Ishinomaki Mill power station
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Ishinomaki Mill power station (日本製紙株式会社, 石巻工場, 日本製紙 石巻工場) is an operating power station of at least 138-megawatts (MW) in Ishinomaki Mill, Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan. It is also known as Nippon Paper (NPI) Ishinomaki Mill 8-6.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Ishinomaki Mill power station | Ishinomaki Mill, Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Miyagi, Japan | 38.41883, 141.291733 (exact)[1] |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 1, Unit 6: 38.41883, 141.291733
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year | Emergency/Backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operating[2][1][3] | bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids)[4] | 40[1] | – | 2018[2][1][3] | – | no |
| Unit 6 | Operating | coal: unknown[5] | 98 | subcritical | 1987 | 2028 (planned)[6][7] | no |
| Unit 6 timepoint 2 | Announced[8] | bioenergy: paper mill wastes[8] | 58[8] | – | 2028 (planned)[8] | – | no |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd [100%][1] | Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd [100.0%] |
| Unit 6 | Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd [100%][1] | Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd [100.0%] |
| Unit 6 timepoint 2 | Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd [100%][1] | Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd [100.0%] |
Unit-level fuel conversion details:
Unit 6: Announced conversion from coal to bioenergy in 2028.
Project-level captive use details
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): imported
Ownership Tree
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Background
The power station is owned by Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd and is located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.[9]
In January 2025, Nippon Paper announced that a coal-fired unit at Ishinomaki Mill power station would be converted to bioenergy by the end of 2028.[10] It did not appear that the converted unit would be Unit 6.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Renewable Energy Business Plan Certification Information". 2025-12. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Power plant profile: Ishinomaki Mill Biomass Power Plant, Japan". 2021-12-24. Archived from the original on 2024-09-30. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.nipponpapergroup.com/english/news/year/2018/news180316004085.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210727161145/https://www.nipponpapergroup.com/about/branch/factory/npi/ishinomaki/. Archived from the original on 2021-07-27.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.gem.wiki/Coal_source_methodology_for_the_Global_Coal_Plant_Tracker.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.nipponpapergroup.com/english/news/2025/news250121162231.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.nipponpapergroup.com/ir/policy/risk/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 https://www.nipponpapergroup.com/news/2025/news250121162231.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ http://wikimapia.org/6346547/Nippon-Paper-Ishinomaki-Mill
- ↑ 経済産業省「排出削減が困難な産業におけるエネルギー・製造プロセス転換支援事業」に採択, Nippon Paper, January 21, 2025
Additional data
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