Japan, Oct. 20 -- Sumitomo Corporation and Hankyu Corporation, in collaboration with Light Rail Manila Corporation ("LRMC"), will conduct an energy-saving demonstration project on the LRT1 urban railway in Metropolitan Manila, the Philippines. The project will make productive use of surplus regenerative power generated during braking as trains decelerate that would otherwise go unused and be lost.The demonstration project has been selected for Synergistically Beneficial JCM Demonstration Programme by Ministry of the Environment of Japan.Metropolitan Manila is regarded as one of the most severely congested cities among ASEAN countries, making the development of public transportation networks an urgent priority. For this reason, railway infra...