Ricoh installed a neon advertisement tower in Kita-ku,
Osaka, that is lit solely with natural energies
The tower stores electricity generated by independent hybrid generators powered
by wind and sunlight and uses it to light up the neon. It is equipped with 26
small wind power generators and 39 solar panels, producing 21.06 kwh/day on average.
Assuming that it is on for seven hours a day, it is expected that CO2
emissions will be reduced by about 30 tons in 10 years.
This page will give you a brief explanation of the advertisement tower as well
as how it is lit.
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About the Advertisement Tower
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Location:
Roof, Dojima Fukagawa Building, 2-5-3, Nishi Tenma, Kita-ku, Osaka
Size of tower:
Whole body: 12.1-m high x 11.8-m
wide x 2.7-m deep
Display: "RICOH," letter size: 1,655-mm high
System
of independent power generation:
Small wind power generator:
26
Solar panel: 39
(18 at the top of the advertisement tower and 21 at its base)
Batteries: 40
Power generation capacity:
Average power generation value
21.06 kwh/day on average = lights up the neon sign for about 14 hours
(Average power generation value of wind power = 6.24 kwh/day
Average power generation value of sunlight = 14.82 kwh/day)
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About the system
System that lights up the neon
sign of the advertisement tower with natural energies, Q&A
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