equipment) in factories and other facilities that does not emit greenhouse gases during the generation of electricity. Furthermore, for example, the technology disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 and the like allows organizations to aim to achieve their emission targets by using electricity generated by power generation methods such as solar power generation, which does not emit greenhouse gases when generating electricity. In this way, electricity generated from non-fossil energy sources such as renewable energy sources has a non-fossil value, which is a type of environmental value, in addition to the kWh value of the electricity itself, as it is generated using a power generation method that does not emit greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide that are associated with the combustion of fossil fuels. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2021-158839 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the concept of environmental value itself is generally difficult to understand, and the penetration of non-fossil fuel certificates, green power certificates, J-credits, and other representative trading instruments for environmental value has been limited. As a result, it cannot be said that environmental value is currently being used effectively.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has an object to make it possible to effectively utilize environmental value. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, an information processing device according to one aspect of the present invention comprises: a first storage control means for acquiring a greenhouse gas emission target value in an organization and executing control for storing the emission target value in a first database; An activity status acquisition means for acquiring an activity status of the organization; A calculation means for calculating the greenhouse gas emissions and the environmental value for the activity status of the organization; a second storage control means for executing control to store the environmental value held by the organization, including the calculated environmental value, in a second database; an emission achievement value calculation means for calculating an emission achievement value of the greenhouse gas in the organization by subtracting at least a part of the environmental value stored in the second database from the calculated emission amount; a comparison and judgment means for judging the possibility of achieving the greenhouse gas emission target by comparing the achieved emission value of the greenhouse gas with the emission target value; a control means for controlling the use of the environmental value stored in the second database based on a result of the judgment by the comparison and judgment means; Equipped with.

[0007] Further, an information processing method and a program according to one aspect of the present invention are a method and a program corresponding to the information processing device according to the aspect of the present invention described above. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, environmental value can be effectively utilized. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1]FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overview of a service to which an embodiment of an information processing device of the present invention is applied. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the flow (distribution) of acquisition and utilization of electricity and environmental value in the present service shown in FIG. 1. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an information processing system for providing the present service of FIG. 1, the information processing system including an embodiment of an information processing device of the present invention. [Figure 4] 4 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a service provider server of an embodiment of an information processing device of the present invention in the information processing system of FIG. 3. FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the input and output of information to the environmental value DB in FIG. 2. [Figure 6] FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration for executing processing of a transaction including at least an environmental value, out of the functional configuration of a service provider server having the hardware of FIG. 4. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, a service provided by an information processing system including an embodiment of an information processing device of the present invention (hereinafter, referred to as "this service") will be described with reference to FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overview of the present service to which an embodiment of the information processing device of the present invention is applied. In the following description, when it is necessary to explain each element separately, a numerical value is added to the symbol, and when explaining collectively, the numerical value is used. For example, users U1 to Um are collectively referred to as user U.

[0011] As shown in FIG. 1, this service is provided by a service provider SA to m users U1 to Um (m is an integer value of 1 or more) and a power company DK.

[0012] Users U1 to Um are persons who demand electricity and conduct business, etc. (electricity demanders or electricity consumers), and at the same time, persons who conduct business, etc. that supply electricity (electricity suppliers), and may be an organization like a company, or may be an individual. This electricity includes electricity supplied by the power company DK, electricity generated by each of users U1 to Um for their own consumption, and renewable energy supplied by other users Up (p is any integer value between 2 and m). In this example, the user U is illustrated as being both an electricity consumer or an electricity customer and an electricity supplier, but the user U may be only an electricity consumer or an electricity customer, or only an electricity supplier.

[0013] In addition to the electric power company DK and users U1 to Um, the present service is also related to an environmental value trading market KS and an electricity market DS. This service makes effective use of environmental value by having service provider SA act as an intermediary between such electric power company DK and users U1 to Um using a decarbonization platform, and individually trading (buying and selling) environmental value in the environmental value trading market KS and electricity in the electricity market DS.

[0014] Environmental value is known, for example, as non-fossil certificates, green power certificates, J-Credits, etc., and retail electricity suppliers and consumers (corporate users, etc.) can sell or purchase non-fossil certificates (zero emission value, etc.) through environmental value trading markets KS such as the Japan Electric Power Exchange (JEPX). In recent years, many companies have set targets for the amount of greenhouse gas emissions and reductions they make of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. If the reductions fall short of these targets (if they are emitting too much CO2), they can achieve their emission targets by purchasing environmental value (non-fossil certificates, green power certificates, J-credits, etc.).

[0015] The service provider SA mediates the electricity transactions between the users U1 to Um. The service provider SA has an electricity storage device TD that stores electricity. The purpose of the energy storage device TD is to absorb the time lag that occurs in electricity trading. By utilizing the energy storage device TD, it is possible to shift the time when electricity is generated and when it is consumed or sold, which results in improved profitability. The power storage device TD is, for example, a storage battery, a device for converting hydrogen, ammonia, or other chemical substances, a battery for an electric vehicle, or the like. In this example, only one power storage device TD is illustrated, but a plurality of power storage devices TD may be distributed and arranged, and the power storage devices TD may be managed by a third party as a management entity. In other words, the number and arrangement of the power storage devices TD, and further the management entity, do not matter.

[0016] A user Uk (k is an arbitrary integer value between 1 and m) demands power supplied from a power company DK or the like and runs his or her own business or the like. However, at least some of the users U1 to Um have facilities capable of producing renewable energy, power storage devices, etc., and also act as power suppliers. Renewable energy sources include, for example, solar power generation, wind power generation, biomass power generation, hydroelectric power generation, geothermal power generation, wave power generation, pumped storage power generation, etc.

