" Inkjet system capable of printing over 2000 high performance solar cells per hour
Innovalight, Inc., a privately-held firm developing silicon-ink printed solar cell technology has installed the world’s first high-throughput industrial silicon-ink inkjet printing system at the company’s headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. The printing system was engineered and manufactured by OTB Solar in co-operation with Innovalight.
Using high precision touch-less inkjet printing of silicon-ink, Innovalight can halve the number of costly manufacturing steps required to produce high efficiency solar cells. In addition, the OTB printing system allows for high volume production of ultra-thin crystalline silicon solar cells with thicknesses as little as 50 microns. Current mass manufactured solar cells are almost four times thicker requiring more material and twice as many processing steps to convert into finished solar cells.
“In OTB Solar we found a strong partner with experience in both solar industry and inkjet printing technologies, “ said Mr. Conrad Burke, Chief Executive of Innovalight. “The OTB Solar team delivered a very sophisticated and powerful solution to Innovalight in record time,” he added.
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" Innovalight (Sunnyvale, Calif.) is developing very high-efficiency, low-cost solar cells and modules by ink-jet printing their proprietary “silicon ink” onto thin-crystalline silicon wafers. The company’s contact-less printing process has been demonstrated to significantly reduce both the manufacturing costs and the complexity required to make today’s highly-efficient cells and modules. (Up to $3 million) "
これまでソーラーカーのレースと知られていたオーストラリアのWorld Solar Challengeは、今年度からハイブリッドカーや電気自動車部門も加え大々的に拡大してエコカーのレースとして開催されることになりました。ワールド・ソーラーチャレンジの名は残されるようですが、総称としてGlobal Green Challengeとなったこのレースに、南アのソーラーカーレースで優勝した東海大学チームが、シャープから提供された最新の太陽電池を搭載して挑みます。
中東アラブ首長国連邦の首都アブダビで、脱石油を可能な限り実現しようという町作り、エコシティを作るマスダール・プロジェクトに利用される太陽光発電所の一部、といっても10MWがいよいよ発電を開始、系統連系を開始したということです。
作られた電力は、年末にオープンする再生可能エネルギーなどを研究するMasdar Institute of Science and Technologyで消費される電力をすべて賄う計画だということです。新しい町、それも世界初のカーボンニュートラルな町を作る計画がどんどん進んでいるという感じなのでしょうか？ 現地は。世界的な景気の悪化で計画にも影響があったというような報道もあります。
公開されているたくさんのデザイン、世界中から優秀な人材を獲得し進めようとする国家プロジェクトとしてのエコシティ。具体化されるにつれ、ますます注目を集めそうです。
" ENVIROMENA-DESIGNED MASDAR 10MW SOLAR POWER PLANT CONNECTS TO ABU DHABI POWER GRID
Largest grid connected solar power plant in the Middle East connected to Abu Dhabi Municipal Grid
Abu Dhabi based solar integrator Enviromena Power System (“Enviromena”) announced the completion of the Masdar 10MW Solar Power Plant, the largest grid connected solar system in the Middle East and North Africa. Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the solar photovoltaic plant was inaugurated yesterday at Masdar City by His Highness Sheikh Diab bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA).
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・Masdar's Dh185m solar plant connected to grid-----Business24-7.ae,June 01, 2009
" Masdar City's Dh185 million solar power plant was yesterday connected to Abu Dhabi's electricity grid. "
" Australia plans to build the world's largest solar power station with an output of 1000 megawatts in a A$1.4 billion (US$1.05 billion) investment, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Sunday. "
・Australia in race for biggest solar plant-----FT.com, May 18 2009
" ustralia plans to build one of the world’s largest solar power station networks in partnership with the private sector as part of its commitment to source 20 per cent of its needs from renewable energy by 2020.
