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.
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