Rinkai power station

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Rinkai power station is an operating power station of at least 182-megawatts (MW) in Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Rinkai power station Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan 36.505275, 140.6221679 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3: 36.505275, 140.6221679

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] fossil liquids - diesel[3] 106[3][4] gas turbine[4] 2003[3]
Unit 2 operating[2] fossil liquids - diesel[3] 38[4] gas turbine[4] 2007[4]
Unit 3 operating[2] fossil liquids - diesel[3] 38[4] gas turbine[4] 2007[4]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Mistubishi Hitachi Power Systems [100.0%]
Unit 2 Mistubishi Hitachi Power Systems [100.0%]
Unit 3 Mistubishi Hitachi Power Systems [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/wy1q9zdwMXGYR4D18. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221216134435/https://www.hitachi.com/IR-e/library/integrated/2022/ar2022e.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220125223111/https://www.gtsj.or.jp/publication/bulletin/bulletin2003/bulletin2003_05prd01.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210507052325/https://www.hitachi.com/rev/pdf/2007/r2007_04_101.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 07 May 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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