Kevin Rudd, the prime minister, said.......... "
Climate change: You're voting for the future on Nov 24
台湾の高雄に太陽光発電を大々的に設備した高雄ワールドゲームス2009メインスタジアムがあるそうです。7/16-26に開催されるワールドゲームズ2009に合わせて伊東豊雄とおおしゃる、高名な日本人の建築家のデザインで完成したKAOHSIUNG STADIUMは、洗練されたデザインと先進のエネルギーの利用技術により8割から十割の電力を太陽光発電でまかなうことができるということです。World games 2009 Main Stadiumの姿は、あちこちで紹介されています。でもはやり動画がわかりやすい。
プレスリリース / Sunfilm,Applied Materials,April 20, 2009 (Business Wire版）
・サンフィルム社とアプライド マテリアルズ社、世界初の多接合SunFab?製造ラインの認証を受け、太陽電池産業の進展に貢献-----E
-----image[”Sunfilm and Applied Materials announced that the world's first tandem junction SunFab Thin Film Line installed at Sunfilm's Grossroehrsdorf facility achieved factory acceptance. Applied's SunFab Thin Film Line features a PECVD system for depositing critical light-absorbing silicon layers on 5.7m2 glass substrates. (Photo: Business Wire)”] : 同リリースより
Solyndra Reshapes Solar Panels for Commercial Rooftops
(BusinessWire,2008年10月06日)
" Proprietary panels designed to provide higher electricity output per rooftop and significantly reduced installation costs.
Company announces more than $1.2 billion in customer contracts.
Solyndra, Inc. today announced a new solar photovoltaic (PV) system for the commercial rooftop market.
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THE NEW SHAPE OF SOLAR
Solyndra's panels employ cylindrical modules which capture sunlight across a 360-degree photovoltaic surface capable of converting direct, diffuse and reflected sunlight into electricity. This self-tracking design allows Solyndra's PV systems to capture significantly more sunlight than traditional flat-surfaced solar panels, which require costly tilted mounting devices to improve the capture of direct light, offer poor collection of diffuse light and fail to collect reflected light from rooftops or other installation surfaces.
Conventional flat PV panels must be mounted at an angle and spaced apart for optimum energy production. The sunlight striking the spaces between the panels is not collected and thus is wasted. Solyndra's panels perform optimally when mounted horizontally and packed closely together, thereby covering significantly more of the available roof area and producing more electricity per rooftop on an annual basis than a conventional panel installation.
COST-EFFECTIVE INSTALLATION
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”By eliminating the need for roof-penetrating mounts and wind ballasts, PV arrays with Solyndra panels can be installed with one-third the labor, in one-third of the time, at one-half the cost," said Manfred Bachler, Chief Technical Officer at Phoenix Solar AG, one of the largest solar power integrators in Europe and a Solyndra customer. "For commercial rooftops, PV module installation time can now be measured in days, not weeks. For flat commercial rooftops this is game-changing technology.”
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データーシートのスペックによれば、1パネルの大きさは1.82 m x 1.08 mで、直径5cmほどのチューブが40本並んでいます。重さは、31kg。出力は、150Wpから200Wpまでの7種類。電圧は、65.7Vmpから78.3Vmp。このスペックから割り出してみた変換効率は、200Wpのパネルで10%少々です。かりに、直径5cmで長さ1.08mの円筒部分の面積は、40本とすると約6.3平方メートルにもなります。これだけ本来大きなCIGS太陽電池を2平方メートルのモジュールに集約することできると考えることができるかが、この太陽電池の評価が今後どのように判断されるかを分けることになりそうです。本体の価格は、調べがつきませんでしたが、最近政府からの資金調達に成功していますので、一定の評価は受けているようです。(t_t)
" 欧州の太陽電池振興団体European Photovoltaic Industry Association（EPIA）は，2008年の太陽電池市場についての調査結果を明らかにした。
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2008年の太陽光発電の各国の新設導入量がさまざまなところで報道されているが、数字がいろいろあってどれを根拠にしようとかと迷っていました。そこに上の報道、欧州太陽光発電産業協会（European Photovoltaic Industry Association EPIA)が各国のデーターを発表しということです。2008年度実績は、スペインが2,511MWで断トツ、2位が1,500MWでドイツ、そして日本はというと、アメリカ、韓国、イタリアにも抜かれ、230MWで6位ということでした。230MWといえば、23万kWpです。確かに意外に少ないですねぇ。なお、別の報道によれば日本の太陽光発電の総設備容量は、200MW(200万kWp)ということで、こちらは、ドイツ、スペインに次3位ということです。ランキングはその国の太陽光発電に対する考え方を反映した”国策”の結果です。また、これらのランキング上位の国においては、風力はもちろん、地熱、バイオマス、海洋エネルギーなどの利用の拡大を目指して”数字があがってきて”います。
プレスリリース / European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA),24 March 2009
・PRESS RELEASES / 2008: an exceptional year for the Photovoltaic Market
"2008: AN EXCEPTIONAL YEAR FOR THE PHOTOVOLTAIC MARKET
The European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) presented its annual market
figures to its members on Friday 20 March 2009. The global solar photovoltaic (PV)
market grew to at least 5.5 GW1 in 2008 compared to 2.4 GW in 2007. Spain ranks
first, followed by Germany.
