DENSO Earns 2004 Climate Protection Award from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Third EPA Award for DENSO

Tokyo, Japan, Apr. 15, 2004 - (JCN Newswire) - The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) last night (U.S. time) awarded a 2004 Climate
Protection Award to the Electrical Inverter Air Conditioning Team,
comprised of DENSO Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Toyota
Industries Corporation, at the agencyfs annual Earth Technologies Forum
in Washington, D.C.

The Electrical Inverter Air Conditioning Team developed an electrical
inverter air conditioning system that provides cooling for the new 2003
Toyota Prius during "idle" stop when the engine shuts down to save fuel
and emissions. 

"The electrical inverter air conditioning system achieves a 40 percent
size reduction and a 53 percent mass reduction over traditional
electrical compressors, and a 25 percent reduction in refrigerant
leakage over traditional belt-driven compressors," said Satoshi
Watanabe, managing director of DENSO. "This system is an essential
technology for the market expansion of hybrid and fuel cell vehicles."

This marks the third time that DENSO has been honored by the EPA. In
2002, DENSO formed part of the Water Heater Design Team (along with
Tokyo Electric Power
Company and Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
located in Tokyo) that was recognized for developing and marketing the
world's first mass-produced CO2 refrigerant, heat-pump water heater for
households. In 1993, DENSO (formerly Nippondenso Co. Ltd.) earned the
honor for developing methods to convert air conditioning systems to
HFC-134a, a more environmentally friendly coolant, which replaced the
ozone-depleting refrigerant CFC-12.

"The Electrical Inverter Air Conditioning System Team is one of 12
individuals and organizations internationally to receive this honor in
recognition of exemplary efforts and achievements in protecting the
climate," said Caley Johnson, director of Climate Protection Awards,
Climate Protection Partnerships Divisions, EPA. "This team has impressed
all judges and EPA officials who reviewed its accomplishments."

Since 1998, 93 individuals, companies and organizations from 16
countries have earned EPA's Climate Protection Award recognizing
outstanding accomplishments in protecting the Earth's climate. This
years 12 award recipients are reducing greenhouse gas emissions by
formulating policies at international, national, state and local levels;
by reducing corporate energy consumption; and by inventing technologies
that protect the climate. They were selected by an international panel
of climate experts and award winners from previous years. Each of the
winners serves as an example and inspiration and will prompt others to
take action to protect the climate. The winners are from Belgium,
Canada, China, Japan, Mexico and the United States.


About DENSO Corporation

DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is
a leading global supplier of advanced technology, systems and
components. Its customers include all the world's major carmakers.
Worldwide, the company employs 90,000 people in 31 countries and
regions, including Japan. Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2003 totaled US$19.4 billion. DENSO common stock is
traded on the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya stock exchanges. DENSO common
stock is traded on the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya stock
exchanges.For further information, please visit the DENSO Corporation
home page at: www.globaldenso.com <http://www.globaldenso.com>