One of the members of the RIVANES Resilience Project, Environmental Microbiology Research Institute, Inc. and RIVANES and Focus Systems, Inc. will hold an experiment class for 3rd to 6th graders at PLANT-3 Kawakita supermarket in Nomi County, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Saturday, March 29, 2012, on the theme of "Methane Fermentation System" that turns everyday vegetable waste into energy. The theme of the class will be "Methane Fermentation System," which converts discarded vegetable waste into energy. We look forward to your participation!

Project Outline

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03/29_Flyer at Plant-3

Summary
Project name: Let's make energy from vegetable waste!
Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025 (1) 10:30-12:00, (2) 13:00-14:30, (3) 15:00-16:30
Venue: PLANT-3 Kawakita Store (63 Asahi, Kawakita-cho, Nomi-gun, Ishikawa 923-1278)
Target: 3rd-6th graders, 16 students per sessionFree of charge, first-come-first-served basis
Lecturers: Shun Komaki (Liverness Corporation), Yasunori Baba (Environmental Microbiology Laboratory Co., Ltd.)
Organized by: Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Inc.
Co-sponsored by Focus Systems, Inc.
Planning and operation: LIVERNESS Co.
Cooperation: PLANT Co.

Contents
While conducting experiments, students will learn how microorganisms use their power to generate energy.
The attempts being made at PLANT-3 to extract methane gas from vegetable scraps and weeds that can be used for electricity or gas will also be introduced. You can also visit the methane fermentation system "Eco-Standalone" in the garage!

Flow of the day

Background of Implementation
RIVANES Corporation, Focus Systems Corporation, and Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Inc. have launched the RUMEN Project (RUMEN: Resilient system Under disaster by green Methane ENergy) to develop a small-scale methane fermentation system with disaster response capabilities.
This project aims at social implementation of a resource-recycling power generation system, centered on the "Eco Standalone," a stand-alone small methane fermentation system proposed by the Research Institute for Microbiology of the Environment, in order to realize an energy supply that can promptly supply gas and electricity in times of disaster and be close to the hearts of the people.
https://lne.st/2024/01/15/rumen/

Currently, with the cooperation of PLANT Corporation, we have installed the first demonstration unit we developed at the PLANT-3 Kawakita store and are conducting a demonstration test of methane fermentation using vegetable scraps discarded from the grocery store to produce city gas and electricity.

Through the implementation of this experimental class, we aim to widely publicize our efforts to the local community in the vicinity of the PLANT-3 Kawakita store, so that they will be effectively utilized in the event of an emergency.

implementation system
[LIBERNESS INC.
Since our founding in 2002, we have been developing "delivery experiment classes" to bring the fun and fascination of science and technology to elementary, junior high, and high school students under the concept of "turning familiar mysteries into interest," and have created such opportunities for more than 200,000 children to date. Here, we aim to create a cycle of knowledge and nurture the next generation of researchers by bridging junior high school students, who are the next generation, with researchers who have launched ventures to solve social issues on a global scale while making full use of cutting-edge science and technology. （https://lne.st/)

Environmental Microbiology Laboratories, Inc.
Yasunori Baba, a lecturer at the Institute of Bioresource Engineering, Ishikawa Prefectural University, lived through the Great East Japan Earthquake during his time at Tohoku University. He realized that weeds were available even under the disaster conditions without gas or electricity, and started research on generating gas and electricity from weeds. After being assigned to Ishikawa Prefectural University, he successfully conducted a demonstration test on campus, and in August 2022, he established Environmental Microbiology Research Institute, Inc.https://ybaba1.wixsite.com/rumen115

Focus Systems, Inc.
Established in 1977. We are not only involved in the development and operation of systems for the public sector, telecommunications, and other highly social fields, but also actively promote business development that anticipates the trends of the times, such as IoT, cloud computing, and AI. Our corporate slogan is "Technology with heart. It expresses the passion and sincerity with which each and every one of us at Focus Systems approach our work, which connects people with people through technology.https://www.focus-s.com/

We are widely available for interviews and tours, so please feel free to contact us if you wish to visit.

For inquiries regarding this matter, please contact
LIVERNESS Corporation
Attn: HASHIMOTO, NAKAJIMA
TEL：03-5227-4198 MAIL： [email protected]