Kitakyushu Business Strategies toward Asia Kitakyushu Chief Executive for Environmental Future City 1
Regional resources (Experience with overcoming pollution problems) Kitakyushu City with recovered environments 1960s Company visit by citizens Citizens Partnership Present Government Companies Reinforcement of restrictions and supervision Agreement to prevent pollution Solution of pollution problems is a starting point for international cooperation on environmental issues. Transferring the experience of overcoming pollution problems so that developing nations need not repeat the same mistake 2
Balance of environmental policies and economic policies in Kitakyushu City Environmental Pollution pollution (Sulfur oxides) (mg-so3/100c (mg-so3/100 m2 /day) cm 2 /day) 2 Source: Survey on the Japanese Experience by the World Bank 1968 1.5 1969 1970 Environmental pollution was removed along with economic development. 1 0.5 1963 1964 1966 1965 1962 1961 1960 1967 1972 1971 1973 1974 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Economic development Development (Manufactured(Value product of Shipments: shipment 100Billiom values: Yen) 100 billion yen) 3
Kitakyushu Future Environmental City Plan Kitakyushu Future Environmental City A city with vitality, activity and peace, where people shine in local communities and urban areas [Response to environment] [Response to super-aging society] [Global environmental business and reconstruction support to affected areas] (1) Shift to a low-carbon and energysaving city (1) Encouragement of healthy promotion in the familiar neighborhood area (1) Overseas expansion of urban infrastructure based on the Kitakyushu Asian Center for (2) Environmental conservation in Asia Low-carbon Society (3) Protection of natural environment and biodiversity (4) Establishment of a resource recycling base (2) Enhancement of emergency care and rehabilitation systems (3) Creation of a system that enables the whole community to watch over children and the elderly (4) Establishment of environment in which people can raise and educate children without anxiety (2) Support for reconstruction in affected areas 4
Regional resources (Excellent environmental technologies and social system) Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. Coal gasification technology (EAGLE) Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Thin organic photovoltaic panels Yasukawa Electric Corporation Energy-saving inverters TOTO Ltd. Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) Kitakyushu Eco-Town Water Plaza Kitakyushu Kitakyushu Smart Community Project By-product hydrogen Natural gas cogeneration Power distribution grid Large-scale storage batteries Hypothetical applications of wind power generation Automobile recycling Sewage water membrane treatment system Hydrogen network Fuel cells Next-generation SS Smart buildings Internet network Smart Community Center with public relations facilities Electricity generated by wind power: 15,000 kw Bicycle rental stations Smart schools Home appliance recycling Seawater desalination system Smart condominiums Smart condominiums Data center 5
Spreading economic effects by the projects on Environmental Future City Promotion in residential PV systems (25,800kW installed within Kitakyushu City) 8.4 billion JPY Promotion in energy saving devices for SMEs (82 applications subsidized under the conditions of ordering builders within Kitakyushu City) 830 million JPY Smart Community Creation Project (Master Plan of Kitakyushu Smart Community Creation Project including 38 projects plans ) 16.3 billion JPY 6
Regional resources (Development of international cooperation on environmental issues) (2) Partnership with other Asian nations for mutual prosperity Accepted trainees: 6,638 persons from 140 nations; Dispatched specialists: 165 persons to 25 nations Promotion of cooperation networking between Asian cities and environmental improvement projects Kitakyushu Initiative Network (62 cities in 18 nations) UN ESCAP Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development (2000) Mongolia Ulan Bator Tehran Iran Dalian Beijing Japan Lanzhou Yantai Weihai Rongcheng South Korea China Taiyuan Zhenjiang Jiangyin Yokohama Quetta Nepal Zhangjiagang Shanghai Pakistan Doti Silgadi Kathmandu Biratnagar Lekhnath Chongqing Neibo Karachi Kampur Hetauda Dahnkuta Guiyang Sjemzjen Bophal Dhaka Bangladesh Hong Kong India Myanmar Macao Thailand Yangon Korat Nonthaburi Cambodia BangkokSiem Reap Ho chi Minh Bago Philippines Pakistan Vietnam Cebu Colombo Jayewardenepura Kotte Malaysia Medan Sibu Balikpapan Bekasi Jakarta Surabaya Indonesia Sidoarjo Jeonju Pohang Cheongju Hiroshima Ube Kitakyushu Jeju Fukuoka Jeonju Contribution to environmental improvements in Dalian, China (Dalian City received the Global 500 Award in 2001.) Exchanged memorandum for cooperation on ecotown with Tianjin City (At the Prime Minister s official residence) Water supply project at Phnom Penh Air pollution survey in Mongolia Driving forward the waste composting project with Surabaya City, Indonesia (Adopted by over 20,000 families) 7
Kitakyushu Asian Center for Low Carbon Society Kitakyushu Asian Center for Low Carbon Society opened in June 2010. Utilization of the environmental technologies developed through the solution of pollution problems and manufacturing processes, and the inter-city network established by international cooperation in the past Accumulating environmental technologies in Kitakyushu City and throughout Japan, for building low carbon societies in Asia through environmental business skills 8
