Toshiba to join smart community project in UK

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Toshiba Corp has signed a global partnership agreement with EcoIsland, the ambitious project to make the Isle of Wight a model sustainable community offering a high quality of life. Deeply grounded in a partnership with the local community, EcoIsland will explore solutions that harness renewable energy and advanced technology to secure self sufficiency in energy.

As a global partner, Toshiba will support EcoIsland with the diverse technologies that it brings together under the smart community concept.

Located off the south coast of England, the Isle of Wight has a population of 142,000 in an area of 384 square kilometers. Through EcoIsland, the people of the island will seek to meet needs from their own resources and achieve a sustainable community that lives in closer harmony with nature while leaving a lighter footprint on the land.

By 2020, using a mix or wind, solar photovoltaic, tidal, geothermal and biomass renewable energy sources integrated with smart grid technology, the Isle of Wight expects to be the first region in the UK to be both energy self-sufficient and capable of exporting surplus energy generation to the mainland.

Toshiba is strongly positioned to support development of the EcoIsland concept. The company is an industry leader in power generation, transmission and distribution, with expertise in renewable energy sources that includes photovoltaic and wind power. Toshiba integrate this know-how with extensive, state-of-the art capabilities in other areas, including metering, communications, high density storage batteries, home and building management and road transportation, to deliver comprehensive, low-carbon solutions in Smart Grid and Smart Community systems.