Yokohama Smart City Project (YSCP) Kicks Off! - A Week-long Demonstration & Exhibition Starts from November 7 th -

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1 City of Yokohama Press Release Yokohama Smart City Project (YSCP) Kicks Off! - A Week-long Demonstration & Exhibition Starts from November 7 th - YOKOHAMA, JAPAN Tuesday, November 2, 2010 The City of Yokohama will hold a demonstration and exhibition for the participants of APEC and media to coincide with the start of the APEC Leader s Week from the 7 th to the 14 th of November. This is the first step of the Yokohama Smart City Project (YSCP), which is a collaboration project between the City of Yokohama and private enterprises. With this exhibition, the City of Yokohama plans to explain in a simple way the smart city s spirit of innovation and comfort that YSCP is aiming to achieve and to appeal the City s overseas expansion possibilities in the future. 1 Accenture Japan Ltd., TOKYO GAS Co.,Ltd., The Tokyo Electric Power Company Inc., Toshiba Corporation, NISSAN MOTOR Co.,Ltd., Panasonic Corporation, Meidensha corporation etc. What is the Yokohama Smart City Project (YSCP)? The YSCP is the demonstrative project (FY ), implemented by the collaboration of the private enterprises and the City of Yokohama aiming for the new urban creation by a Japanese-model smart grid system, to significantly reduce CO 2 emissions and to achieve a dramatic introduction of renewable energy. The project has been selected as one of the Next-Generation Energy and Social Systems Demonstration Areas by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry(METI). The YSCP is aiming to introduce the system in the existing downtown areas, where renewing the infrastructure is not made easy, by leveraging Yokohama s scale with 3.68 million citizens and diverse terrain. In Yokohama, there are urban central areas such as the Minato Mirai 21 district, Japan s leading port area, and the Kohoku-New Town, which is a large-scale development area, and the residential area where plenty of green and water resources are available. By assembling the local enterprises knowledge that is One-step away from the commercialization and by cultivating the sustainable social system in the city where citizens make a living, the City of Yokohama aims to work on establishing the smart city model ahead of the world and on developing the solution universally applicable to the cities overseas. Demonstration and Exhibition To provide a solution to the challenges of 21 st century, which are climate change mitigation and dependency on fossil fuels, the YSCP develops a comfortable eco-life style for citizens without any burden as well as a system in which the whole community can utilize the energy effectively. At the exhibition, each technological element of the YSCP is embedded in the model home where the visitors can image the real living space. The City of Yokohama will make the exhibition as visitor-friendly as possible so that the visitors would be able to hold great expectations for the future of the smart city by learning the outline of the smart city the YSCP provides, getting interested in the contents, and having real experiences of the smart city itself. 1

2 Duration: Sunday, November 7, 2010 Sunday, November 14, 2010 Time: 10:00a.m. - 17:00p.m. Location Yokohama Home Collection Special Venue Address 3-3 Minato Mirai, Nishi-Ku, Yokohama Club House Administration Building Sumitomo Forestry the 2 nd Model Home Sekisui House the 2 nd Model Home Daiwa House Model Home Exhibition Overview Demonstration of CEMS Community Energy Management System Exhibition and overview explanation of each HEMS Home Energy Management System Introduction of smart BEMS Building Energy Management System Concept Model House of the smart house Model exhibition of each smart house Exhibition of EV Electronic Vehicle and small mobility Registrations for Excursions and Media Tour Inspection tours are available for the APEC participants and media. Pre-registration is required and also presentation of the appropriate identification card is necessary. If an English translator is necessary, please ask for it at the excursion or the tour. Excursions by the City of Yokohama Date Sunday, November 7 Friday, November 12, times/day 10:00a.m.-,13:00p.m.-,15:00p.m.- Time is subject to change according to the progress of APEC special events. Registration Register at the City of Yokohama APEC information desk (located at the venue, Minato Mirai Station, Sakuragi-cho Station, and hotels) by 15:00 of previous day for the excursions you would like to join. Media Tour by the City of Yokohama Date Monday, November 8, 09:00a.m.- / Tuesday, November 9, 13:30 - This is a set tour that combines a tour to water treatment and sludge treatment facilities. Registration Same as the above Reference Inspection Tours on November 2, 2010 Press Conference held by YSCP organizers Demonstrations of HEMS (Home Energy Management System) Micro-compact two-seated EV concept car 2

