Hofu Biomass Power Plant is a 56MW biopower project. It is located in Yamaguchi, Japan. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in July 2019.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Biopower | 56 | 56 | – | Active | Yamaguchi, Japan | Air Water; The Chugoku Electric Power |
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Description
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The project is developed and owned by Air Water and The Chugoku Electric Power. The company’s ownership stake in the project stands as 51% and 49% respectively.
The project cost is $18.556m.
The process of combustion has been adopted in this project to release the stored energy from the feed. Agricultural by-product and wood by-product are used as a feedstock to power the project.
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By GlobalDataThe project got commissioned in July 2019.
About Air Water
Air Water Inc (AWI) carries out the manufacture and sale of industrial gases, chemicals, energy, medical, agricultural and food products. It offers industrial gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and carbon dioxide. The company produces coal chemicals and fine chemicals, and supplies LP gas, kerosene and other fuels in Japan. It also provides logistics services such as high pressure gas logistics, general cargo logistics, food products logistics, and medical and environmental logistics. The company also manufactures and sells salt and magnesia derived from seawater elements, various types of aerosol products, and rubber and resin molded products including rubber O-rings. AWI is headquartered in Osaka-Shi, Osaka, Japan.
About The Chugoku Electric Power
The Chugoku Electric Power Co Inc (Chugoku Electric) is an integrated energy utility. It generates, transmits and distributes electricity and supplies natural gas and other fuels. The company produces power using thermal, hydro, nuclear and renewable energy sources. Chugoku Electric also provides internet connection, telephone, broadcasting and ethernet telecommunications network services; and environmental harmony creation, business and lifestyle support and electricity related support services. It is owned by Japan Trustee Services Bank Ltd, Yamaguchi Prefecture, The Master Trust Bank of Japan Ltd and others. The company serves residential, commercial, industrial and other customers in Chugoku province. Chugoku Electric is headquartered in Hiroshima, Japan.
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