Get it while it's hot: Sanyo's solar bicycle parking lot opens today in Tokyo
Three months on from my first report, the Setagaya-ku facilities are open for business and looking great.
They got some perfect weather for the press launch this morning after a night of heavy rain. Thanks for the invitation, Mito-san!
Sanyo to power traffic signals with Li-ion batteries during natural disasters
It's in Tokushima in Shikoku, western Japan, and is intended to keep traffic lights on after the commercial power grid has been disrupted by an earthquake or other problem.
The 19kg batteries can power the signals for up to two and a half hours, which seems moderately useful, but how serious a problem is the loss of traffic direction after a major quake?
via sanyo.com
Sanyo full HD video camera does 14mp photos too, has double-range zoom switch
The DMX-CG110 will be out at the end of February for around ¥50,000 and is in the usual Xacti pistol-grip style.
What's unusual, however, is the zoom switch button that mimics changing lenses for a higher zoom range. Most peculiar...
via sanyo.com
Amazing car-carrying hybrid ship relies on solar power and rechargeable batteries
Sanyo is working with Mitsui and others to equip cargo transporters with enough 'clean' energy options so they don't need to use diesel engines in harbor.
So far, it's just a test system, but the idea of using solar panels to charge up li-ion batteries while at sea is pretty compelling.
via sanyo.com
Sanyo to Install Solar Parking Lot and provide eneloop bicycles in Setagaya, Tokyo
This is a fantastic start. It'd be interesting to find out how much the bike rental will cost...
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