3 Exhibition Partners Model House Sumitomo forestry Co.,Ltd., Sekisui House Ltd., Daiwa House Industry Co.,Ltd. Yokohama Home Collection Ryoju Estate Co.,Ltd., Eightknot&Co.,Ltd. During the exhibition, the demonstration field for the Smart Network Project (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) s project, Network Integrated Control System Standardization Promotion ) is open for visitors at 54 block area in Minato Mirai 21 district. (address: Nishi-ku, Yokohama) Please contact the following for further inquiries: Climate Change Policy Headquarters of the City of Yokohama Hideaki Inagaki, Manager for Climate Change Policy Division Tel: Please address any inquiries regarding this news release to the following persons: >Chihiro Masaoka / Satoshi Takahashi Media Liaison Subdivision, City of Yokohama TEL: >Kikuko Kuraya / Takuji Hashimoto Total Communications System Inc. TEL: or kuraya.k@pr-tocs.co.jp 3

4 Yokoha Yokohama Smart City Project Exhibition: An Overview 1. Exhibition Layout Yokohama Museum of Art Icho-dori (Gingko Tree Avenue) Event space space Sekisui House(#2) Fountain Clubhouse Sumitomo Forestry (#2) (#2) Daiwa House se Bicycle Pa rking area Car pa rking area Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Yokohama Bldg Minato Mirai Odori Boulevard 2. Model Homes and Exhibitors Clubhouse (Administration) Sumitomo Forestry Model Home #2 Sekisui House Model Home #2 Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd., The Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc., Toshiba Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Meidensha Corporation Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. Toshiba Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Panasonic Corporation Daiwa House Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. Model Home * City of Yokohama and Accenture Japan Ltd are responsible for the overall coordination. * Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. and Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. support the objectives of this Exhibition and exhibit their respective technologies that are relevant to the smart city project. 4

5 3. Major Features of the Company Exhibitions Exhibitor Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. Smart House Concept for Condominiums [at the Clubhouse] Diorama demonstration of the Smart House Concept applied to condominiums A miniature condominium demonstrates the concept of the Smart House as applied to eco-friendly condominiums, a full-sized model of which will be constructed during the next fiscal year. The Home Energy Management System (HEMS) developed for residential purposes is used to achieve the optimally combined operation of Ene Farm, the world s first residential fuel cell cogeneration system, with renewable energy equipment (photovoltaic power generation and solar water heating). The system is designed to ensure good matching between supply and demand and permit the transfer of hot water and electricity from one household to another. PDA-based experience of a visualized low-carbon life Visitors are invited to touch a personal digital assistant (PDA)-based home display on which the house energy generation/consumption data are presented in an easy-to-see manner in order to help the family lead a low-carbon lifestyle. Exhibitor The Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc. Presentation of the Smart House and HEMS [at the Clubhouse] A plasma display is used to present an overview and scenes of actual applications of the Smart House and HEMS. The Smart House seeks to make our everyday life comfortable while reducing CO 2 emissions through the use of high efficient home energy appliances including photovoltaic power generators, energy-efficient air conditioners, EcoCute and electric vehicles, combined with the use of HEMS to achieve optimized home energy management. The HEMS integrates all major home energy appliances in the house envisioning the energy consumption and their operational status. Miniature Display of the Smart House [at the Clubhouse] Photovoltaic CEMS, CEMS etc. 等 power generation 太陽光発電 Terrestrial digital broadcasting 地デジTV TVset LED lighting LED 照明エアコン Air conditioner HEMS 洗濯機 IH cooking heater IH 調理器 Refrigerator 冷蔵庫 Washing machine <Demonstration Image HEMS> EcoCute; CO2 エコキュート refrigerant heat pump A miniature Smart House incorporating a High Efficiency Energy System and HEMS is exhibited. The miniature model will be quite helpful for visitors in understanding the concept of the Control of Home Appliances and Data Exchange between the HEMS and CEMS (Community Energy Management System). <Smart House Miniature Image> 5

