East Fukushima Microgrid Project

Post-Fukushima, Japanese Companies Build Microgrids

That''s a common theme in Japan these days. After the disaster knocked out power to much of eastern Japan, smart microgrid projects from industrial to residential changed their approach.

Born from Disaster: Japan Establishes First Microgrid Community

This microgrid community is a joint project between the city and Sekisui House, the Japan''s leading house developer, with a research funding from the Ministry of Environment.

New Focus on Microgrids in Post-Fukushima Japan

Honda, Toshiba, and Sekisui House (the biggest home builder in Japan) are partnering together to develop smart-home systems that consist of rooftop solar panels, a natural gas

Rebuilding for Resilience – Japan''s First ''EcoTown'' – EcoBlock

In the decade since the 2011 East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, microgrids have sprung up across Japan to help the country meet its energy demands and build resilience.

FUKUSHIMA MICROGRID

The Challenge: IHI Corporation developed an independently sustainable smart grid community in Fukushima prefecture that leverages a variety of installed technologies, including onsite hydrogen

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This project will operate FC kitchen cars, doctor cars, and other vehicles, and has started on the path of using hydrogen in shops and factories to achieve a carbon-free society throughout the supply chain.

Rebuilding for Resilience – Japan''s First ''EcoTown'' – EcoBlock

Rebuilding HigashimatsushimaJapan''s Changing Energy MixLocal Energy IndependenceLocal Ownership, Local ManagementBuilding Energy and Climate ResilienceBesides the solar microgrid, a tidal embankment was constructed from the tsunami debris and serves as a barrier to help ensure the city''s resilience. There is also the new Kizuna solar park with nearly 15000 solar panels, or about 2 MW per year—enough to fuel 600 houses for a year! By taking a holistic approach to enhancing the city''s climate and e...See more on ecoblock rkeley The Japan Times

How a nuclear disaster turned Fukushima into a

Beyond Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture implemented policies promoting renewable energy projects in areas affected by the tsunami and nuclear fallout

How a nuclear disaster turned Fukushima into a renewables leader

Beyond Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture implemented policies promoting renewable energy projects in areas affected by the tsunami and nuclear fallout where there were high rates of abandoned...

A Microgrid That Wouldn''t Quit

These facilities were the beneficiaries of an experimental microgrid project fed by three types of energy generators—fuel cells, solar panels, and natural gas microturbines.

Renewable Energy as the Cornerstone of Fukushima''s Recovery:

Fukushima Fukko Furyoku, LLC – a joint venture funded by nine companies and led by Sumitomo Corporation – has developed the Abukuma Wind Farm. The wind farm, which comprises

Japan''s Pivot to Resilience: How Two Microgrids Fared After the 2011

After the end of the NEDO down of all of Japan''s nuclear plants by May 2012, and project in 2008, the microgrid was expanded to include all 48 commercial reactors remain idle at the time this combined