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Fig. 19 Kitakyushu smart community creation project. Source
http://www.challenge25.go.jp
(2011. 9. 30)
The Kitakyushu Smart Community Creation Project from August 2010 is also a
green innovation project on the framework of the Guidelines. This project
implements various demonstrations to 2014, and the demonstration results are used
in the Higashida district, the Yahata-higashi ward, as stepping-stones to expanding
the project to all areas of the city. The Higashida district (approximately 120 ha) is
investing ¥16.3 billion over the 5-year period, which is founded on a basic plan to
(1) adopt renewable energies such as solar power generation on a large scale; (2)
establish a consumer-participatory energy system by means of a smart grid; (3)
reduce energy consumption in places such as homes and buildings; (4) introduce
electric vehicles and fuel-cell cars on a large scale; and (5) engage in highly
comfortable and convenient town development through these activities.
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In the
district, moreover, the Kitakyushu Hydrogen Town Project as a part of the
Kitakyushu Smart Community Creation Project was newly launched in January
2011. The project marks a world-first attempt to use a pipeline to supply the
hydrogen generated in the iron manufacturing process at iron foundries to operate
fuel cells (Fig.
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;
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