In Bulgaria, Renewables Now reported that JFE Engineering, part of JFE Holdings, together with its partners, has put into operation a 112-MW biomass-fired power plant in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture. Leasing company Tokyo Century, Japanese utilities Chubu Electric Power and Toho Gas Co. are the other companies involved in the Tahara Biomass Power Plant, according to […]
In Japan, Renova announced that the Omaezakikou Biomass Power Plant, in Shizuoka Prefecture, in which the company has a stake, started operation on January 29, 2025. This power plant has a capacity of 75.0 MW and is fueled by wood pellets and palm kernel shells (PKS). Preparations for this facility were made by Omaezakikou Biomass […]
In Bulgaria, Renewables Now reported that Japanese renewable power producer Renova announced that the 74.8-MW Tokushima-Tsuda biomass power plant has resumed regular operation. The facility uses wood pellets and palm kernel shells as fuel and stopped operating to install permanent improvements. Located at the Port of Tokushima-Komatsushima, Japan’s Tokushima prefecture, the biomass-fired energy park can […]
In Japan, World of Renewables reported that Japanese company Enshu Forest Energy officially began operations at its 7.1MW biomass power plant in Fukuroi city, Shizuoka prefecture, on November 16. The report noted that the Enshu plant will use 90,000 tons of wood chips per year, sourced primarily from unused forest materials in Shizuoka. It is […]
In Bulgaria, Renewables Now reported that Japanese renewable power producer Renova announced today that the 49.9-MW Karatsu Biomass Power Plant is now planned to enter commercial operation in March 2025. Originally, the plant was set to come online this December. The reason behind the move is the fact that Renova needs additional time for the […]
In Japan, Mitsubishi Power, a brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), has completed the construction of a 50-megawatt (MW) class woody biomass-fired power plant in the city of Hyuga, in Japan. The Hyuga Biomass Power Plant, developed by a consortium led by MHI as part of a full turnkey solution for engineering, procurement, and construction […]
In Germany, Boehringer Ingelheim inaugurated a biomass power plant at its Ingelheim site. With the new power plant, Boehringer Ingelheim said it is optimizing its energy supply and protecting the environment at the same time: Around 50,000 tons of CO2 are saved per year, the company said. Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action […]
In Japan, Toyota Tsusho Corporation announced that Kumamoto Forest Generation, jointly invested by Toyota Tsusho Group company Ene-Vision Co., Chubu Electric Power Co., and Toho Gas Co, completed construction on the Yatsushiro Biomass Power Plant and began commercial operations on June 16, 2024. The power plant is a wood-burning biomass power plant that will generate […]
