Nobeoka power station

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Nobeoka power station (旭化成エヌエスエネルギー 延岡発電所) is an operating power station of at least 110-megawatts (MW) in Nobeoka Area, Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Kyūshū, Japan. It is also known as Nobeoka Plant power station, Asahi Kasei NS Energy power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Nobeoka power station Nobeoka Area, Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Kyūshū, Japan 32.5733197, 131.6718355 (exact)
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 32.5733197, 131.6718355

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
Unit 1 Operating coal: unknown, bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids) 50 subcritical 2006
Unit 2 Operating coal: unknown 60 subcritical 2018

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Asahi Kasei Corp[1] Asahi Kasei Corp
Unit 2 Asahi Kasei Corp[1] Asahi Kasei Corp

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power
  • Captive industry: Chemicals


Ownership Tree

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Background

The power station is owned by Asahi Kasei NS Energy and is located in Miyazaki, Kyushu Prefecture, Japan.[2] The station's 50 MW unit co-fires with woody biomass.[3]

In April 2025, Asahi Kasei NS Energy was absorbed by Asahi Kasei Corp.[4]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 (PDF) https://www.asahi-kasei.com/news/2024/sf4t1800000009id-att/e241122.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Map & Data, Japan Beyond Coal, accessed in 2021
  3. Conserving biodiversity by utilizing wood thinned from forests as biomass fuel for power generation (Sustainable Utilization of Biological Resources), Satoyama Initiative, November 11, 2011
  4. Asahi Kasei to absorb wholly owned subsidiary Asahi Kasei NS Energy through simplified merger, Asahi Kasei, November 22, 2024

Additional data

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