Japanese Sake Talk #28 Using sake to generate electricity

Iwamizawa City, Hokkaido, Hokkaido University, and Hitachi Manufacturing Co., Ltd. started an empirical experiment, using a self-developed generator to convert local sake that is about to expire (the expiration here refers to the removal of the sales surface rather than the quality), rapeseed residue, etc. Idle resources are used to generate electricity for use by agricultural drones, and it is also considered as an emergency power supply in the event of a disaster, and strive to put this technology into practical use in fiscal 2023.

Iwamisawa City has installed a 40-kilowatt generator in a garage in the city, and hopes to cooperate with relevant units to carry out demonstration experiments, so that generators can be installed in the city and other places in the city in the future.

The generator, developed by Hitachi, can automatically determine the type of fuel and adjust the force of the piston movement to generate electricity. Methane, bioethanol, and off-the-shelf sake can all be used to generate electricity, and it plans to test the residue from rapeseed oil extraction. Charging agricultural drones and other equipment with the generated electricity is simple and easy to demonstrate. In addition to fuel power generation, solar power will also be used.

The forgotten mushroom wine, the wine that was damaged by the sun, and the wine that was damaged due to a power outage have a place to dedicate yourself~