Ministry of International Trade and Industry Prize


¡Equipment/System Category

1. Toyota Prius ---A Hybrid Passenger Car for Mass Production TM C


Toyota Prius
Winner:Toyota Motor Corporation

Features:The world's first mass-produced hybrid car, the Prius is powered by a combination of a highly efficient gasoline engine and an electric motor run on high-voltage batteries charged by the engine, and runs on the more economical and more environmentally friendly mode for the driving conditions. The price of Prius is only about \500,000 more than an equivalent gasoline-powered car, and fuel consumption is about one half under normal driving conditions.


¡ Application category

1. 200 kW PV System with Snow-Melting Function

snow-meltingsystem
Aerial view of the system
Winner: Industrial Research Institute of Ishikawa Prefecture
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
Sharp Amenity Systems Corporation
Features:This is a 200kW PV system, of which 60kW has a snow-melting function. When snow falls, power flows to the module through a dual directional inverter to generate heat and melt the snow on the whole PV modules. This prevents snow from accumulating over the system and lowering its power generation efficiency. This system is expected to make a substantial contribution to increasing the use of PV systems in areas of high snowfall.
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