Priority fields in technological transfer Energy management Regional management of energy by placing city and regional electricity plants at the core Water recycling demonstration plant combining sewage water membrane treatment and seawater desalination Water business How to maintain and manage a water distribution network Kitakyushu s technology transferred to Phnom Penh Yahata Higashida District, where an environmentally conscious town is under construction Kitakyushu Smart Community Recycling and waste treatment Kitakyushu Eco-Town Home appliance recycling Most advanced facilities for waste treatment Shaft-gasification furnace Cooperation between government and the private sector Transferring a package on environmental technologies and social systems Rendering of Water Plaza Water Plaza Water created from sewage: 1,000 m 3 /day Water created from seawater: 400 m 3 /day (Hiakari Sewage Treatment Plant) Non-revenue water rate is improved. 72% (1993) 8% (2006) Cleaner production and prevention of pollution Introduction of cleaner production (CP) * Evaluation and improvement of raw material and fuel use * Improvement of manufacturing processes * Thorough implementation of maintenance and management * Human resources development, etc. Non-revenue water is calculated for each block, and for the worst block only, surveys on water leakage and water theft should be conducted. Achievement of energy saving and resource saving Reduction of environmental loads + Higher productivity Economic effects (25 projects): * Direct investment: approx. 60 billion yen * Generated employment: approx. 1,300 jobs CO 2 reduction: approx. 200,000 tons/year Bicycle recycling Shin-Moji Plant Safe facilities that achieved recycling of waste and effective utilization of heat energy End-of-Pipe (EOP) measures Electric dust collector Flue-gas desulfurization facilities Waste water treatment facilities New development strategies in Japan One of the 21 national strategic projects Developments in Asia (Overseas development of packaged infrastructures) Market scale: 19,700 billion yen (Target to achieve by 2020) 9
Diverse Project Development Map 10
Exporting Green Cities (A Case Study from Surabaya) Waste disposal Surabaya has requested assistance for waste disposal project development. Additionally, Nishihara Corporation is looking into operations related to improving the livelihoods of waste recyclers and waste pickers. (Overseas development support for smaller businesses, utilizing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the ODA) Wastewater treatment (river cleanup) A master plan related to wastewater management for the Kali Mas river, with a focus on the Gundy area, is being developed, basic dispersal wastewater treatment is being expanded under the management of model community residents, and an operation for constructing and managing medium-sized treatment facilities is underway. (JICA Grassroots Cooperation Project) Project for cogeneration (steam + electricity) & energy conservation Surabaya Industrial Estate Rungkut (SIER) Export of technology and knowledge from Yahata Higashida Smart Community project Investigating methods for quantifying CO 2 reduction As for operations being conducted in Surabaya, methods for quantifying reducible volumes of CO 2 are being investigated. (IGES) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry: Infrastructure and Systems Export Promotion Research Project Tap-water purification Ishikawa Engineering Corporation, which successfully implemented well-water purification systems, is currently looking into operations involving the installation of water supply equipment in the community that could purify tap-water (though not drinkable) And provide safe, reliable water. Drinking water supply operations through solar power and small desalinization/water purification equipment In areas that do not yet have electrical and waterworks infrastructure, Toray Industries, Inc. and Suido Kiko Kaisha, Ltd. will be using solar panels and water purification equipment (reverse osmosis filters) with desalinization capabilities to provide inexpensive clean drinking water. Installation and maintenance centers for drinking water supply equipment will be built in Surabaya. (JICA BoP project) 11
Project to Develop the Kitakyushu Mechanism for Removing Carbon (K-MRV) 12
Project to Develop the Kitakyushu Model Kitakyushu Model Details Results illustration Kitakyushu Model System Details Community development (sustainable urban planning) Vision, background, concept, etc. Individual designs (smart communities, eco-towns, etc.) Comprehensive KPI Outline of Kitakyushu initiatives Understanding historical background and technology trends Treatment/implementation patterns and features Methodologies for each field (waste disposal, energy management, water/sewage management, & environmental conservation) Goals and indicators Technical strategic items Measurement tools Process checklists Implementation plans Multitiered Solution Model 13
Building Win-Win Relationships Asian cities Mitigate pollution and improve quality of life while reducing CO 2 Kitakyushu Rejuvenate communities through overseas environmental business development primarily by Kitakyushu companies. In addition to international environmental cooperation, when it comes to international environmental business development, our hope is to see the advancement of a uniquely Japanese approach, different from that of other countries, that will respect and bring joy to local residents. 14