Panasonic verbetert leeromgeving met Power Supply Container
BANDUNG, Indonesië –(BUSINESS WIRE)– Panasonic Corporation heeft vandaag de installatie van zijn zogeheten Power Supply Container aangekondigd. Dit door Panasonic zelf ontwikkelde autonome pakket voor zonne-energie voorziet de basisschool Malabar 04 in het dorp Banjarsari, gelegen in de Indonesische provincie West-Java, van elektriciteit, wat zorgt voor beter onderwijs in deze bergachtige plaats. Op 30 juli hielden Panasonic en de projectpartner FEDUs, een Indonesische NGO, een overdrachtsceremonie. Ongeveer 350 mensen waren bij de overdracht aanwezig, onder wie de gouverneur van Bandung Dadang, de Japanse ambassadeur in Indonesië Takonai en docenten en leerlingen van de school.
Banajarsari ligt op een hoogte van 1500 meter boven zeeniveau en kreeg ooit elektriciteit van het energiebedrijf. Malabar 04 ligt echter midden in een theeplantage met een straal van circa 1 tot 2 kilometer, dus was 32 jaar lang verstoken van de voordelen die elektrificatie biedt. De school kon leerlingen daarom maar met moeite een adequate leeromgeving.
Panasonic “Power Supply Container” Improves Educational Environment and Water Supply Conditions
BANDUNG, Indonesia–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Panasonic Corporation announced the installation of the self-developed “Power Supply Container”, a stand-alone photovoltaic power package, at the National Elementary School Malabar 04 in the village of Banjarsari, Bandung District, West Java Province, Indonesia, in order to improve the educational environment in this mountainous region. On July 30, 2015, a handover ceremony was held jointly with FEDUs, an Indonesian NGO and a project partner. Approximately 350 individuals including the Bandung Governor Dadang, Counselor Takonai from the Embassy of Japan in Indonesia, and the school’s teachers and students were invited to the ceremony.
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The village of Banjarsari, located at an altitude of approximately 1,500m above sea level, was once electrified by the power company. However, the National Elementary School Malabar 04, which is located in the middle of a tea plantation with a radius of 1 to 2 km, was isolated from the benefits of electrification for 32 years. The school struggled to provide an adequate educational environment through the use of IT, including PCs for the students.
Panasonic will deliver its “Power Supply Container” to the National Elementary School Malabar 04 through the public-private-partnership project that takes advantage of the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects*1 promoted by the Embassy of Japan in Indonesia, and supply power for LED lighting, the school’s electrical equipment, and educational tools including PCs, projectors, and TVs to eventually improve the facilities and educational environment.
The “Power Supply Container” is a stand-alone power package that uses Panasonic-made solar panels and storage battery units. During school hours, the “Power Supply Container” supplies power to electrical equipment installed in each classroom and enables the use of lighting fixtures and provision of audiovisual aids by way of PCs and TVs, thereby improving the educational environment. After school, power is used for a wide range of purposes on school premises through the “Power Supply Container” operation union to collect management fees required to maintain the equipment and eventually contribute to the vitalization of the regional community and improvement of regional power infrastructure issues.
The National Elementary School Malabar 04 also suffered from an unstable water supply; however, this project allowed the installation of a water tank and pump to improve in-school water supply conditions.
In this project, Panasonic is responsible for the introduction of the equipment and provision of technical assistance to FEDUs. FEDUs will support the establishment of self-sustainable power supply organizations at the National Elementary School Malabar 04 or in the village of Banjarsari and provide training and support associated with the operation, management, and maintenance of the equipment, with the aim of achieving a sustainable power supply. Panasonic receives support for this project from the BOP Group of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), as well as for generating demand for stand-alone photovoltaic power packages and proposing problem solutions.
Panasonic will further strive to extend a stable power supply to areas without electricity and backup power sources to places that suffer frequent power blackouts, and provide improved social support, including emergency power sources, in the event of disasters. The Company will provide a more rich and comfortable lifestyle in Indonesia and other emerging countries with problems of the electricity infrastructure.
Outline of the “Power Supply Container”
The “Power Supply Container” is equipped with twelve “HIT240” solar modules of Panasonic which have high conversion efficiency and can generate approximately 3 kW of electricity. It can also provide stored power from twenty four built-in lead-acid storage batteries (17.2 kWh as total).
Learn more about features and specifications of the “Power Supply Container” at http://news.panasonic.com/global/stories/2015/44050.html
*1 Joint public/private sector projects using Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects: the provision of financial assistance in the form of ODA to relatively small-scale projects run locally by local public bodies, educational/medical institutions, NGOs and so on in developing nations. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan provides support for corporate social responsibility of Japanese corporations to develop regional economies and socioeconomic infrastructure in countries undertaking such projects, particularly for cases run jointly by the public and private sectors.
* HIT is a registered trademark of the Panasonic Group in Japan.
Related links:
– [Video] “Power Supply Container” Improves Educational Environment and Water Supply Conditions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9Ht7PkKlow
– [Photos] Ceremony scenes in the village of Banjarsari
https://plus.google.com/photos/102894371789579256396/albums/6178680945773410833
– Vol.9 Stand-Alone Solar Power “Container” Supports Educational Development on Remote Indonesian Island (Jul 22, 2014)
http://news.panasonic.com/global/stories/2014/28041.html
– Panasonic Indonesia Homepage
http://www.panasonic.com/id
– Panasonic’s Sustainability
http://www.panasonic.com/global/corporate/sustainability.html
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