WOW has taken on the planning, direction and production of all four of the permanent exhibits at JERA museum HEKINAN, one of the community facilities of JERA Co., Inc., which has undergone an extensive program of refurbishment. The museum is adjacent to Hekinan Thermal Power Station (Hekinan City, Aichi Prefecture) and is designed as an experience-based museum, where visitors can enjoy learning intuitively about the latest power generation technologies and the path to zero-carbon emissions, which JERA aims to achieve by 2050.

ZONE 01 | Vision Theater
An immersive panoramic theater that introduces JERA’s vision and a roadmap to a zero-emissions society of the future. The dynamic 180° screen measuring 16m by 4m introduces JERA’s business, solutions to energy issues, and methods of generating power. The scientific and experimental tone of the film describes JERA’s dedicated efforts to achieve zero emissions. In addition, by combining 3DCG/2D motion graphics with live-action images, and creating animations that utilize the mega-wide screen to its fullest extent, complex content is presented in a way that is accessible and easy to understand for the viewer.

ZONE 02 | Data Sphere
This interactive exhibit visualizes JERA’s business operations in Japan and around the world based on data. Information is displayed on a globe-like sphere which is operated using a hand-held device. The visuals were produced to have a look evocative of a clean global environment. What’s more, the device was designed with a simple layered structure to enable intuitive operation. Contents for which knowledge is required were carefully animated one by one, so as to make the explanation easier to understand.

ZONE 03 | Hekinan Thermal Power Station 3D Projection
This model projection exhibit explains everything about Hekinan Thermal Power Station, a cutting edge zero-emissions power station, recreating the power station on a 1/700th scale. The animations projected on the wall and on the model itself work in tandem to give visitors a more detailed idea about the routes by which coal and ammonia are transported, as well as the relationship between the position of the boilers and turbines. The projection highlights the scale of the plant, which is one of the largest coal-fired power plants in Japan, and its importance in supporting daily life and industry in the Chubu region, as well as its innovative initiatives that are capturing global attention.

ZONE 04 | JERA forest 2050
This hands-on exhibit enables visitors to interact with a variety of wild birds in a beautiful natural environment of the future where zero emissions have been achieved. A rich natural environment is displayed on the large screen and wild birds follow you as you approach the screen. Visitors can learn through observation by moving around the binocular-shaped devices, and can even take home stickers of their favorite birds. The species of birds that appear on screen are based on records of wild birds that live in the nearby JERA forest HEKINAN, and the birds you see are designed to change with the seasons. Based on JERA’s commitment to environmental preservation, this exhibit has been created to make learning about ecosystems fun.

Overview
Facility name: JERA museum HEKINAN
Address: 2-8-2 Konan-machi, Hekinan City, Aichi Prefecture
Reception Hours 9:00-16:30　*Entrance to JERA garden and JERA forest is until 16:00
Closing days: Mondays (or the following day if the Monday is a national holiday or substitute holiday), year-end and New Year holidays （December 29 to January 3）
Entrance fee: Free of charge
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