Biomass Power Plants Elsewhere

Iwakuni Location: Japan Operator: First Energy Service Company Ltd Configuration: 1 X 10 MW CHP Operation: 2006 Fuel: wood Boiler supplier: JFE T/G supplier: ?? EPC: JFE Engineering Corp Quick facts: This is the first Japanese biomass power plant of 10 MW or more. Wood fuel is secured from Iimori Mokuzai Co, a logging company, and annual consumption by the CFB boiler is expected to be about 90,000t. Photograph courtesy of First Energy Service Company Ltd Posted 29 Jan 2006	Kina Location: Malaysia Operator: Kina Biopower Sdn Bhd Configuration: 1 X 11.5 MW CHP Operation: 2009 Fuel: biomass Boiler supplier: Vyncke T/G supplier: NG-Metal EPC: Meidensha, SMEC Quick facts: In July 2006, Chubu Electric Power Co said it was investing in two new biopower projects in Sabah with Go Bio Sdn Bhd, SMEC Energy Sdn Bhd, and Agritech Marketing Co Ltd. Local AmBank provided debt finance for the projects, which each cost about $24mn. Fuel is POW and the projects have PPAs with Sabah Electricity delivered. Kina, the first of the two projects to complete, is connected to the Sabah Main Intake Substation in Sandaklan through a 0.5km transmission line. Photograph courtesy of Snowy Mountains Engineering Corp Posted 29 Aug 2010	Laja Location: Chile Operator: AES Gener Configuration: 1 X 8.7 MW CHP Operation: 1995 Fuel: wood Boiler supplier: DZ S/A Engenharia Equipamentos e Sistemas T/G supplier: AEG, ABB Photograph courtesy of AES Gener Posted 29 Jan 2006
Miyazaki Location: Japan Operator: Nishinippon Environmental Energy Co Inc Configuration: 1 X 11.35 MW Operation: 2005 Fuel: poultry litter Boiler supplier: FW T/G supplier: ?? EPC: Sumitomo Quick facts: This power plant burns up to 440 tpd of chicken-litter in a stoker furnace. It came online in May 2005. Photograph courtesy of Kyushu Electric Power Co Posted 4 Apr 2009	Petribu Paulista Location: Brazil Operator: Usina Petribu Paulista Ltda Configuration: 1 X 8 MW CHP Operation: 2004 Fuel: bagasse Boiler supplier: ?? T/G supplier: ?? EPC: Areva Koblitz Quick facts: This mill is in Sebastianópolis, 70km from São José do Rio Preto SP. Throughput is about 1.5mn tpy of sugar cane Photograph courtesy of Areva Posted 22 Jan 2012	Piratini Location: Brazil Operator: Cia Estadual Energia Eletrica RS Configuration: 1 X 10 MW Operation: 2001 Fuel: wood, agricultural waste Boiler supplier: ?? T/G supplier: ?? EPC: Koblitz Quick facts: This is one of the first purpose-built biomass power plants in Brazil. Project developers were Companhia Geral de Distribuicao Electrica and Koblitz Ltda. Photograph courtesy of Piratini Biomass Posted 28 Jan 2004
	Planta Cabrero Location: Chile Operator: Dalkia Configuration: 1 X 11 MW CHP Operation: 2009 Fuel: wood Boiler supplier: Biochamm T/G supplier: TGM, WEG EPC: Areva Koblitz, Proingesa, Constructora Gardilcic Quick facts: This plant was developed by Dalkia for wood processor Masisa SA. Dalkia financed design and construction and will operate the plant for 15yrs. Exhaust steam is used for wood drying. The EPC contract was worth $21mn and plant engineering started in Aug 2008. The project was turned over on 18 Dec 2009 and is securing CDM status. Photograph courtesy of Areva Posted 20 Jan 2010

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