RENOVA, Inc., through a special purpose vehicle Kanda Biomass Energy K.K., has started the commercial operation of the 75 MW Kanda Biomass Power Plant located in Kanda-machi, Miyako-gun, Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan.
This is a power generation project using 100% wood biomass as fuel with a generation capacity of approximately 75 MW. RENOVA has moved forward with preparations together with the following four co-sponsors: Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd., Veolia Japan K.K., Kyuden Mirai Energy Co., Inc., and Mihara Group K.K.
The project is intended to effectively use the wood generated during forest maintenance such as forest thinning and by-products generated during resource processing processes for biomass power generation and to implement healthy cycles of biomass resources as CO2 absorption sources, resulting in a contribution to sustainable carbon neutrality. RENOVA is steadily proceeding with biomass power generation projects of the same scale in an additional four areas as well (Tsuda, Tokushima; Hibarino, Ishinomaki; Gamo, Sendai; and Omaezaki Port).
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