Hirohata power station

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Hirohata power station (広畑バイオマス発電所, 広畑バイオマス発電株式会社) is an operating power station of at least 75-megawatts (MW) in Himeji, Japan. It is also known as Hirohata Biomass Power Plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Hirohata power station Himeji, Japan 34.7785, 134.6168 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 34.7785, 134.6168

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Start year
1 Operating[2] bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids), bioenergy: agricultural waste (solids)[3] 75[4] 2023[2][4]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
1 Hirohata Biomass Power Generation[4] Hirohata Biomass Power Generation Co Ltd [100%][3] Osaka Gas Co Ltd [90.0%]; Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc [10.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20221214162912/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hirohatabaiomasu+Power+Station/@34.7786245,134.6150796,350m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x3554e54ee5bcd6ef:0xd450785ceeffc1dd!8m2!3d34.7784925!4d134.6168388?shorturl=1. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/kobe/20240313/2020024732.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220528110520/https://www.osakagas.co.jp/en/whatsnew/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2019/03/18/190307_1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221206211506/https://www.daigasgps.co.jp/en/service/powergeneration/biomass/. Archived from the original on 06 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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