nissan works on recharging leaf with solar power - commercial energy storage systems
Nissan Motor Company
Chief vehicle engineer Hidetoshi Kadota demonstrates the rapid charging of solar energy to Nissan Leaf
On Monday, July 11, 2011, Nissan's global headquarters in Yokohama assisted electric vehicle charging systems.
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The green way to charge its Leaf electric vehicle using solar energy is part of a broader effort to improve the power storage system.
Nissan's Leaf went public at the end of last year, but the automaker is expected to have about five years, when aging Leaf cars may offer alternative business opportunities in the use of lithium
As an ion battery for power storage.
Nissan acknowledges that once the Leaf is in use, since the battery life is longer than that of an electric vehicle, it may result in a large number of old batteries.
The March 11 earthquake and tsunami caused a massive power outage in northeastern Japan, causing concern in Japan for power generation and storage.
Meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
After the tsunami destroyed the backup generator, ichi was also again worried about power shortages.
In the new charging system presented to reporters today, electricity was generated by 488 solar cells installed on the roof of the Nissan headquarters building in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo.
Four batteries taken out of the leaves are placed in a box in the cellar
Like part of the building, Nissan says, storing power generated by solar cells is enough to charge 1800 Leaf vehicles a year.
While there is growing interest in renewable sources such as solar and wind power, a major challenge is power storage, which is still expensive without a breakthrough in battery technology.
This interest may continue to grow in Japan due to concerns about nuclear power safety.
Due to these concerns, the Bingang nuclear power plant is being shut down and there may be more attention.
Other Japanese automakers, such as Toyota and Honda, are also working on similar projects, such as connecting hybrid cars to solar cars.
Fully equipped home as part of energy
An efficient community called smart grid.
There is no pollution in electric vehicles and no global pollution.
Gas is warming, but electricity is needed. The production of electricity depends mainly on contaminated oil or natural gas.
Even after a leaf is ready to be scrapped, its battery capacity may reach 80.
On the good side, the height of the leaves
Nissan says the capacity battery can store the equivalent of two days of household electricity.
"It is important for Nissan to show solutions step by step through electric vehicles," said Watanabe, vice president of the company.
According to a joint venture with Sumitomo Corporation, the joint venture plans to provide Nissan's power storage system as a commercial product to commercial and public facilities by 2016.
Nissan also hopes to start selling this storage system for ordinary families in the fiscal year starting from April 2012.
Sakagami, president of Beijing Energy, said the company will conduct field tests from December.