The WPT'01 conference was held

from 14 to 17 May 2001 in La Réunion

with 34 participants and 6 accompanying persons,
from France, Germany, Canada,
United States, Japan and Russia

* The International Conference *

* Field Visit to Grand-Bassin *

* The Industry Prototype *

* The Rectenna Contest *

* The Round Table *

The
International
Conference

brought about a few innovative ideas about WPT, and especialy the notion of non continuous systems for optimal energy projection (Shaposhnikov) and the possibility to use WPT to power robots that will explore the bottom of craters near the poles of the Moon (Fujino). Furthermore, several projects were presented for short term WPT experimentation in orbit in preparation for future SPS projects (Mankins, Takano, Savvin).

Pr. Nobuyuki Kaya

Dr. John Mankins         Dr. Vladimir Savvin

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Field Visit
to Grand-Bassin

during lunch, the WPT'01 participants could meet the future users of the WPT system and understand the real conditions for design and implementation of the system. Especialy, during the helicopter flight, they could observe the intended location for the projectors and collectors of the microwave beam.

left : Mrs. Augustine Romano-Parvedy, representing the city council of Le Tampon, and Professeur Mohamed Latrach (Eseo).

right : Lucien Ceus, who runs the permanent WPT exhibition in the old school of Grand-Bassin, together with wife Christine.

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The Industry Prototype

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was built by a consortium of local businesses, SETB, CMOI, Métacolor, HSI,
and the LGET of Trois-Bassins, with the help of Dr. Engineer Patrick Jeanty and of the researchers of the LGI-Actes laboratory of Professeur Jean-Daniel Lan Sun Luk (below, left).

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The Rectenna Contest

was won by Japanese researcher Yoshiyuki Fujino,with an array of patch rectennas. The prize, of 5 000 French Francs, was given to Dr. Fujino on the occasion of the closing ceremony of the conference. The University of La Réunion had presented (here below) an array of wire rectennas installed of a highly transparent structure with large honeycomb-like cells.

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mesure de puissance aux bornes d'une résistance

The Round Table

evidenced the necessity to tackle without delay the non-technical aspects of WPT, such as the protection of the ISM frequency bands (Kaya), or the questions concerning system ownership and management (Fork). Bruno Renard, the Regional Delegate of Ademe, mentioned the importance given by the European Union for the development of renewable and sustainable energies. Eventually, the representatives of the local collectivities called for the creation of a mixed government/industry management structure (SEM), to continue the development of the Grand-Bassin project.

Dr. Brian Erb

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