[0017] Specifically, among users U1 to Um, for example user U1 has a user power generation system UGS1 for generating solar power, equipment SB1 for running one's own business (e.g. an engine that operates manufacturing equipment in a factory), a monitoring system WS1 connected to this equipment SB1 via an IoT sensor SE1, and a user server US1 that performs information processing for carrying out the business. The user power generation system UGS1, the monitoring system WS1, and the user server US1 are connected to each other via an in-house network or the like so as to be able to exchange data.

[0018] The user power generation system UGS1 includes a solar power generation device SO1, a power storage device TK1, a control device CO1, and the like. The solar power generation system SO1 receives sunlight and generates power. The power generated by the solar power generation system SO1 is stored in the power storage system TK1. Based on instructions from the service provider SA, the control device CO1 controls the usage pattern of the electricity stored in the storage device TK1 and the environmental value it holds, such as whether to sell the electricity stored in the storage device TK1 and the environmental value it holds to others (for example, the environmental value trading market KS, an electric power company DK, or other users Up (p is any integer value between 2 and m)) through the service provider SA, whether to use it within user U1, or whether to purchase the electricity and environmental value from elsewhere.

[0019] The monitoring system WS1 monitors the operation status of the equipment SB1 using the IoT sensor SE1 attached to the equipment SB1, and outputs this information to the control device CO1. Here, monitoring the operation status of the equipment SB1 means, for example, detecting how much greenhouse gas (hereinafter referred to as "GHG") the equipment SB1 is emitting, and how much power (self-power consumption) is consumed by the equipment SB1. The user server US1 stores data such as equipment introduction plans, and outputs future greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction values ​​calculated from the data of the energy saving equipment introduction plans in the business to the control device CO1. The same applies to users U2 to Um other than the user U1.

[0020] Next, the distribution of electricity and environmental value will be explained with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the flow (distribution) of acquisition and utilization of electricity and environmental value in the service of FIG. 2, the service provider SA acquires the non-fossil electricity DR and the environmental value KK from the electric power company DK and stores them in the environmental value DB 202. Specifically, the electric power company DK provides 100% carbon offset electricity, which is a set of electricity and environmental value. Non-fossil electricity DR (self-generated electricity derived from renewable energy such as solar power) and environmental value KK corresponding to that electricity are obtained from each of user U's user power generation systems UGS-1 to UGS-m by the service provider SA and stored in the environmental value DB202. Furthermore, the user U inputs an environmental value KK that will be generated by the user U's newly installing energy saving equipment or planting trees, and this is stored in the environmental value DB 202 . The environmental value KK thus stored in the environmental value DB 202 is bought and sold by the service provider SA in the environmental value trading market KS.

[0021] The service provider SA uses the decarbonization platform provided by the service provider server 1 shown in Figure 3 to collect supply and demand information on electricity and environmental value between the electric power company server 2 and the user systems US-1 to US-m, and supports the buying and selling of electricity through the electricity market server 4 and the buying and selling of environmental value through the environmental value trading market server 3.

[0022] The decarbonization platform uses AI (Artificial Intelligence) to predict supply and demand for electricity and environmental value generated by power companies DK and users Uk (Uk is one of U1 to Um), and decides whether to sell or procure the electricity or environmental value depending on the situation, and can trade the electricity and environmental value independently or in combination with those from different sources in an optimal manner for each party.

[0023] The decarbonization platform trades non-fossil electricity DR of the power company DK or electricity DR generated by each of the user power generation systems UGS-1 to UGS-m of the user U via the electricity market DS, and trades environmental value via the environmental value trading market KS. At this time, trading is performed in such a way that the profit from the difference between the purchase price and the selling price is maximized based on the trends of the electricity market DS and the environmental value trading market KS. For example, the decarbonization platform performs processing such as purchasing cheap environmental value and selling it when the price rises.

[0024] Specifically, the service provider SA acquires, for example, in December 2021, the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission target value for user U for January to April 2022, which was set in December 2021, and executes control to store the emission target value in the user information DB201 (see Figure 6), and acquires the activity status of user U, such as the use of renewable energy in January 2022, the operation status of factory equipment, and the actual or planned introduction of energy-saving equipment.

[0025] The service provider SA calculates the user U's activity status, for example, the actual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in January 2022, and the environmental value generated by the user U in January 2022.

[0026] The service provider SA executes control to store the environmental value held by the user U, including the calculated environmental value (environmental value generated within the organization + environmental value acquired from others), in the environmental value DB202, and calculates the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission achievement value for user U, for example, for January 2022, by subtracting at least a portion of the environmental value stored in the environmental value DB202 from the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission amount.

[0027] The service provider SA determines the possibility of achieving the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission target by comparing the achieved greenhouse gas (GHG) emission value with the emission target value, and controls the use of the environmental value stored in the environmental value DB202 (by selling it to others or further compensating for any shortfall against the service provider's own emission target value) based on the result of this determination. As a result, environmental value can be utilized effectively.

[0028] Next, an information processing system including a service provider server according to an embodiment of the information processing device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an information processing system for providing the present service of FIG. 1, the information processing system including an embodiment of an information processing device of the present invention.

[0029] The information processing system shown in Figure 3 is configured to include a service provider server 1 managed by a service provider SA, an electric power company server 2, an environmental value trading market server 3, an electric power market server 4, and user systems US-1 to US-m (m is any integer value greater than or equal to 1 and different from n) owned and managed by each of users U1 to Um (see Figure 1).

