Gounoike Biomass Power Plant is a 21MW biopower project. It is located in Ibaraki, Japan. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in July 2008. Buy the profile here.

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Description

The project was developed by Mitsubishi. The project is co-owned by Chugoku Mokuzai and Mitsubishi, with their respective ownership stake of 50% each.

Wood chips which is a kind of wood by-product is used as a feedstock to power the project.

The project consists of 1 turbine with 21MW nameplate capacity.

Development status

The project got commissioned in July 2008.

Power purchase agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings under a power purchase agreement.

Contractors involved

Ebara Environmental Plant supplied steam boiler for the project. The boiler installed at the site has a capacity of 106TPH.The temperature witnessed inside the boiler is around 460°C.

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About Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi Corp (Mitsubishi) is an integrated company that develops and operates businesses across the industry including industrial finance, energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, living essentials and environmental business. The company manufactures and markets a wide range of products, including energy, metals, machinery, chemicals and living essentials through its domestic and overseas network. It carries out diverse businesses by investing in areas such as development of natural resources and infrastructure, and finance businesses. Mitsubishi also creates new business models in the fields of new energy and environment, and new technology-related businesses. It has operations in regions across Japan, North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia and Oceania. Mitsubishi is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

This content was updated on 4 January 2024

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This information is drawn from GlobalData’s Power Intelligence Center, which provides detailed profiles of over 170,000 active, planned and under construction power plants worldwide from announcement through to operation across all technologies and countries worldwide.