Tokyu Land Corporation and SolarDuck B.V., in collaboration with Kyocera Communication Systems Corporation, have completed the installation of Japan's first offshore floating solar photovoltaic (OFPV) power plant on the sea surface, under the Tokyo Bay eSG Project (the Project), an initiative of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Policy Planning Bureau.
This project is a demonstration project by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government that aims to realise the world's most advanced energy generation and transmission from the Tokyo Bay Area. SolarDuck, together with Everblue Technologies, Inc. were selected in November 2022 in the field of 'cutting-edge renewable energy' and have been working on the demonstration.
OFPV power generation
The renewable energy generated will be used to power Open Street Corporation's electric mobility vehicles
Throughout FY2024, the two companies will conduct demonstrations of power generation using OFPV power generation facilities, storage of electricity in batteries on the ground, and transportation of the storage batteries.
The renewable energy generated will be used to power Open Street Corporation's state-of-the-art electric mobility vehicles and to power and navigate an electric boat. In addition, the company plans to consider the use of renewable energy for future events in the Takeshiba area of the Tokyo Bay area.
Renewable energy
In addition to aiming for the practical application of Japan's first OFPV power plant, the demonstration test of local production for local consumption of energy centered on the Tokyo Bay area will contribute to the study of urban models that can be deployed in other parts of Japan and abroad.
The details of this project are subject to change as they will be finalised upon consultation with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Outline of the demonstration
- Overview of offshore solar power generation facilities
Renewable energy generated by the offshore solar power generation facility (approx. 30m x 26m x 6m) installed in the central breakwater area will be stored in storage batteries installed on land.
The energy will be transferred to mobile batteries as needed to power events and electric mobility vehicles in the Takeshiba area and other bay areas.
- Background and Objectives of the Demonstration Experiment
SolarDuck can expect the realisation of an urban model based on local production for local consumption
While the issue of energy supply and demand has been discussed recently, Tokyo, a major energy consumption area, is dependent on power transmission from the suburbs.
If the generation and consumption of renewable energy in the Bay Area can be achieved, SolarDuck can expect the realisation of an urban model based on local production for local consumption that is unique to the Tokyo Bay Area, as well as its future expansion to other parts of Japan and abroad.
Initiatives for local production and consumption
Feeding Renewable Energy to Electric Mobility
At the following Tokyo Metropolitan Government event, in collaboration with Open Street Corporation, SolarDuck plan to conduct a demonstration of feeding power generated from renewable energy to the company's latest electric mobility vehicle.
Outline of Exhibit
- Event name: 'SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024' Showcase Program
- Date: May 12-21, 2024
- Location: Tokyo Bay Sea Forest Area (Central Breakwater)
- Description: Introduction of offshore solar power generation equipment and demonstration of feeding power to electric mobility vehicles.
- Powering and navigating the batteries of electric-powered vessels (scheduled for May 21)
Renewable energy supply to events held in the Tokyo Bay area (to be implemented in the future)
In addition, as an initiative for local production for local consumption of renewable energy, SolarDuck plans to consider the use of renewable energy at events in the Takeshiba area of the Tokyo Bay area.