At its 4th Market Potential and Production Capacity Workshop on Friday 20 March in Frankfurt,
EPIA presented its global market analysis and projections for the next 5 years.
In 2008, the global PV market reached 5.5 GW and the installed capacity totaled almost 15 GW
compared to 9 GW in 2007. Spain represented almost half of new installations in 2008 with about
2.5 GW new capacities, followed by Germany with 1.5 GW additional connected systems in the
last year. USA confirmed its trend with 342 MW newly installed capacities, followed by South
Korea which registered 274 MW of PV installations over the year. Italy connected almost 260 MW
while France, Portugal, Belgium and the Czech Republic made good scores confirming Europe’s
global leadership in the deployment of solar PV energy.
“A diversification of the market is taking place with countries adopting appropriate support policies,
this is very good news for the PV industry and the environment” said Dr. Winfried Hoffmann,
President of EPIA, in his concluding speech.
EPIA’s market and production forecasts for the next 5 years were also presented. Given the
current crisis context, high uncertainties over the 2009 market exist. This year, experts believe the
market could reach up to 7 GW, each individual country’s development influencing the final figure.
In particular Spain recently changed its support scheme, setting-up a cap which will limit the
development of the global market in 2009. The PV sector is hoping other markets such as the US,
Germany, France and Italy will pull the demand. Favourable policy frameworks are expected to
further accelerate PV deployment in these countries. In 2013, the global PV market could reach 22
GW if appropriate policies, such as feed-in tariffs, are in place. These figures will be presented in
detail at EPIA’s 3rd International Conference on Solar Photovoltaic Investments on 7-8 April 2009 in
Frankfurt, Germany
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Top 10 PV Markets in 2008
Country MW
Spain(*2) 2,511
Germany(*2) 1,500
USA 342
South Korea 274
Italy 258
Japan 230
Czech Republic 51
Portugal 50
Belgium 48
France 46
プレスリリース / Enphase Energy,02 Mar 2009
・Press releases / Suntech Brings Enphase Micro-Inverter Technology to Its U.S. Authorized Dealer Network [pdf, 40KB]
-----image : Produdts Micro-inverterより
" Enphase Energy Products Offer Suntech Authorized Dealers Another
Competitive Advantage
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's leading manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) modules announced that it will offer the Enphase Micro-inverter to its rapidly growing network of U.S. Authorized Dealers as part of its commitment to bringing cutting edge technology to customers.
"Enphase Energy has come out with some very impressive inverter technology that will change the way solar is installed. We want to help our Authorized Dealers stay ahead of the curve, which is why we decided to make this available to our customers," said Roger Efird, President, Suntech America, Inc.
In comparison to centralized inverters, Enphase Micro-inverters bolt directly to the solar system racking, reducing installation time and cost. Increased versatility in system size and module positioning enables Suntech Authorized Dealers to capture new business and speed up the installation process. Enphase's Enlighten(TM) monitoring and analysis system also gives unprecedented insight into the
performance of a homeowner's solar system.
''Suntech delivers a top-quality solar module to its Authorized Dealers and their customers. Enphase is committed to partnering with leading solar technologies and as such we are excited to be a part of the offering Suntech is making to its authorized installers,'' said Paul Nahi, Chief Executive Officer of Enphase Energy.
As its Authorized Dealer network grows in the United States, Suntech's goal of making solar more affordable and accessible to a broader spectrum of customers is becoming a reality. Suntech is dedicated to the adoption of advanced technologies that target to help solar become a mainstream form of energy in the United States and across the world.
