Next Generation Flywheel Power Storage System Verification Testing Facility Completed
- Facility to begin linked testing with large scale solar power generation and power generation systems -
Railway Technical Research Institute, Kubotek Corporation, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Mirapro Co., Ltd., and Yamanashi Prefecture have linked the world’s highest-class next generation flywheel power storage system verification equipment with the Komekurayama large-scale solar power plant operated by Yamanashi Prefecture, and have completed construction of a facility for verification testing. This was implemented as part of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization project, “Safe and Low Cost Large Scale Power Storage System Technology Development.” Verification testing will be conducted until the end of the fiscal year, with the goal of implementing stable renewable energy, which otherwise tends to fluctuate greatly.
Document: Verification testing outline
Implementation of power system testing in combination with solar power plants
In an attempt to achieve “local production and consumption of energy,” Komekurayama in Yamanashi Prefecture — which has continued to strive to implement renewable energy — will begin grid connection testing that combines a “next generation flywheel power storage system” and large scale solar power generation(note 1).
This testing involves using newly developed power storage systems to stabilize unstable energy generated from sunlight (which fluctuates according to natural conditions such as the amount of solar radiation) and send it to power systems. This is expected to make it easier to implement renewable energy.
(note 1)The “Komekurayama Solar Power Plant” (10,000kW) that was built in collaboration with Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated and the newly built “Komekurayama Verification Testing Solar Power Plant” (1,002.6kW) in Yamanashi Prefecture will be used to conduct this verification
About Furukawa Electric Group
Furukawa Electric (TSE; 5801, ISIN; JP3827200001) Group started business in 1884, when its copper-smelting facility and wire manufacturing factory was established. Since then Furukawa Electric has become pioneers in the latest technologies by addressing diverse technological issues. Furukawa Electric has released products in a number of areas, including telecommunications, electronics, automobiles, and construction, with the three types of materials it works with at their core, namely, optics, plastics, and metals. Many of these products have attained the top global market share, and all of its products have contributed to society in numerous business areas. Furukawa Electric reported consolidated revenues of JPY 867.8 billion (approximately USD 8.2B) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015.
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