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Smart City Operational Experiments in Four Regions (Yokohama, Toyota,Keihanna [Kyoto], and Kitakyushu) Steadily Yield Results; Japan Smart City Portal Reports from the Front Lines


    The next-generation energy and social operational experiments that are being promoted in four regions in Japan (Yokohama, Toyota, Keihanna [Kyoto], and Kitakyushu) toward the realization of smart cities and smart communities are steadily yielding concrete results. The Japan Smart City Portal (JSCP) website transmits information on the latest trends in these operational experiments in English, Chinese, and Japanese.

    Recent Not-to-Be-Missed Articles

    (Demand Response)
    DR Verification Experiment and the New Service Development in Housing Complexes
    http://jscp.nepc.or.jp/article/jscpen/20140123/381118/
    Confirming Constraining Effects of Large-Scale Demand Response on Electric Consumption in Winter
    http://jscp.nepc.or.jp/article/jscpen/20131210/376573/

    (V2X [Vehicle to X])
    Reducing Peak Electricity Demand in Factories with the Use of EV Storage Batteries
    http://jscp.nepc.or.jp/article/jscpen/20131226/378449/
    Electrical Power Supplied from FC (Fuel Cell) Buses to Evacuation Centers during Disasters
    http://jscp.nepc.or.jp/article/jscpen/20131213/377104/

    (BEMS [Building Energy Management Systems])
    Attempting to Turn a Municipal Museum into a Smart Museum
    http://jscp.nepc.or.jp/article/jscpen/20131011/368792/
    CEMS, EV Charging and Links to BEMS Fully Underway
    http://jscp.nepc.or.jp/article/jscpen/20131203/375800/

    For details, please visit the Japan Smart City Portal.
    English: http://jscp.nepc.or.jp/en/
    Chinese: http://jscp.nepc.or.jp/cn/
    Japanese: http://jscp.nepc.or.jp/

    Next-generation energy and social operational experiments are challenging projects toward the realization of smart cities and smart communities being promoted by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry. In the above-mentioned four regions, these experiments cover a wide range of fields, from the visualization of energy use to demand response, home energy management systems, building energy management systems, community energy management systems, and electric vehicles.

    The JSCP is operated by the New Energy Promotion Council (http://www.nepc.or.jp/), which promotes operational experiments.