Suntech will stock Enphase Micro-inverters alongside Suntech modules in its US
warehouses to ensure streamlined ordering for Suntech Authorized Dealers. Initially Suntech has ordered approximately 1 MW of Enphase Micro-inverters.
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風力エネルギー協会（AWEA）と、太陽エネルギー産業協会（SEIA）は、Electric Superhighway構想のメリットを訴えるリポート"Green Power Superhighways Building a Path to America’s Clean Energy Future"を発行しました。
Electric SuperhighwayまたはGreenPower Superhighwayは、アメリカ大陸を高い電圧の送電線網で結ぶことで、送電コストとロスを小さくし、風力発電や太陽光発電で発電した電力を、遠くの州の人口密集地まで送電するという計画です。電圧が765KVということで、765-kilovolt (kV) 高圧送電網とよばれるシステムは、すでに建設が進められています。さらに、立地、建設計画が進められ、米東部を中心に部分的には具体化しそうです。それを全米に張り巡らせることができるか？ アメリカの選択に注目です。
" he American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today released a white paper titled “Green Power Superhighways: Building a Path to America’s Clean Energy Future,” detailing current inadequacies of the U.S. electric transmission infrastructure and offering policy solutions to address them.
Inadequate transmission capacity is a significant barrier to renewable energy development in the U.S. Underscoring that fact, SEIA President and CEO Rhone Resch and AWEA CEO Denise Bode held a news conference with reporters today to announce publication of the white paper.
The release of the paper comes at a critical time. President Obama and Congress have made strong commitments to renewable energy as a driver for jobs creation and economic growth, but the nation’s renewable energy resources can not reach their full potential without renewed investment in our transmission infrastructure.
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The white paper is available at
http://www.awea.org/GreenPowerSuperhighways.pdf "
-----image : "Green Power Superhighways Building a Path to America’s Clean Energy Future"カバー
" Kyocera Solar, Inc. is pleased to announce that TESSCO Technologies Incorporated has become its official distribution partner for a new line of standard solar power systems targeted to the railroad market. Kyocera’s standard railroad solar power systems, RR 24/7, have undergone recent design enhancements providing even higher quality, ease of installation, and product performance longevity.
With over 20 years of railroad product design and installation experience, Kyocera Solar, Inc. developed the RR 24/7 product line to meet the unique demands of the railroad industry. These upgraded systems come as part of Kyocera’s market initiative, “Sunlight to Service,” to provide quality off-grid solutions for the industrial market. Kyocera’s solar panels and all components of the RR 24/7 product line are UL certified, backed by warranty, and specifically designed and engineered to ensure the quality and performance of the product. "
" Power PlasticR’s low light performance enables a range of indoor wireless applications. By capturing artificial light and converting it back to electricity, Konarka’s technology can power sensors, smart tags, smart cards, and electronic shelf labels.
Sensors
Wireless occupancy and motion sensors for energy management and building security.
Smart tags
Active radio frequency identification (RFID) tags allow real time communication between packages and inventory tracking systems, reducing human labor requirements.
Smart cards
Used to identify people or to store financial or personal information. With a Power Plastic surface, smart cards could be held under a light to bring up, for example,the remaining balance on a gift card.
Electronic shelf labels
In grocery stores or big box retailers, Power Plastic integrated into a flexible display and data interface would allow real-time remote display and pricing changes. "
" SiGen sets a new wafer thickness record with 20um mono c-Si PV foil
Silicon Genesis, a leader in process and technology for engineered substrates announced today that it has produced the first ever 20um thickness solar-cell foils. The 125 mm square monocrystalline silicon (mono c-Si) foils were found to be robust and highly flexible. Neither a thin-film nor a wafer, the new form-factor was named a “foil” to better describe its unique physical characteristics as a thin, flexible yet free-standing material. This achievement represents an important milestone in the development of SiGen’s PolyMax. kerf-free wafering technology.
The 20um solar-cell foil combines the advantages of the low poly utilization of thin-film PV with the high efficiency potential of mono c-Si PV.
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プレスリリース / Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation（CSIRO）、19 February 2009
・Powering the future ? solar cells by the metre
-----image（”World leading research aims to develop flexible, large area, cost-effective, reel-to-reel printable plastic solar cells.
