Taiheiyo Cement Saitama power station
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Taiheiyo Cement Saitama power station (太平洋セメント 埼玉工場) is an operating power station of at least 49-megawatts (MW) in Hidaka, Saitama, Kantō, Japan.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Taiheiyo Cement Saitama power station | Hidaka, Saitama, Kantō, Japan | 35.90871, 139.344139 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1: 35.90871, 139.344139
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating | coal - unknown | 49.5 | subcritical | 1996 | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Taiheiyo Cement Corp [100.0%] |
Project-level captive use details
- Captive industry use (heat or power): cement & building
- Captive industry: Power
Financing
Source of financing:
Background
Taiheiyo Cement’s Saitama factory in Hidaka City, Saitama Prefecture supplies cement to a market centered on the Tokyo metropolitan area together with the Kumagaya factory.[1] The cement’s coal and woodchip-fired (biomass) power station began operating in 1996.[2][3][4]
Waste Heat Recovery plans
In 2019, Taiheiyo Cement announced that it was installing new waste heat recovery (WHR) facilities to reduce its reliance on fossil fuel energy.[5]
April 2021 boiler explosion
On April 26, 2021, a boiler exploded at the cement factory.[6]
Gas plans
In November 2021, it was reported that Taiheiyo Cement was also planning to secure a captive power supply for its Saitama cement plant through the installation of a new gas-powered generator. The company said that electricity from the generator would replace purchased energy in the plant's operations. Construction was due to commence before 2022 in order for the producer to commission the new equipment in mid-to-late 2023.[6]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ About, Taiheiyo Cement, accessed January 2022
- ↑ Boiler explosion at cement factory Cause investigation by police and fire department Saitama Hidaka, Teller Report, April 28, 2021
- ↑ Map & Data, Japan Beyond Coal, accessed January 2022
- ↑ 石炭火力発電所一覧, List issued by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, July 13, 2020 (page 4, line 2)
- ↑ Installation of New Waste Heat Recovery Power Generation System at Saitama Plant , Taiheiyo Cement Newsletter, October 28, 2019
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Taiheiyo Cement to install new gas-powered generator at Saitama cement plant, Markets Insider, November 17, 2021
Additional data
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