NTT DOCOMO Trialled Japan’s First Self-powered Hydropower Base Station
Zahid Ghadialy (noreply@blogger.com)
In a move to advance sustainable telecom infrastructure, NTT DOCOMO launched a trial of Japan’s first self-powered hydropower mobile base station in May 2024. The initiative aimed to explore the viability of using flowing water from irrigation canals and similar sources to generate renewable energy for base stations, particularly in rural locations where power options are limited. The trial featured a compact hydroelectric system based on a jet turbine co-developed with Professor Yukihiro Shimat