Photo by: CSIRO”） : 同リリースより
" Trials commencing today promise a new era of solar cells that are printed like money.
World leading research from CSIRO’s Future Manufacturing Flagship as part of the Victorian Organic Solar Cell Consortium (VICOSC) aims to develop flexible, large area, cost-effective, reel-to-reel printable plastic solar cells.
Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources, Peter Batchelor, announced today the start of printing trials by Securency International, a banknote printing company.
“The production of these film-like solar cells will be literally as easy as printing money,” Mr Batchelor said.
“These solar cells are cutting edge technology and offer advantages over traditional solar technology because of the potential to mass produce the cells cheaply and install them over large areas such as rooftops.
“The technology used for these cells is still in its infancy, but this project aims to speed-up the development of this technology and take it from research to rooftops as quickly as possible.”
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-----image(”Flexible organic solar cells on printing press”) : 同リリースより、Image credit -Tracey Nicholls, CSIRO "
MITのソーラーチームがこのほどお披露目したソーラーカー「エレノア」は、三輪で6平方メートルの太陽電池を搭載した巡航速度88km/時を実現した高速車ということです。この速度関連のデーターは、あの伝説のホンダのドリーム号に匹敵する性能をより小さな太陽光発電システムにより実現しています。
今年の秋に開催される2009 World Solar Challenge(25-31 Oct.2009)に出場予定ということで、その走りが注目されます。
News / MIT News Office,February 25, 2009
・Sleek new MIT solar car heads to the races
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" MIT's Solar Electric Vehicle Team, the oldest such student team in the country, has just finished construction of its latest high-tech car and will be unveiling it to the public this Friday from 3 to 5 p.m. in Lobby 13.
The new car, called "Eleanor," is taller than earlier versions and thus allows a much more comfortable upright seating position for the driver, who was in an almost supine position in earlier models. But despite the 30 percent greater frontal area of the vehicle, the new car has exactly the same drag area -- a measure of its wind resistance -- as the team's older one, thanks to some very sophisticated aerodynamic design and wind-tunnel testing.
With six square meters of monocrystalline silicon solar cells and improved electronic systems and design, the car can run all day on a sunny day at a steady cruising speed of 55 mph. The car will be competing in October in the World Solar Challenge race across Australia, and in preparation for that the team plans to drive the car across the United States over the summer. About a dozen team members are expected to go to Australia for the race, although only four will drive the solar car in the competition.
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NTTの上記サイトによれば、昇圧回路のほか、太陽電池から最大限に電力を取り出す機能（Maximum Power Point Tracking:MPPT）を備えていて、極低電圧昇圧技術とMPPTの採用により、従来の太陽電池モジュールの25%～50%増の発電電力が得られるということでした。太陽電池技術を利用すれば、0.4ボルトの電圧を15ボルトにまで引き上げることが可能ということです。
" As part of the construction of a new private aviation hangar at the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, Calif., Independence Power has completed a 268 kW solar power system which meets 100% of the requirements for the new hangar and attached office building. The structure was built by Shangri-La Construction, and is occupied by Avjet Corporation.
The structure has been certified at a LEED Platinum level, and is the first aircraft hangar to be entirely powered by solar power.
The system consists of 1,530 Kyocera 175 watt panels, which are mounted on a custom steel superstructure. The steel was designed to meet appearance goals of the building architect, as well as an angle which supports energy conversion in the solar panels. Power conditioning is provided by a Xantrex GT-250 inverter.
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American Solar Energy Societyの発表によれば再生可能エネルギーと省エネの分野で3千700万人の雇用を確保できるという。非常に大きなグリーンな雇用の創出が可能ということです。Green Jobsがこうした発展をとげることで、どんな社会を実現しようとしているかというラジカルな情報もネット上に顕在しているのがなんとも頼もしいですね。
" ASES / MISI study reveals opportunities, warnings in nation’s first update
of groundbreaking study; hottest sectors: solar, wind, biofuels, fuel cells
The renewable energy and energy efficiency (RE&EE) industries represented more than 9 million jobs and $1,045 billion in U.S. revenue in 2007, according to a new report offering the most detailed analysis yet of the green economy. The renewable energy industry grew three times as fast as the U.S. economy, with the solar thermal, photovoltaic, biodiesel, and ethanol sectors leading the way, each with 25%+ annual revenue growth.
