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How is electricity produced?

Social Kitchen is holding a workshop on the production of electricity, which is of course an integral part of our daily lives. The workshop will be taught by Fujino Denryoku, a community group in Fujino, Kanagawa Prefecture that was established to support energy self-sufficiency among local residents. This group is working on local renewable energy projects, with the aim of creating a new, more enjoyable way of living, one in which energy consumption is reduced without compromising the quality of life.


Part 1: Energy production workshop  3:00 to 6:00 PM
Participants will make small solar power systems to convert sunlight into electricity. Even without any special skills or experience, each participant will be able to make one of these systems during the two-hour workshop.

A small system like this will not produce enough energy to cover all of your electricity needs, but by learning about electricity production and becoming familiar with the scale of these systems, it will be a good opportunity to think about how we use electricity. It is difficult to be completely self-sufficient, but by doing what we can, for example, producing our own electricity and growing our own food, we can rethink our values and lifestyles and improve our lives.

The energy produced by one mini solar power system, when fully charged, is enough to power a 50W laptop for four to six hours, a 40W LCD television for five to eight hours, or a 20W fluorescent light bulb for ten to fifteen hours.

If you are interested but unable to commit financially, you are welcome to observe the workshop for a small fee.


Part 2: Discussion and dinner 6:00 to 8:00 PM
After the workshop, we will come together for dinner and a discussion, sharing what we are putting into practice in our daily lives and what we hope to do in the future. We will also present some of Social Kitchen’s current initiatives, and introduce people who are living self-sufficiently and working on other interesting projects.

For this meal we will use vegetables from the Social Kitchen farm and from Mr. Itokawa, who maintains a self-sufficient lifestyle on his farm in Keihoku.

- Cost
Part 1: Mini solar power system construction - 42,800 yen (limited to 10 participants)
Part 1: Observation - 1,000 yen (limited to 15)
Part 2: Discussion and dinner - 1,000 yen (limited to 15)

Please feel free to participate in only one or both parts.

- English text translated by Alex Enscoe