[0030] The service provider server 1, the power company server 2, the environmental value trading market server 3, the power market server 4, and the user power generation systems UGS-1 to UGS-m are connected to each other via a network NW such as the Internet.

[0031] Of the user systems US-1 to US-m, for example, the user system US-1, as shown in FIG. 1, includes, for example, a solar power generation device SO1, a power storage device TK1, a control device CO1, etc., and is operated and managed by each of the users U1 to Um. For example, when a user U1 of the user system US-1 enters into a contract for use of the decarbonization platform with the service provider SA, the service provider server 1 can instruct the control device CO1 to control the supply and demand of environmental value and electricity (whether to sell the acquired environmental value or the produced electricity or to consume it for one's own use, etc.). This is also true for the user systems US-2 to US-m other than the user system US-1.

[0032] The electric power company server 2 instructs the service provider server 1 to buy and sell electricity through the electricity market DS and to buy and sell environmental value through the environmental value trading market KS, and is operated by the respective personnel of the electric power company DK.

[0033] The environmental value trading market server 3 provides a place for trading environmental values. Specifically, the environmental value trading market server 3 provides the environmental value trading market KS on the Internet. The electricity market server 4 provides a venue for trading electricity. Specifically, the power market server 4 provides the power market DS on the Internet.

[0034] In the following description, when there is no need to distinguish between the user power generation systems UGS-1 to UGS-m, they will be collectively referred to as the "user power generation system UGS."

[0035] The service provider server 1 manages the operation of the user system US. The service provider server 1 executes various processes to provide the user system US and the electric power company server 2 with the above-mentioned functions. Furthermore, the service provider server 1 executes a transaction process between the electricity acquired from the user U, the power company DK, etc. and the environmental value with the environmental value trading market server 3 and the electricity market server 4 on the decarbonization platform.

[0036] FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a service provider server of an embodiment of the information processing device of the present invention in the information processing system of FIG.

[0037] The service provider server 1 comprises a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, a bus 14, an input / output interface 15, an output unit 16, an input unit 17, a memory unit 18, a communication unit 19, and a drive 20.

[0038] The CPU 11 executes various processes according to a program recorded in the ROM 12 or a program loaded from the storage unit 18 into the RAM 13 . The RAM 13 also stores data and the like necessary for the CPU 11 to execute various processes.

[0039] The CPU 11, ROM 12, and RAM 13 are connected to one another via a bus 14. An input / output interface 15 is also connected to this bus 14. An output unit 16, an input unit 17, a storage unit 18, a communication unit 19, and a drive 20 are connected to the input / output interface 15.

[0040] The output unit 16 is configured with a display such as a liquid crystal display, and displays various images. The input unit 17 is composed of various hardware buttons and the like, and inputs various information in response to instructions given by an operator.

[0041] The storage unit 18 is configured with a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) or the like, and stores various data. The communication unit 19 controls communications between other devices (the electric power company server 2, the environmental value trading market server 3, the electric power market server 4, etc.) via a network NW including the Internet.

[0042] The drive 20 is provided as necessary. Removable media 21, which may be a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory, is appropriately mounted in the drive 20. A program read from the removable media 21 by the drive 20 is installed in the storage unit 18 as necessary. The removable media 21 can also store various data stored in the storage unit 18 in the same manner as the storage unit 18.

[0043] 4, various hardware and software in the service provider server 1 can execute various processes described later in the service provider server 1. As a result, the service provider SA can provide various services described later to the users U1 to Um.

[0044] Next, with reference to Figure 5, we will explain the specific information input and output to the environmental value DB in Figure 2 (the decarbonization platform as a service). FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the input and output to the environmental value DB of FIG.

[0045] As shown in Fig. 5, the service provider server 1 receives inputs of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission information at that time (including cooperation with other companies), weekly factory operation information (planned) estimated from past usage, and input information to a greenhouse gas (GHG) calculation tool including not only factories estimated from past usage but also headquarters such as the head office and sales office. The greenhouse gas (GHG) calculation tool refers to one means by which the activity status acquisition unit 102 acquires the activity status of each of the users U1 to Um, but the activity status acquisition unit 102 may acquire the activity status by other means, and it is sufficient if it is an activity status acquisition means for acquiring the activity status of an organization. From these pieces of information, the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission amount at the date and time is calculated. In addition, when the company's power generation results (environmental value amount) from renewable energy power generation, etc. and target annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are entered, these power generation results (environmental value amount) and target annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are compared with the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions information for the date and time calculated above, that is, the predictions and results are compared, and the results of the comparison are stored in the environmental value DB202. That is, information such as the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emitted by a company is input to the service provider server 1.

[0046] Meanwhile, the service provider server 1 outputs instructions regarding greenhouse gases (GHG) (such as reducing emissions and purchasing or selling environmental values) based on the information stored in the environmental value DB 202. The instructions include, for example, alert instructions to each department to reduce emissions and purchase requests to the relevant department for environmental values ​​(non-fossil certificates, green power certificate shops, J-Credits, etc.). Purchase requests to the relevant department for environmental values ​​(non-fossil certificates, green power certificate shops, J-Credits, etc.) are estimated based on time-series data. Purchase requests also include instructions on timing and bidding price. After online trading begins, purchase instructions are issued via API.

[0047] Furthermore, the service provider server 1 sells the electricity value portion (including self-consumption, bilateral, and electricity market) and sells the environmental value based on the above-mentioned information stored in the environmental value DB 202. Here, when the company's environmental value exceeds a target value, the environmental value is sold, and when the electricity value is higher than the company's purchase price, electricity is sold.