The new ASES Green Collar Jobs report from the nonprofit American Solar Energy Society (ASES) based in Boulder, and Management Information Services, Inc (MISI), an internationally recognized economic research firm based in Washington D.C., provides a sector-by-sector analysis of where the opportunities are in the rapidly changing renewable energy and energy efficiency industries.
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-----image（”Figure i. This U.S. map indicates the distribution of potential contributions from
energy efficiency and renewable energy by 2030. Note that every corner of the
country can benefit from energy efficiency and renewable energy.
CSP=Concentrating solar power PV=Solar electric (photovoltaics or PV)”） : P.11(vii),ASES Green Collar Jobs report
" Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have achieved a record efficiency of 41.1% for the conversion of sunlight into electricity. Sunlight is concentrated by a factor of 454 and focused onto a small 5 mm2 multi-junction solar cell made out of GaInP/GaInAs/ Ge (gallium indium phosphide, gallium indium arsenide on a germanium substrate).
“We are elated by this breakthrough,” says Frank Dimroth, head of the group “III-V ? Epitaxy and Solar Cells” at Fraunhofer ISE. “At all times the entire team believed in our concept of the metamorphic triple-junction solar cells and our success today is made possible only through their committed work over the past years.”
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The high efficiency multi-junction solar cells are used in concentrating photovoltaic systems for solar power stations in countries with a large fraction of direct solar radiation.
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IBMが発表してきた”今後5年間に生活を一変させる5つのイノベーション Next 5 in 5”に、2008年は「歩道や車道、側道、塗装、屋根、窓など」どこでも張るように使える太陽電池がリストに加わりました。その意味は、薄膜モノの太陽電池が、コスト、量産技術や寿命も含めた信頼性を実現するようになるということです。今回で三回目となる、同発表はIBMの企業としての戦略だけでなく、社会的なヴィジョンも反映しているということです。
住宅の屋根に太陽電池を取り付け、電力とともに、電気自動車も使って移動のためのエネルギーも自給してしまう、そんなプランがあちこちで作られるようになってきました。電気自動車が身近になるにつれ、この傾向はますます顕著になっていくに違いありません。
今回ご紹介するのはGridPoint社の提案するrenewable energy houseです。負荷の精密な把握とコントロールのためのソフトウェアや制御機器を家庭が装備することで、発電、電力の利用のあらゆるシーンで無駄をはぶき、省エネを徹底することで、連系している場合には電力会社への売る電気の量を増やすことができます。バッテリーありの独立系までは踏み込んでいませんが、電気自動車のバッテリーを生かすことで、発電、消費、蓄電といった流れを一般家庭でも省エネを意識して設計されたITビルなみのマネージメントを提案しています。太陽電池だけでなく、風力発電などの他の発電ソースも加え、これまでにないくらい立体的に一般家庭の電力をみようとしているような姿勢がとても印象的です。
車は、GMのプラグインハイブリッド車のVoltが同社の資料では採用されていました。プラグインハイブリッド車にしろ、電気自動車にしろここ数年で勢いがつくならば、再生可能エネルギーを利用して、ほぼ自給した暮らしをする人がそれほど珍しくない、という社会の到来は案外早まるのかもしれません。
" GridPoint, Inc., a leading clean tech company whose smart grid software platform benefits electric utilities, consumers and the environment, will demonstrate its “smart charging” capabilities at the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) conference today in Washington, D.C.
At EDTA, GridPoint will demonstrate the ability to actively manage plug-in vehicle load. In real-time, GridPoint technology will simultaneously manage the power flow to a fleet of plug-in vehicle resources, including a Chevy Volt battery pack located at GM’s Battery Lab in Warren, Mich., and a pool of simulated electric vehicle resources.
“By embedding GridPoint’s software in electric vehicles, we enable utilities to offer reduced charging costs to customers and allow clean energy, such as wind and solar power, to be used as a source for recharging vehicles,” said Tony Posawatz, Volt Vehicle Line Director, General Motors. “Additionally, we help utilities eliminate the need to build new power plants that would otherwise be required to support the mass adoption of electric vehicles.”
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