Maeda-Ofunato power station
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Maeda-Ofunato power station (大船渡発電株式会社, 大船渡バイオマス発電所) is an operating power station of at least 75-megawatts (MW) in Ofunato, Iwate, Tōhoku, Japan. It is also known as Ofunato Biomass, Ofunatobaiomasu Power Station, Maeda-Ofunato co-fired power station, Maeda co-fired power station.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Maeda-Ofunato power station | Ofunato, Iwate, Tōhoku, Japan | 39.068, 141.725222 (approximate)[1] |
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, timepoint 1 | Cancelled | coal: unknown, bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids) | 112 | subcritical | – |
| 1, timepoint 2 | Operating[2] | bioenergy: agricultural waste (solids)[2] | 75[2] | – | 2020[2] |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Operator | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, timepoint 1 | Taiheiyo Cement[2] | Ofunato Power Generation Co Ltd [100%][2] | Taiheiyo Cement Corp [65.0%]; eRex Co Ltd [35.0%] |
| 1, timepoint 2 | Taiheiyo Cement[2] | Ofunato Power Generation Co Ltd [100%][2] | Taiheiyo Cement Corp [65.0%]; eRex Co Ltd [35.0%] |
Unit-level fuel conversion details:
1: Converted from coal to bioenergy in 2020.
Ownership Tree
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Background
In November 2014, Maeda Corporation announced plans for a 112 MW-plus biomass power station that would be co-fired with wood chips and coal. The projected cost was 30 billion yen. It was planned for the Tohoku region.[3][4]
In June 2017, Maeda announced that the plant would switch from coal-biomass mix-fuel to biomass mono-fuel combustion. Maeda attributed the switch to the rapid increase in the number of planned coal-fired plants in the country and “reconsideration of the plan to reduce environmental impact under current Japanese energy conditions”.[5]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://maps.app.goo.gl/MAui4EpdRnPzCzLD7.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220830172230/https://www.erex.co.jp/news/pressrelease/400/. Archived from the original on 2022-08-30.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "前田建設/バイオマス発電検討/東北に混焼100メガワット超," Kensetsu News, 2014-11-20
- ↑ "大船渡港バイオマス混焼石炭火力発電所／前田建設工業（株）／岩手県," Kiko Network, accessed May 2017
- ↑ Small scale power plant in Ofunato announced switching from coal to biomass, Kiko Network, June 21, 2017
Additional data
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