[0048] The functional configuration of the service provider server of the information processing system of FIG. 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration for executing processing of at least a transaction including an environmental value, out of the functional configurations of the service provider server having the hardware of FIG.

[0049] As shown in FIG. 6, a user information DB 201 and an environmental value DB 202 are provided in one area of ​​the storage unit 18 of the service provider server 1.

[0050] Each of the users U1 to Um is an organization such as a company, a factory, a business division, a department, etc., and an example is a company. The user information DB 201 stores information on the companies of the users U1 to Um, and also stores information on the transaction costs of the users U1 to Um as transaction cost information. For example, for the user U1, the transaction cost information includes the transaction cost incurred by the user U1 in buying and selling electricity, as well as the purchase price of the storage device TK, land use fees, and wheeling costs for transmitting electricity through the grid. In addition, the user information DB 201 stores a company's greenhouse gas (GHG) emission target value (target value for January to April 2022 set in December 2021) acquired at a certain time, for example, December 2021. Data on the activities of the users U1 to Um in their companies is also stored in the user information DB 201. The activity data is, for example, data on the use of renewable energy, the operation status of factory equipment, and the results or plans of the introduction of energy-saving equipment.

[0051] The environmental value DB202 stores the environmental value owned by the company (environmental value generated within the organization + environmental value acquired from others), including the environmental value calculated in each of the companies of users U1 to Um (environmental value generated within the organization).

[0052] Specifically, the environmental value DB202 stores data for each user, such as target values ​​for CO2 emissions obtained from the companies of each of the users U1 to Um, and actual CO2 emissions (or CO2 emission reduction amounts) monitored by a sensor (such as the IoT sensor SE1 in Figure 1). The environmental value DB202 also stores information on the supply and demand and buying and selling of electricity obtained from the power company server 2, the electricity market server 4, etc. For example, the environmental value DB202 stores the buying and selling prices of electricity in a predetermined time period in the electricity market DS in the past (information on past buying and selling results, etc.). In addition, the environmental value DB 202 stores price scenario data as price data in the environmental value trading market.

[0053] Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6, when processing related to environmental value is executed in the CPU 11 of the server 1, a target value storage control unit 101, an activity status acquisition unit 102, a GHG emission amount and environmental value calculation unit 103, a storage control unit 104, an emission achievement value calculation unit 105, a comparison judgment unit 106, a control unit 107, etc. function.

[0054] The target value storage control unit 101 acquires greenhouse gas (GHG) emission target values ​​for each of users U1 to Um (for example, target values ​​for January to April 2022 set in December 2021) for example in December 2021, and performs control to store the emission target values ​​in the user information DB201.

[0055] The activity status acquisition unit 102 acquires the activity status of each of the users U1 to Um (for example, the actual activity status values ​​in January 2022, etc.) on, for example, February 1, 2022. The activity status of each of the users U1 to Um acquired by the activity status acquisition unit 102 is not limited to past activity actual values, and may be future activity plans or real-time activity status. The GHG emission and environmental value calculation unit 103 calculates greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (actual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in January 2022) and environmental value (for example, the environmental value produced by a company in January 2022) based on the activity status of each company of users U1 to Um. Specifically, the activity status acquisition unit 102 acquires the activity status by calculating the activity status based on the amount of renewable energy used by each of the companies of users U1 to Um, the operating status of the factory equipment owned by the companies detected by the IoT sensor SE1 (see Figure 1), and the implementation record or plan of energy-saving equipment, etc. obtained from each of the user servers of user systems US-1 to US-m (in the case of user system US-1, user server US1 (see Figure 1)). This allows the activity status of each of the users U1 to Um's companies to be calculated in detail based on the amount of renewable energy used, the operating status of factory equipment owned by the organization (e.g., solar power generation equipment SO) detected by sensors (e.g., IoT sensor SE1 in Figure 1), and the implementation track record or plans for the equipment, making it possible to obtain the activity status with a high degree of accuracy.

[0056] The GHG emission and environmental value calculation unit 103 calculates the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the amount of environmental value owned based on the activity status acquired with high accuracy by the activity status acquisition unit 102, according to a predetermined calculation method using an emission unit and a conversion coefficient. In this way, by calculating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and environmental value based on actual activity status obtained with high accuracy, the accuracy of the calculated environmental value can be improved.

[0057] The memory control unit 104 executes control to store the environmental value held by the company (environmental value created within the company + environmental value acquired from elsewhere), including the calculated environmental value (environmental value created within the company), in the environmental value DB 202.

[0058] The emission achievement value calculation unit 105 calculates the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission achievement value for the organization (e.g., the achievement value for January 2022) by subtracting at least a portion of the environmental value stored in the environmental value DB 202 from the calculated greenhouse gas (GHG) emission amount.

[0059] The comparison and determination unit 106 compares the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission achievement value with the emission target value to determine the possibility of achieving the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission target.

[0060] The control unit 107 controls the use of the environmental value stored in the environmental value DB 202 based on the result of the determination by the comparison and determination unit 106 .

[0061] The control unit 107 provides at least a portion of the environmental value stored in the environmental value DB 202 to a third party such as the environmental value trading market KS via the memory control unit 104, and also performs control to store the environmental value acquired by the company in the environmental value DB 202. In this way, by exchanging environmental values ​​using the environmental value DB 202, the transfer of environmental values ​​can be managed comprehensively.

