Tokyo Live Concert Runs on Solar Power

A live concert powered by the sun, featuring 11 independent artists was held on March 19 and 20, 2005 at Odaiba Shiokaze Park, Shinagawa Ward, in Tokyo. At the concert, "Energy Green Passports" were given away to the audience, which allow them to get green power certificates.

This event was run with a temporary photovoltaic system set up for the occasion. When the sunlight was insufficient, equipment consumed electricity purchased with green power certificates. Both methods of powering the concert were designed to emphasize the importance of cutting CO2 emissions from conventional power generation.

The "Energy Green Passports," the first of their kind in Japan and jointly developed by Green Energy.com, Ltd. and the Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies (ISEP), are a type of a green power certificate distribution system designed for households. By submitting these "Passports" to Green Energy.com to obtain a green power certificate named Energy Green, customers are indirectly using "green" electricity--electricity generated by renewable energy sources. Normally green power certificates are traded commercially for a fee. At this concert, however, ISEP distributed the Energy Green Passports among the audience for free as part of a green power certificate promoting campaign, holding the commission from the Ministry of the Environment to conduct a CO2 reduction model project in fiscal 2004.

In addition to the music performance, the organizers sold organic food and drinks, displayed and solar powered technology, and sold solar-powered and eco-friendly goods. A wide variety of information on lifestyles to prevent global warming was also showcased.



Posted: 2005/07/03 06:00:15 AM
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