Hibikinada Thermal Power Station
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Hibikinada Thermal Power Station (響灘火力発電所) is an operating power station of at least 112-megawatts (MW) in Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. It is also known as Hibikinada Coal and Biomass Power Plant, Orix Hibikinada, Hibikinada IDI Power Station.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Hibikinada Thermal Power Station | Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan | 33.94, 130.830563 (exact)[1] |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 1: 33.94, 130.830563
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year | Emergency/Backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, timepoint 1 | Mothballed[2] | coal: unknown, bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids)[3][4] | 112[3] | unknown | 2019[3] | 2026 (planned)[5] | no |
| 1, timepoint 2 | Operating[6][5][3] | bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids)[5][3] | 112[3] | – | 2025[6][5][3] | – | no |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Operator | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, timepoint 1 | Hibikinada Thermal Power Station[3] | Hibikinada Thermal Power Plant Co Ltd [100%][3] | Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd [100.0%] |
| 1, timepoint 2 | Hibikinada Thermal Power Station[3] | Hibikinada Thermal Power Plant Co Ltd [100%][3] | Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd [100.0%] |
Unit-level fuel conversion details:
1: Converted from coal to bioenergy in 2025.
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): imported
Ownership Tree
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Background
The 112 MW coal-fired power station was proposed by IDI Infrastructure for the city of Kitakyushu. Because of the plant's small size, the EIA was under local assessment. It was submitted in November 2015 and approved in March 2016.[7]
According to the Kiko Network (November 2018), the plant was under construction and scheduled to go into service in February 2019.[8]
Operation began in February 2019.[9]
In April 2023, Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. announced that it acquired management rights to plant and would convert the plant from its current coal/biomass co-firing to a 100% biomass-fired power plant. The news release indicated that Daiwa House was aiming to end coal co-firing in the plant by FY2024 and restart operation in April 2026.[10][11]
As of December 2024, construction progress on the biomass conversion of Hibikinada Thermal Power Station had progressed.[12] According to Japan Beyond Coal, the coal-fired capacity at the power station was mothballed.[13]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://maps.app.goo.gl/Z3KYujE3evE5Bfkq6.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://beyond-coal.jp/en/news/data-update-202412/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 "「響灘火力発電所」の経営権を取得し、 再生可能エネルギーとなるバイオマス専焼発電所へ転換します｜大和ハウス工業オフィシャルサイト". 大和ハウス工業オフィシャルサイト. 2023-04-17. Archived from the original on 2024-02-19. Retrieved 2024-01-30.
- ↑ https://www.gem.wiki/Coal_source_methodology_for_the_Global_Coal_Plant_Tracker.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 http://hibikinada.jp/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://woodbioenergymagazine.com/japan-brings-112-mw-biomass-power-plant-on-line/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Hibikinada thermal power plant Kiko Network, accessed November 2018
- ↑ Japan Coal Phase-Out, Kiko Network, November 2018
- ↑ Japan Coal Phase-Out, Kiko Network, October 2019
- ↑ Latest status of coal-fired power plants (May 1, 2023), Beyond Coal Japan, May 1, 2023
- ↑ 「響灘火力発電所」の経営権を取得し、再生可能エネルギーとなるバイオマス専焼発電所へ転換します, Daiwa House, April 17, 2023
- ↑ 新生・響灘火力発電所の特長, Daiwa House, accessed December 1, 2024
- ↑ Latest status of coal-fired power plants (December 1, 2024), Japan Beyond Coal, December 1, 2024
Additional data
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