In discussing realization of the future city plan, there are lots of factors to be studied related to natural energy resources. The outline of Super Heat Pump Energy Accumulation System (SHP), which now promotes R & D being supervised by AIST and NEDO, is introduced, and hopefully R & D will be an aid in further progress of the future city plan.
SHP is the integrated system, combined use of high efficient compression heat pump (2 times COP capable than conventional one) or high temperature compression heat pump (150°C-300°C output) and the chemical storage utilizing chemical reaction. The concept is to store the high efficient/graded thermal energy by electric power during night, and use it when required. The project launched in 1984 for 8 years, thereby contributing to energy conservation and levelling power demand by applying to space conditioning for large buildings, district heating/cooling, domestic hot water & industrial process heat. Bench plant in size of 100 kW is scheduled by the end of 1988.