[0062] If the comparison judgment unit 106 determines that it is possible to achieve the goal, the control unit 107 executes control to provide at least a portion of the environmental value stored in the environmental value DB202 to a third party such as the environmental value trading market KS, and if the comparison judgment unit 106 determines that it is impossible to achieve the goal, the control unit 107 executes control to acquire the environmental value from the environmental value trading market KS. In this way, by controlling the provision or acquisition of environmental values ​​to the environmental value trading market KS depending on whether or not greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets are achieved, environmental values ​​can be used flexibly.

[0063] The control unit 107 controls the provision of environmental value to the environmental value trading market KS by giving priority to related organizations (for example, companies that do business with the company), thereby making it possible to obtain cooperative relationships with related organizations.

[0064] The control unit 107 executes control to preferentially acquire an environmental value with tracking as a control to acquire an environmental value from the environmental value trading market KS. In this way, by preferentially acquiring an environmental value with tracking from the environmental value trading market KS, power source information such as a power plant from which the environmental value originates becomes clear, and the reliability of the environmental value can be increased.

[0065] When a company acquires renewable energy, the control unit 107 executes control to separate the environmental value from the renewable energy and store the separated environmental value in the environmental value DB 202. In this way, by separating the environmental value from the renewable energy, it is possible to sell the environmental value through a sales channel different from the original sales channel, such as selling only the environmental value to the environmental value trading market KS.

[0066] The control unit 107 executes control to provide at least a portion of the environmental value to the person who offers the highest purchase price among those who wish to purchase the environmental value and who are trading in the environmental value trading market KS. This makes it possible to form a market, such as an auction, and to sell the environmental value at a higher price.

[0067] The control unit 107 executes control to provide environmental value to those trading in the environmental value trading market KS by selecting one or more non-fossil value trading markets, such as a renewable energy value trading market or an advanced energy conversion law obligation achievement market, and providing the environmental value to those markets. This allows companies to select and sell in one or more non-fossil value trading markets, such as the renewable energy value trading market or the Advanced Energy Act Obligation Achievement market, thereby expanding the sales channels for environmental value.

[0068] When acquiring an environmental value with tracking, the control unit 107 executes control to purchase the environmental value at a price that includes the donation to the local area. In this way, when purchasing an environmental value with tracking, the environmental value can be purchased at a price that includes the donation to the local area, and contributions can be made to the local area.

[0069] The control unit 107 executes control to provide the environmental value in combination with electricity generated by the company. This allows the environmental value to be freely combined with electricity that is originally different from the environmental value of the original electricity, so that it is possible to add value to the environmental value and sell it, for example, by selling a special combination of environmental value and electricity at a premium price.

[0070] The control unit 107 executes control to convert the environmental value into another value (for example, points, etc.). By converting the environmental value into points in this way, the environmental value can be utilized for purposes other than subtracting it from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

[0071] When the purchase price of the environmental value is lower than the price obtained by subtracting the transaction cost from the selling price, the control unit 107 executes control to sell the environmental value stored in the environmental value DB 202 and to purchase the environmental value. This allows the user to sell the environmental value that he or she owns and to purchase the environmental value that he or she needs at a low price.

[0072] As described above, according to the service provider server 1 of the information processing system of this embodiment, the environmental value can be effectively utilized by separating the environmental value from electricity and providing it to organizations that need it.

[0073] Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications, improvements, etc. within the scope that can achieve the object of the present invention are included in the present invention.

[0074] In the above-described embodiment, the target value storage control unit 101 acquired the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission target value for January to April 2022 set in December 2021 for the company in December 2021, and executed control to store the emission target value in the user information DB 201, but it may be other than this, and it will suffice if it is a first storage control means that acquires the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission target value for the organization and executes control to store the emission target value in the first database.

[0075] In the above-described embodiment, the activity status acquisition unit 102 acquired the company's use of renewable energy in January 2022, the operation status of factory equipment, and the introduction record or plans of energy-saving equipment, etc., but other information may be used and any activity status acquisition means that acquires the activity status of an organization will suffice.

[0076] In the above-described embodiment, the GHG emission and environmental value calculation unit 103 calculated the actual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in January 2022 and the environmental value generated by the company in January 2022 regarding the company's activity status, but it may be something else and any calculation means that calculates the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and environmental value regarding the organization's activity status will suffice.

[0077] In the above-described embodiment, the memory control unit 104 executed control to store the environmental value held by the company (environmental value generated within the organization + environmental value acquired from others), including the calculated environmental value (environmental value generated within the organization), in the environmental value DB202, but it may be something else and a second memory control means that executes control to store the environmental value held by the organization, including the calculated environmental value, in a second database will suffice.

[0078] In the above-described embodiment, the emission achievement value calculation unit 105 calculated the company's greenhouse gas (GHG) emission achievement value for January 2022 by subtracting at least a portion of the environmental value stored in the environmental value DB202 from the calculated emission amount, but other methods may be used and any emission achievement value calculation means that calculates the organization's greenhouse gas (GHG) emission achievement value by subtracting at least a portion of the environmental value stored in the second database from the calculated emission amount will suffice.

[0079] In the above-described embodiment, the comparison judgment unit 106 judges the possibility of achieving the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission target by comparing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission achievement value with the emission target value, but other methods may be used and any comparison judgment means that judges the possibility of achieving the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission target by comparing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission achievement value with the emission target value will suffice.

[0080] In the above-described embodiment, the control unit 107 controlled the use of the environmental value stored in the environmental value DB202 based on the result of the judgment by the comparison judgment unit 106, but it may be something else and any control means that controls the use of the environmental value stored in the second database based on the result of the judgment by the comparison judgment means will suffice.

