Also discussed here: Fujisawa Smart Town Planned for Japan to Be Most Advanced Eco City in the World (Andrew Michler, Inhabitat, May 27, 2011)
Today we look at a sustainable town being built in 2014 at Fujisawa, just west of Tokyo, that will maximize the use of photo-voltaic solar energy panels on every house. The houses are connected together with advanced communications and computer technology to provide, in effect, a single energy source that will then provide electric power for household use as well as emission-free transportation with electric vehicles.
Key Quotes:
“Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town' will Lead the World by Installing Solar Panels and Home-use Storage Batteries in Every Household”
“The project will be built on the site of an old Panasonic manufacturing plant, and with the intense attention given to Japan’s energy future after the Fukushima disaster the eco town couldn’t come at a more apropos time”
“1,000-home smart-town that will cover about 47 acres.. population of about 3,000 people”
“The entire town will act as a single energy system. Communication systems linked to each household and each home’s appliances will manage the energy needs to balance what is coming in with what the occupants require, drawing on the battery systems to help with load management”
“The town’s design will allow it to run off the main grid during disasters, providing extra layers of security to the infrastructure. The development is aimed to be replicable throughout the world, using integrated energy technologies at large scales.”
“The town is aiming to reduce CO2 by 70% from the 1990 baseline”
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