(11 Dec 2009)
Tokyo, Japan, 10 December 2009
1. Wide shot children in laboratory coats watching explanation of what they are about to do
2. Mid shot of fruits and vegetables on display at Sony booth
3. Mid shot of children doing experiment
4. Close up of hands squeezing juice out of grape
5. Mid shot children leaving the table
6. Zoom in boy dripping grape juice onto dish connected to the propeller by wire
7. Pan from audience to propeller beginning to rotating
8. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Rina Nagaoka, Participant:
“The experiment impressed me as very eco-friendly energy.”
9. Wide shot light, connected to red solar panel device and walkman and speakers, being turned on
10. Close up walkman being turned on, music starts, pan to speaker
11. Zoom out coloured solar panel
12. Close up fan spinning
13. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Shintaro Tanaka, Senior R&D Strategy Manager, Power Generation Device Department, Sony Corporation:
“This pigmented solar battery panel can be coloured in various colours and has more freedom in design and usage compared to the conventional solar panel made of silicon, which are black or silver only. This is also easy to produce so we think the production cost will be cheaper.”
14. Wide of people watching Sony Bravia TV screen
15. Pan from a child pretending to fall asleep to TV screen automatically switching off by detecting human inactivity
16. Zoom back from Sanyo electric assisted bicycle to a man riding the bicycle
LEAD IN
Solar panels, alternative energy and power saving devices are on show in Toyko
More than 700 companies, institutions and NGOs are exhibiting their latest innovations at this year’s Eco Products 2009 fair.
STORYLINE
These children are learning how to produce electricity out of glucose sugar extracted from fruit and vegetables.
The children’s lab is part of the Sony stall, one of the exhibitors at this year’s Eco Products 2009 show in Tokyo, Japan.
The children extract juice from grapes, which then powers a mini fan.
The experiment is a fun way for these youngsters to get to know about bio energy.
11-year-old Rina Nagaoka says she really enjoyed working in the little laboratory.
“The experiment impressed me as very eco-friendly energy.”
But this old school experiment doesn’t mean the adults don’t get a look in.
One eco product on show is this mix of pigmented solar panels, made of oxidized titanium instead of the conventional silicon.
Shintaro Tanaka, Senior Strategy Manager at Sony, says people can customise their solar panels by choosing from a range of colours, except blue.
“This pigmented solar battery panel can be coloured in various colours and has more freedom in design and usage compared to the conventional solar panel made of silicon, which are black or silver only. This is also easy to produce so we think the production cost will be cheaper.”
Sony says the pigmented panel allows power to be generated even under weak light, such as indoors or during overcast weather.
The company has no specific release date yet for the commercial sale of bio energy or solar power powered products due to the cost.
An energy saving product that is already on the market is Sony’s liquid-crystal colour TV.
The most recent Bravia model automatically switches off once the sensor cannot detect movement.
If you wish to travel in an eco-friendly way, bicycles are a popular option.
Sanyo’s electric assisted bicycle does not rely on its lithium battery alone, but it also generates energy with help of the rider’s pedalling.
Sanyo is collaborating with Tokyo’s municipal government and plans to open the world first solar-powered bicycle parking lot sometime next year.
In its 10th year, Eco Products 2009 is Japan’s biggest eco-related business show.
You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/de3d5820a99e175c19c48f456303d8db
Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork
Post time: Jun-25-2017