6 Exhibitor Toshiba Corporation Demonstration of the CEMS [at the Clubhouse] Two 55-inch liquid crystal displays are used to make presentations on the CEMS. There will be three presentations: An Outline of the CEMS, CO 2 Emissions Visualized by the CEMS and Demand Response with Attention to Economic Incentives. The first presentation will provide an overview of CEMS as it relates to HEMS, BEMS (Building Energy Management System) and grid stabilizing batteries. The second presentation will demonstrate how CEMS analyzes the community energy balance into various types (electricity, gas, others) to visualize CO 2 emissions and present rankings by the users and energy uses in the community. The third presentation will detail the Demand Response, a term referring to the exchange of information and data between the CEMS and energy users (BEMS, HEMS) that is performed to encourage the effective use of solar energy by the users when photovoltaic electricity is in surplus in the community. This is one of the key functions that will be provided by the CEMS in the Yokohama Smart City Project (YSCP). Exhibitor Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Efforts for the Wider Use of EV [at the Clubhouse] Nissan s efforts toward the wider use of Electric Vehicles (EVs) that are underway in cooperation with the City of Yokohama will be introduced, including the city planning to make it more favorable to EVs. Energy Management with Charge/Discharge EV (a panel presentation) [at the Clubhouse] Studies are underway to attach electricity discharge functions to EVs so as to use EV batteries as an alternative to stand-alone batteries that would otherwise be needed to store the surplus photovoltaic electricity or peak inflow of electricity from renewable energy generators. A panel display will illustrate a conceptual demonstration test of such a charge/discharge EV as a part of YSCP efforts. Exhibition of a Nissan LEAF and the New Nissan Small-scale Mobility Concept [at Sumitomo Forestry Model Home #2] Nissan Motor will exhibit the world s first mass-produced EV, Nissan LEAF that is scheduled for simultaneous launch in Japan and the US in December There will also be a display proposing the New Nissan Mobility Concept, a basis for an innovative and sustainable small-scale mobility society. We would like to share our thoughts with visitors with regard to an EV-based new way of living and the values that may be created by EVs. 6

7 Exhibitor Panasonic Corporation HEMS Linkage [at Sekisui House Model Home #2] The overall energy consumption status of your house can be seen in the blink of an eye by linking all the home appliances and energy equipment in the house. The HEMS supports your home energy conservation efforts by displaying target achievement performances and suggested actions on the control panel. The introduction of HEMS will help attain the dual purpose of CO 2 emissions reduction and a sustainable quality of life in both detached houses and condominiums, whether newly constructed or renovated. In this model house, conceptual models of the HEMS are exhibited together with an audiovisual presentation of them. Exhibitor Meidensha Corporation Introduction to the Smart BEMS [at the Clubhouse] With a view to contributing to the realization of a low-carbon society some options for making the BEMS smarter than a simple building energy conservation tool will be presented from the perspective of the demand side. The focus is placed on integration with the CEMS to enable visualization of the status of community-level energy consumption and demand responses. Based on the ongoing efforts under the YSCP framework, some conceptual images of such a Smart BEMS will be displayed on panels. Affiliate exhibition: Exhibitor Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. Model Home Based on the Smart House Concept Sumitomo Forestry s Home is a custom-built wooden residential house that accentuates the warmth of wood, a renewable resource. CO 2 emissions are quite low during its production before construction at the site. The house has high heat insulation and airtightness and is designed to allow for the reduction of CO 2 emissions by employing high-efficiency housing and energy-generation equipment and appliances. The concept model house on exhibit in which eco-friendly Sumitomo Forestry s Home is fitted with a photovoltaic power generation system, home-use batteries and the HEMS allows visitors to actually experience the visualized house energy consumption, integrated control of home appliances and the demand responses to CEMS. 7

8 Affiliated exhibition: Exhibitor Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. Daiwa House s Original HEMS (D-HEMS) and Related Exhibits Major functional features of D-HEMS will be introduced including: the collection and display of in-house energy consumption and the EV charging status, a choice of two operation modes (Eco-mode and Budget-mode) according to the family composition, the introduction of outside natural air through the detection of room temperatures and weather conditions, and the collective control of air conditioners and lights. Visitors will also enjoy the actual experience of operating control terminals (such as an ipod touch) of their choice. A lithium ion battery that is undergoing demonstration tests at two other exhibition sites in Japan, and a lighting system characterized by good design and high energy efficiency realized by the adoption of unique LED lights will be presented separately. 8