Yokohama College of Commerce Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy with Solar Sharing Power from Odawara
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- Yokohama College of Commerce Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy with Solar Sharing Power from Odawara
- Yokohama College of Commerce, in collaboration with UPDATER and others, announced it will transition all its campuses to 100% renewable energy, becoming the first university in Kanagawa to do so. The electricity will be supplied from Odawara Kanagote Farm's solar sharing project via a PPA.
- Source: PR Times
- Date: June 7, 2026
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Yokohama College of Commerce, in collaboration with UPDATER and others, announced it will transition all its campuses to 100% renewable energy, becoming the first university in Kanagawa to do so. The electricity will be supplied from Odawara Kanagote Farm's solar sharing project via a PPA.
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- June 7, 2026
Yokohama College of Commerce, in collaboration with UPDATER and others, announced it will transition all its campuses to 100% renewable energy, becoming the first university in Kanagawa to do so. The electricity will be supplied from Odawara Kanagote Farm's solar sharing project via a PPA.
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UPDATER Inc., Yokohama College of Commerce, and Odawara Kanagote Farm LLC announced that they will supply electricity derived from solar sharing (agrivoltaics) in Odawara to all campuses of Yokohama College of Commerce via a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), transitioning the university's operations to 100% renewable energy.
This is the first 100% renewable energy initiative for a university in Kanagawa Prefecture and the first nationwide to be initiated by a solar sharing PPA. Through the 'face-visible electricity' service provided by UPDATER, the initiative aims to link students with energy, agriculture, and regional revitalization, practicing commerce education centered on electricity.
Odawara City supplies water from the Sakawa River to Yokohama City. By leveraging this long-standing connection, the project serves as a new regional symbiosis model of local production for local consumption for both water and energy.
This is the first 100% renewable energy initiative for a university in Kanagawa Prefecture and the first nationwide to be initiated by a solar sharing PPA. Through the 'face-visible electricity' service provided by UPDATER, the initiative aims to link students with energy, agriculture, and regional revitalization, practicing commerce education centered on electricity.
Odawara City supplies water from the Sakawa River to Yokohama City. By leveraging this long-standing connection, the project serves as a new regional symbiosis model of local production for local consumption for both water and energy.
FAQ
横浜商科大学が目指すエネルギー環境の目標は何ですか？
大学運営に必要な電力を再生可能エネルギー100％に転換することを目指しています。
電力を供給する具体的な仕組みは何ですか？
小田原かなごてファームのソーラーシェアリング由来の電力を、PPA方式などで株式会社UPDATERが小売供給します。
神奈川県の大学として初の取り組みとは何ですか？
神奈川県の大学として初めて全キャンパスで再生可能エネルギー100％を実現し、かつソーラーシェアリングのPPAを起点とする初の事例となります。
PPA開始までの間の電力供給はどうなりますか？
独自のブロックチェーン技術により、30分ごとに電力の生産者を明らかにした形で小田原かなごてファームの電力を供給し、不足分は再生可能エネルギー100％の電力で補います。
この取り組みの教育的側面は何ですか？
電力の生産者を開示する「顔の見える電力」の仕組みを通じ、学生がエネルギー・農業・地域創生と直接つながり、電力を起点とした商学教育を実践します。