Mikawa power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Mikawa power station (三川発電所) is an operating power station of at least 50-megawatts (MW) in Omuta, Fukuoka, Kyūshū, Japan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Mikawa power station Omuta, Fukuoka, Kyūshū, Japan 33.019859, 130.422645 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 33.0196, 130.4229

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 retired coal - unknown 47.5 subcritical 2005 2017
Unit 1 operating[1] bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids)[1] 50[1]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Operator
Unit 1 Toshiba Corp [100.0%]
Unit 1 Toshiba CORP[1] SIGMA POWER Ariake CORP[1]

Unit-level fuel conversion details:

Unit 1: Converted from coal - unknown to bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids) in 2017.

Background

The power station is located in Fukuoka, Kyushu Prefecture, Japan.[2] The plant is now fueled by wood and other solid biomass.[3]

In 2017, the Toshiba Corporation converted the Mikawa power station from a coal- to a biomass-fired power plant.[4] The power station was retrofitted with a carbon capture and storage system in 2020.[5]

The power station is close to the Miike power station.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20221206215520/https://www.bioenergy-news.com/news/toshiba-unveils-biomass-power-plant-in-japan/. Archived from the original on 06 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://sekitan.jp/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/list-of-Coal-Fired-Power-Plants-in-Japan.pdf
  3. Toshiba unveils biomass power plant in Japan, Bioenergy Insight, April 28, 2017
  4. Toshiba's Biomass Power Plant Starts Operating in Japan, Toshiba, April 27, 2017
  5. Toshiba retrofits Mikawa power plant with CCS, Gas to Power journal, November 4, 2020

Additional data

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