Next-generation flywheel power storage system demonstration test facility has been completed.
Started commissioning of the world’s largest superconducting flywheel power storage system
Railway Technical Research Institute
Kubotech Corporation
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
Mirapro Co., Ltd.
Yamanashi Prefectural Enterprise Bureau
Railway Technical Research Institute, Kubotech Corporation, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Mirapro Co., Ltd., and Yamanashi Prefecture have linked the world’s largest-class next generation flywheel power storage system verification system 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.
(Overview of demonstration test) 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.
*In addition to the 10,000kW power storage system (Location: Yonekurayama Solar Power Plant), which was jointly constructed by Tokyo Electric Power Co.,Inc and Mirarpro Co., Ltd., The Prefecture of Yamanashi has newly constructed a 1,002.6 kW storage system (Location: Yonekurayama Demonstration Test Solar Power Plant) to carry out this demonstration test.
Solar power plant for verification test
1,002.6kW (panel type 950kW + sheet type 52.6kW)
Location: Shimomukoyamacho, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture
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