Japan’s Enshu Forest Energy starts commercial operations at its 7.1MW biomass-fired power plant
Japan’s Enshu Forest Energy has launched a 7.1MW biomass power plant in Fukuroi, Shizuoka, ahead of schedule. The plant will use 90,000 tons of wood chips annually, primarily from local forest materials, to generate 53GWh of electricity, sold under Japan’s feed-in tariff scheme for 20 years. This project, managed by a joint venture of Forest Energy, Shizuoka Gas and Power, and Chubu Electric Power, adds to Forest Energy’s other biomass operations in Shimane and Wakayama.
Japan’s Enshu Forest Energy officially began operations at its 7.1MW biomass power plant in Fukuroi city, Shizuoka prefecture, on November 16, reporetd Argus Media.
The Enshu plant will use 90,000 tons of wood chips per year, sourced primarily from unused forest materials in Shizuoka. It is expected to generate approximately 53GWh of electricity annually, which will be sold under Japan’s feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme for the next 20 years.
Although the plant was originally slated to begin operations in December, it started two weeks ahead of schedule after Enshu Forest Energy, the operating company, completed its safety checks and test runs earlier than planned.
As per the media report, Enshu Forest Energy is a joint venture between renewable energy developer Forest Energy, Shizuoka Gas and Power, and the Japanese utility Chubu Electric Power, with respective ownership stakes of 70%, 25%, and 5%. Shizuoka Gas and Power is a subsidiary of Shizuoka Gas.
Forest Energy, which manages several biomass power projects, also operates the 480kW Tsuwano plant in Shimane and the 1.8MW Shingu plant in Wakayama, both of which primarily use domestically sourced wood chips.
Source Link : Bio Energy Times
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