ORIX Corporation has announced that start of the construction of a 6.5 MW geothermal power plant in the Minami-Kayabe region in Hakodate City, Hokkaido. ORIX is targeting completion of the construction and commercial operations by 2022.
Nippon Steel Engineering Co Ltd and Kinden Corporation will be the construction companies for the project.
Once operational, the plant will produce an estimated maximum of 56.94 GWh of electricity per year, which is equivalent to the annual power consumption of some 18,250 homes.
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August 05, 2019
Foresight closes refinancing of UK renewable portfolio
Foresight Solar Fund Limited, a fund investing in a diversified portfolio of ground-based solar PV assets in the UK and internationally, has completed the GBP245 million (US$305 million) debt refinanc...
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August 02, 2019
Eurus Energy completes operation of 18.37 MW Eurus Otoyo wind project
Eurus Energy Holdings Corp has completed the construction of its 18.37 MW Eurus Otoyo wind project located in Koichi prefecture in Japan. The facility consists of eight 2.3-MW wind turbine...
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July 22, 2019
Japan Renewable Energy concludes construction of 24 MW JRE Kamisu Biomass Power Plant
Japan Renewable Energy (JRE) has completed the 24.4 MW biomass project in Ibaraki prefecture. Located in Kamisu, the power plant uses construction recycled and forestry materials as fuel, generating...
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July 17, 2019
Ichigo commissions Ichigo Sennan Kitsuneike ECO Power Plant in Japan
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July 16, 2019
Hokkaido Railway Co begins construction of 1.4 MW solar PV project in Japan
Hokkaido Railway Co has started the construction of a 1.4 MW solar photovoltaic farm at its unused Sorachi driving center site. The JPY400 million (US$3.7 million) solar scheme uses 31,900 sq m (343,...
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