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New Energy Award 2002

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Town Supplied with Electric Power Generated by Sunlight:
“Cosmotown Kiyomino SAIZ”

Hakushin Co., Ltd.
Kubota Corp.

This is a complex of 79 dwelling homes for sale, each equipped with a roof-integrated 3 kW photovoltaic power generation system, and as a whole, the power generation scale exceeds 200 kW. This intensive installation scale is the largest in Japan. Also, the housing complex achieves an excellent customer-satisfaction rating. This is expected to be a model case to enhance further intensive installations.

Features of Equipment, System and Facilities

Kubota’s roof integrated PV system “Ecolony,” is designed with priority given to the living environment of dwellers, and it realizes the concept of a power-generating roof harmonious with the appearance of the house. An ordinary roof generates electric power as one of its functions. The “Ecolony” has realized such an ideal image of residential photovoltaic power generation. Further, with all the houses of a town employing the “Ecolony,” a desirable environment could be realized in the town as a whole.
Predicted annual power generation: 223,000 kWh/year
Oil consumption reducing effect: 54,000 liters/year(0.243 liters per 1 kWh)


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