[0081] Furthermore, for example, the above-described series of processes can be executed by hardware or software. In other words, the functional configuration in FIG. 6 is merely an example and is not particularly limited. That is, it is sufficient that the information processing system is provided with a function capable of executing the above-mentioned series of processes as a whole, and the type of functional block used to realize this function is not limited to the example of FIG. 6. The locations of the functional blocks and databases are also not limited to those of FIG. 6 and may be arbitrary. For example, at least a part of the functional blocks and databases required for executing various processes may be transferred to another information processing device. Conversely, the functional blocks and databases of the information processing device may be transferred to a server or the like. Furthermore, one functional block may be configured as a single piece of hardware, a single piece of software, or a combination of both.

[0082] When the series of processes is executed by software, the program constituting the software is installed into a computer or the like from a network or a recording medium. The computer may be a computer implemented with dedicated hardware. Furthermore, the computer may be a computer capable of executing various functions by installing various programs thereon, such as a server, a general-purpose smartphone, or a personal computer.

[0083] A recording medium containing such a program may be composed not only of a removable medium (not shown) that is distributed separately from the device body in order to provide the program to the user, but also of a recording medium that is provided to the user in a pre-installed state in the device body.

[0084] In this specification, the steps of describing a program to be recorded on a recording medium include not only processes that are performed chronologically according to the order, but also processes that are not necessarily performed chronologically but are executed in parallel or individually. In addition, in this specification, the term "system" refers to an overall device that is composed of a plurality of devices, a plurality of means, etc.

[0085] In other words, it is sufficient for an information processing device to which the present invention is applied to have the following configuration, and various embodiments can be adopted. That is, an information processing device to which the present invention is applied (for example, the service provider server 1 in FIG. 4, etc.) A first storage control means (e.g., the target value storage control unit 101 in FIG. 6 ) that acquires (e.g., acquired in December 2021) a greenhouse gas (GHG) emission target value (e.g., a target value for January to April 2022 set in December 2021) in an organization (e.g., a company, a factory, a business division, a department, etc., hereinafter referred to as a company) and executes control to store the emission target value in a first database (e.g., the user information DB 201 in FIG. 6 ); An activity status acquisition means (e.g., the activity status acquisition unit 102 in FIG. 6 ) for acquiring (e.g., on February 1, 2022) the activity status of the organization (company, etc.) (e.g., the use of renewable energy in January 2022, the operation status of factory equipment, the introduction record or plan of energy-saving equipment, etc.); A calculation means (e.g., the GHG emission and environmental value calculation unit 103 in FIG. 6 ) for calculating the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission amount (actual emission amount in January 2022) and environmental value (e.g., environmental value generated within the organization (company, etc.) in January 2022) regarding the activity status of the organization (company, etc.); a second storage control means (e.g., the storage control unit 104 in FIG. 6 ) for executing control to store the environmental value (environmental value generated within the organization + environmental value acquired from other sources) held by the organization (company, etc.) including the calculated environmental value (environmental value generated within the organization) in a second database (e.g., the environmental value DB 202 in FIG. 6 ); an emission achievement value calculation means (e.g., the emission achievement value calculation unit 105 in FIG. 6 ) that calculates a greenhouse gas (GHG) emission achievement value (e.g., the achievement value in January 2022) for the organization (company, etc.) by subtracting at least a portion of the environmental value stored in the second database (e.g., the environmental value DB 202 in FIG. 6 ) from the calculated emission amount; A comparison and judgment means (e.g., the comparison and judgment unit 106 in FIG. 6 ) for judging the possibility of achieving the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission target by comparing the achieved emission value with the emission target value of the greenhouse gas (GHG); a control means (e.g., the control unit 107 in FIG. 6 ) for controlling the use of the environmental value stored in the second database (e.g., the environmental value DB 202 in FIG. 6 ) based on the result of the judgment by the comparison and judgment means (e.g., the comparison and judgment unit 106 in FIG. 6 ); Equipped with. This allows environmental value to be utilized effectively.

[0086] The activity status acquisition means (e.g., activity status acquisition unit 102 in FIG. 6 ) acquires the activity status by calculating the activity status based on the amount of renewable energy used by the organization (company, etc.), the operating status detected by sensors of factory equipment owned by the organization (company, etc.), and the equipment installation record or plan. This allows the activity status of the user's organization (company, etc.) to be calculated in detail based on the amount of renewable energy used, the operating status of equipment owned by the organization (company, etc.) (e.g. solar power generation equipment SO) detected by sensors (e.g. IoT sensor SE in Figure 1), and the introduction plan for the equipment, making it possible to obtain the activity status with a high degree of accuracy.

[0087] The calculation means (e.g., the GHG emission and environmental value calculation unit 103 in FIG. 6 ) calculates the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission amount and the environmental value according to a predetermined calculation method using an emission unit and a conversion coefficient for the activity status acquired with high accuracy by the activity status acquisition means. In this way, by calculating the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and environmental value based on the activity status acquired with high accuracy, the accuracy of the calculated environmental value can be improved.

[0088] The control means (e.g., the control unit 107 in FIG. 6 ) provides at least a portion of the environmental value stored in the second database (e.g., the environmental value DB202 in FIG. 6 ) to a third party (e.g., the environmental value trading market KS) via the second memory control means (e.g., the memory control unit 104 in FIG. 6 ), and performs control to store the environmental value acquired by the organization (e.g., a company) in the second database (e.g., the environmental value DB202 in FIG. 6 ). In this way, by exchanging environmental values ​​using the second database (for example, the environmental value DB 202 in FIG. 6), it is possible to comprehensively manage the transfer of environmental values.

