
Electric Car RAV4 L EV
- Winner: Toyota Motor Corp.
- Features:Adopting a nickel hydrogen battery, the recharge mileage is 215 km which is more than twice that of current electric cars. The use of a built-in recharger and one-touch recharge connector enables recharging by both general power supplies and eco-stations. Compared to the traditional electric car, it has outstanding high performance and leading edge qualities, and excellent in publicity.
”New Energy System Application category
1. Solar Power Generation System for Multi Media at NTT Central Training Center
NTT Central Training Center
- Winner: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
- Features:The world's largest rooftop solar power generation systems with a power generation capacity of 333 kW, installed over the six buildings of NTT's central training center at Chofu City,Tokyo. The annual estimated power generation capacity is 380,000 kWh, which is equivalent to the amount used by 100 general households. It provides the power required for the 1000 PCs in the training center, as well as power for communication and power supply for life spot in the event of disaster. Opening of the facility to the general and release of information on the Internet has proved considerably effective for drawing publicity.