Home-use Solar Power Generation Sunvista

Winner: Sharp Corp. Features:Developed a monocrystal cell with the maximum conversion rate possible of 17% and a high saturation level U-polycrystal cell with 15% conversion rate by developing the polycrystal cell which has a lower conversion rate than the monocrystal cell. On the whole, very outstanding system with high performance and high publicity as home-use solar power generation system.

”New Energy System Application category

1. Collective Wind Power Generation System Tappi Window Park

Tappi Wind Park

Winner: Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Features:One of the largest collective wind power generators in the country. A total of ten machines - five 275 kW machines and five 300 kW machines - are running at a total power generation capacity of 2,875 kW. It serves as a pioneering example of the installation of a wind power generator for commercial use which has grasped the characteristics of wind power generation in winds disrupted by complicated topography, established methods to link to large power grids (66 kV), and accumulated data on operation in cold areas, operational technologies, etc.

2. Yamagata Wind Power Generation Plant

Yamagata Wind Power Generation Plant

Winner: Yamagata Wind Power Generation Research Center Co., Koho Co., Ltd. Features:Two 400 kW power generators are running. The excess power excluding Self-consumption is sold to the power company. In addition to reduction of generation costs and pursuit of profitability, it provides practical data information such as efficiency of wind power generation in comparatively low wind velocity areas. First pioneering commercial wind power generation business for commercial use run by private capital in Japan.

Award Program in 1997

Award Program in 1996

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