[0089] The control means (for example, the control unit 107 in FIG. 6 ) When the comparison and judgment means (e.g., the comparison and judgment unit 106 in FIG. 6 ) judges that the target can be achieved, the control is executed to provide at least a part of the environmental value stored in the second database (e.g., the environmental value DB 202 in FIG. 6 ) to a third party (e.g., the environmental value trading market KS, etc.); When the comparison and judgment means (eg, the comparison and judgment unit 106 in FIG. 6) judges that the target cannot be achieved, control is executed to acquire an environmental value from the third party (eg, the environmental value trading market KS). In this way, environmental value can be used flexibly by controlling the provision or acquisition of environmental value to third parties (e.g., the environmental value trading market KS) depending on whether or not greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets are achieved.

[0090] The control means (e.g., the control unit 107 in FIG. 6 ) controls the provision of the environmental value to third parties (e.g., those conducting transactions in the environmental value trading market KS), and controls the preferential provision of the environmental value to related organizations (e.g., companies that do business with the company). This will allow for collaboration with related organizations.

[0091] The control means (eg, the control unit 107 in FIG. 6) executes control to preferentially acquire an environmental value with tracking as control to acquire the environmental value from a third party (eg, the environmental value trading market KS). This allows preferential acquisition of environmental value with tracking from a third party (such as the environmental value trading market KS), thereby making information about the power source, such as the power plant from which the environmental value originates, clear, thereby increasing the credibility of the environmental value.

[0092] When the organization (company, etc.) acquires renewable energy, the control means (e.g., control unit 107 in FIG. 6) executes control to separate environmental value from the renewable energy and store the separated environmental value in the second database (e.g., environmental value DB 202 in FIG. 6). In this way, by separating the environmental value from the renewable energy, it is possible to sell the environmental value through a sales channel different from the original sales channel, such as selling only the environmental value to a third party (for example, a person trading on the environmental value trading market KS).

[0093] The control means (e.g., the control unit 107 in FIG. 6) executes control to provide at least a portion of the environmental value to the third parties who wish to purchase the environmental value (e.g., those trading in the environmental value trading market KS) and who offer the highest purchase price. This would allow the creation of a market, such as an auction, and environmental value could be sold at a higher price.

[0094] The control means (e.g., the control unit 107 in FIG. 6 ) executes control to provide the environmental value to a third party (e.g., a person trading through the environmental value trading market KS, etc.) by selecting one or more non-fossil value trading markets (e.g., a renewable energy value trading market or an Advanced Energy Management Act obligation achievement market, etc.). This allows users to select one or more non-fossil value trading markets (such as the renewable energy value trading market or the Advanced Energy Management Act obligation achievement market) to sell in, thereby expanding the sales channels for environmental value.

[0095] When acquiring an environmental value with tracking, the control means (for example, the control unit 107 in FIG. 6) executes control to purchase the environmental value with tracking at a price that is combined with a donation to the local area. In this way, when purchasing environmental value with tracking, the environmental value can be purchased at an amount that is combined with a donation to the relevant area.

[0096] The control means (for example, the control unit 107 in FIG. 6) executes control to provide the environmental value in combination with the electricity generated by the organization (eg, a company). This allows environmental value to be freely combined with electricity that is originally different from the environmental value of the original electricity, so that added value can be added to the environmental value and sold, for example, by creating a special combination of environmental value and electricity and selling it at a premium price.

[0097] The control means (eg, the control unit 107 in FIG. 6) executes control to convert the environmental value into another value (eg, points, etc.). In this way, by converting environmental value into other values ​​(for example, by converting it into points), environmental value can be utilized for purposes other than subtracting it from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

[0098] When the purchase price of the environmental value is lower than the selling price minus the transaction cost, the control means (e.g., the control unit 107 in Figure 6) executes control to sell the environmental value stored in the second database (e.g., the environmental value DB202 in Figure 6) and purchase the environmental value. This allows a user to sell the environmental value that he or she owns and purchase the environmental value that he or she needs at a low price.

[0099] In an information processing method executed by an information processing device (for example, the service provider server 1 in FIG. 4), A first storage control step of acquiring (obtaining in December 2021) a greenhouse gas (GHG) emission target value (e.g., a target value for January to April 2022 set in December 2021) for an organization (e.g., a company, a factory, a business division, a department, etc., hereinafter referred to as a company) and executing control to store the emission target value in a first database (e.g., the user information DB201 in FIG. 6, etc.); An activity status acquisition step of acquiring (for example, on February 1, 2022) the activity status of the organization (company, etc.) (for example, the use of renewable energy in January 2022, the operation status of factory equipment, the introduction record or plan of energy-saving equipment, etc.); A calculation step of calculating the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (e.g., actual emissions in January 2022) and environmental value (e.g., environmental value generated within the company in January 2022) regarding the activity status of the organization (company, etc.); a second storage control step of executing control to store the calculated environmental value (e.g., the environmental value generated within the organization) and the environmental value held by the organization (such as a company) (e.g., the environmental value generated within the organization plus the environmental value acquired from elsewhere) in a second database (e.g., the environmental value DB202 in FIG. 6 ); an emission achievement value calculation step of calculating a greenhouse gas (GHG) emission achievement value (e.g., an achievement value for January 2022) for the organization (company, etc.) by subtracting at least a portion of the environmental value stored in the second database (e.g., the environmental value DB202 in FIG. 6, etc.) from the calculated emission amount; a comparison and judgment step of judging the possibility of achieving the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission target by comparing the achieved emission value of the greenhouse gas (GHG) with the emission target value; a control step of controlling the use of the environmental value stored in the second database (e.g., the environmental value DB 202 in FIG. 6, etc.) based on a result of the judgment in the comparison judgment step; Includes. This allows environmental value to be utilized effectively.

