1. 1 © Alexis Kwasinski, 2012 Kitakyushu smart community

2. 2 © Alexis Kwasinski, 2012 Kitakyushu smart community

3. 3 © Alexis Kwasinski, 2012 Kitakyushu smart community Nippon Steel Kitakyushu smart community: Powered locally from the industrial area Power distribution grid independent from the area’s electric utility distribution company (Kyushu Electric Power Company) http://jscp.nepc.or.jp/en/kitakyushu/index.shtml.

4. 4 © Alexis Kwasinski, 2012 Kitakyushu smart community Peak power consumption of this area = 18 MW Main power source: 30 MW from a natural gas generator at steel mill.

5. 5 © Alexis Kwasinski, 2012 Kitakyushu smart community The area has a few 3 kW wind generators.

6. 6 © Alexis Kwasinski, 2012 Kitakyushu smart community Most buildings and homes have PV systems. Total peak power generated by PV = 0.5 MW

7. 7 © Alexis Kwasinski, 2012 Kitakyushu smart community Hydrogen produced in the industrial area is distributed with a 1.2 km pipeline for 7 x 3 kW Toshiba residential fuel cells, 3 kW hydrogen station 100 kW fuel cell at a museum.

8. 8 © Alexis Kwasinski, 2012 Kitakyushu smart community Residential fuel cells Deodorant and flow meter Fuel Cell Hot water storage

9. 9 © Alexis Kwasinski, 2012 Kitakyushu smart community 200 homes have home energy monitoring systems. 9 homes have home energy management systems. 1 Building has a building energy management system.

10. 10 © Alexis Kwasinski, 2012 Kitakyushu smart community Dynamic pricing: Set a day ahead based on forecast for demand and for supply.

11. 11 © Alexis Kwasinski, 2012 Kitakyushu smart community The building energy management systems considers: Loads PV Energy storage (50 kWh Li-ion) EV charging and discharging into the building

12. 12 © Alexis Kwasinski, 2012 Kitakyushu smart community EV fast charging (and discharging) station + 50 kWh Li-ion batteries.

13. 13 © Alexis Kwasinski, 2012 Kitakyushu smart community 300 kWh Lead-acid batteries

14. 14 © Alexis Kwasinski, 2012 Kitakyushu smart community This site is located at the “birthplace of Japan’s modern industry” The historic blast furnace: