A time when the use of completely renewable energy is approaching. Few people know in Japan there is already a city completely using solar energy. There were people who first settled in the green town of Fujisawa.
The special feature of this city is that each roof is installed with solar panels . Instead of luxury cars running on oil or gasoline, people use electric cars and electric bicycles. The plan to complete the Fujisawa green city has ended in 2018. Maybe these will be our cities of the future?
Fujisawa's energy source is 30% from renewable energy. First of all, solar energy - solar cells are installed on every roof in the city. The entire city infrastructure system is developed with the orientation of energy saving and environmental protection.
There are absolutely no gas stations in the city. Designers place transportation such as bicycles, trams and other eco-friendly vehicles. Instead of gas stations, electricity stations for electric cars are available for rent.
The electric system is controlled according to the signals of all different types of sensors, turning on when there are people in the street at night and turning off when there are no more pedestrians. These designs allow up to 70% reduction in emissions into the environment.
The infrastructure system is also taken into account to earthquake risk - the city can provide life for about 3 days even in the case the external grid power is completely cut off. Equipped with the best security systems, including camera systems that regularly monitor crowded places, fire sensors and phenomena such as short-circuiting or unintentional power outages.
The total construction cost at this point is 500 million USD. Although it is a pilot residential area, experts believe that in the future, this city will be replicated ; Some things such as ensuring health, minimizing environmental damage will not be mentioned in this project the real value of the project is very high, because electricity consumption in Japan is very expensive. The project management board was assigned to the Fujisawa SST Council association, the contractor being the Panasonic corporation.