[0100] On the computer, A first storage control step of acquiring (for example, acquiring in December 2021) a greenhouse gas (GHG) emission target value (a target value for January to April 2022 set in December 2021) for an organization (for example, a company, a factory, a business division, a department, etc., hereinafter referred to as a company) and executing control to store the emission target value in a first database (for example, the user information DB201 in FIG. 6, etc.); An activity status acquisition step of acquiring (on February 1, 2022) the activity status of the organization (company, etc.) (for example, the use of renewable energy in January 2022, the operation status of factory equipment, the introduction record or plans of energy-saving equipment, etc.); A calculation step of calculating the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (actual emissions in January 2022) and environmental value (for example, environmental value generated within the company in January 2022) regarding the activity status of the organization (company, etc.); a second storage control step of executing control to store the environmental value (environmental value generated within the organization + environmental value acquired from other sources) held by the organization (such as a company) including the calculated environmental value (environmental value generated within the organization) in a second database (such as the environmental value DB202 in FIG. 6 ); an emission achievement value calculation step of calculating a greenhouse gas (GHG) emission achievement value (e.g., an achievement value for January 2022) for the organization (company, etc.) by subtracting at least a portion of the environmental value stored in the second database (e.g., the environmental value DB202 in FIG. 6, etc.) from the calculated emission amount; a comparison and judgment step of judging the possibility of achieving the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission target by comparing the achieved emission value of the greenhouse gas (GHG) with the emission target value; a control step of controlling the use of the environmental value stored in the second database (e.g., the environmental value DB 202 in FIG. 6, etc.) based on a result of the judgment in the comparison judgment step; By executing a control process including the above, the environmental value can be effectively utilized. [Explanation of symbols]

[0101] 1 Service provider server, 2 Power company server, 3 Environmental value trading market server, 4 Power market server, 11 CPU, 12 ROM, 13 RAM, 14 Bus, 15 Input / output interface, 16 Output section, 17 Input section, 18 Memory section, 19 Communication section, 101 Target value storage control section, 102 Activity status acquisition section, 103 GHG emission and environmental value calculation section, 104 Memory control section, 104, 105 Emission achievement value calculation section, 106 Comparison and judgment section, 107 Control section, 201 User information DB, 201 Environmental value DB

Claims

1. First storage control means for obtaining a greenhouse gas emission target value in an organization and executing control to store the emission target value in a first database; Activity status acquisition means for acquiring the activity status of the organization; Calculation means for calculating the greenhouse gas emission amount and environmental value regarding the activity status of the organization; Second storage control means for executing control to store the environmental value held by the organization, including the calculated environmental value, in a second database; Emission achievement value calculation means for calculating the greenhouse gas emission achievement value in the organization by subtracting at least a part of the environmental value stored in the second database from the calculated emission amount; Comparison and judgment means for judging the possibility of achieving the greenhouse gas emission target by comparing the emission achievement value and the emission target value in the greenhouse gas; Control means for controlling the use of the environmental value stored in the second database based on the result of the judgment by the comparison and judgment means; Comprising; The control means integrally controls the procurement of environmental value and the power procurement of the organization based on the price of environmental value trading or the price of relative trading Information processing apparatus.

2. The control means determines the procurement timing and procurement amount of environmental value in a future predetermined period based on the price prediction of the environmental value trading The information processing apparatus according to Claim 1.

3. In an information processing method executed by an information processing apparatus, A first storage control step of obtaining a greenhouse gas emission target value in an organization and executing control to store the emission target value in a first database; An activity status acquisition step of acquiring the activity status of the organization; A calculation step of calculating the greenhouse gas emission amount and environmental value regarding the activity status of the organization; A second storage control step of executing control to store the environmental value held by the organization, including the calculated environmental value, in a second database; An emission achievement value calculation step of calculating the greenhouse gas emission achievement value in the organization by subtracting at least a part of the environmental value stored in the second database from the calculated emission amount; A comparison and judgment step of judging the possibility of achieving the greenhouse gas emission target by comparing the emission achievement value and the emission target value in the greenhouse gas; A control step of controlling the use of the environmental value stored in the second database based on the result of the determination process in the comparison determination step; comprising; The control step is a step of integrally controlling the procurement of environmental values and the power procurement of the organization based on the price of environmental value trading or the price of relative trading An information processing method comprising.

4. On a computer, A first storage control step of obtaining a greenhouse gas emission target value in an organization and executing control to store the emission target value in a first database; An activity status acquisition step of acquiring the activity status of the organization; A calculation step of calculating the emission amount and environmental value of the greenhouse gas for the activity status of the organization; A second storage control step of executing control to store the environmental value held by the organization including the calculated environmental value in a second database; An emission achievement value calculation step of calculating the greenhouse gas emission achievement value in the organization by subtracting at least a part of the environmental value stored in the second database from the calculated emission amount; A comparison determination step of determining the possibility of achieving the greenhouse gas emission target by comparing the emission achievement value and the emission target value in the greenhouse gas; A control step of controlling the use of the environmental value stored in the second database based on the result of the determination process in the comparison determination step; executing a control process including; As the process of the control step, a step of integrally controlling the procurement of environmental values and the power procurement of the organization based on the price of environmental value trading or the price of relative trading A program for executing a control process including.

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