16 LEAF Battery Packs for a Large Solar Energy Storage Project in Japan

Nissan, Sumitomo and 4R Energy joined to make a big Energy Storage System

The goal is to show the possibility of reusing EV Batteries with 70% remaining energy density in Energy Storage projects

"Yumeshima, Osaka - The manmade island of Yumeshima in Osaka is now home to the world's first large-scale energy storage system, a project that also highlights the potential to reuse electric vehicle batteries."






Source: Nissan News Room

Marubeni Mega-Solar plant goes online in Japan

Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corporation has begun operation of its 82 MW solar power plant in the Japanese city of Oita.

Built in a coastal industrial area in the city, the mega-solar plant will generate power for Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc., which has a 20-year agreement with Marubeni.

According to Marubeni, commercial operation was advanced by 50 days, commencing on March 12. Construction on the project began in March 2012.

The plant has a total power capacity of 82.02 MW, which Marubeni said was the largest in Japan among individual company projects at a single location.

The company expects annual power generation to reach 87 million kilowatt hours, corresponding to the annual power consumption of 30,000 average homes and the reduction of 35,000 tons of carbon dioxide.

Marubeni subsidiary Oita Solar Power held an opening ceremony for the plant on Wednesday that attracted some 200 guests, including Katsusada Hirose, governor of Oita Prefecture, and Oita City Mayor Ban Kugimiya.

The company is currently developing other mega-solar power plant projects, including a 49 MW installation bordering the Mie and Aichi Prefectures and a 28.3 MW plant in Miyagi Prefecture.
"Marubeni is determined to further spread the utilization of such renewable energy as offshore wind power, geothermal power and small and medium-scale hydropower generation to meet society's demand for the reduction of environmental impacts," the company added.

Source: PV Magazine

Get onboard the Nissan LEAF NISMO RC !

Who said electric cars were quiet ?  ;-)

Yokohama has a new EV car sharing program using the Renault Twizy , sold by Nissan other there チョイモビ ヨコハマ コンセプトムービー

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Global Nissan LEAF Sales Zip Past 75,000

As you’re reading this, sales of the Nissan LEAF are whizzing past 75,000 units globally.

Nissan has yet to shoot out an official announcement on this milestone achievement, but we know it to be the case that LEAF sales now exceed 75,000.

75,000 and counting, of course.

Nissan seems even more committed today to selling its LEAF to the masses.

As part of Nissan 360 (a month-long showcase of the latest breakthroughs in vehicle technology, sustainability and market expansion), the automaker will “re-emphasize its ambitions in zero-emission vehicles, where it is the global market leader thanks to the LEAF, the best-selling electric vehicle in history,” says Nissan.

How successful is the Nissan LEAF? To date, Nissan has sold more LEAFs than all other pure electric vehicle combined. How’s that for success?


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Source: Inside EVs

Japanese Homebuilders already ahead with Solar & PV Storage【公式】ツーバイシックスの木の家 グランツーユー全編 - セキスイハイム

It looks like Japanese Homebuilders are already ahead with Solar & PV Storage ...

Solar & Energy Storage already offered on new homes

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