Iwanuma Mill power station
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Iwanuma Mill power station (岩沼工場, 日本製紙 岩沼工場, 日本製紙株式会社岩沼工場) is an operating power station of at least 158-megawatts (MW) in Miyagi, Japan with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Nippon Paper (NPI) Iwanuma Mill power station, Nippon Paper (NPI) Iwanuma Mill 4-3 (Unit 3), Nippon Paper (NPI) Iwanuma Mill 6-6 (Unit 4).
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Iwanuma Mill power station | Miyagi, Japan | 38.0905, 140.8608 (exact)[1][2] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 5: 38.0905, 140.8608
- 6: 38.09227292485021, 140.86212129325327
- Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 38.0897829, 140.8607769
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Operating[3] | bioenergy: paper mill wastes[3] | 48[1] | – | – | – |
| 6 | Cancelled inferred August 2024) | bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids)[1] | 65.8[1] | – | – | – |
| Unit 2 | Retired | coal: unknown | 55 | subcritical | 1969 | 2007 |
| Unit 3 | Operating | coal: unknown | 65.8 | subcritical | 1991 | – |
| Unit 4 | Operating | coal: unknown | 45 | subcritical | 2007 | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd [100%][3] | Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd [100.0%] |
| 6 | Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd [100%][3] | Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd [100%][3] | Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd [100%][3] | Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd [100%][3] | Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd [100.0%] |
Project-level captive use details
Financing
Source of financing:
Background
The mill began operations in 1968 with Unit 1 being commissioned that year and Unit 2 in 1969.[4] Unit 3 was commissioned in 1991.[4] Units 1 and 2 were retired in 2007 with the commissioning of the mill's new biomass-fired power plant.[5]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240131105955/https://www.fit-portal.go.jp/PublicInfo. Archived from the original on 31 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://goo.gl/maps/JnxyLhszEvyuMkno7.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 https://www.nipponpapergroup.com/sp/about/branch/factory/npi/iwanuma/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 大昭和製紙株式会社岩沼工場, Paper and Paper Cooperative Magazine Vol. 55, No. 8, accessed May 2020
- ↑ Reliable & Proven Design for Circulating Fluidized Bed Boiler CFB Power Plant by Sumitomo Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Heavy Industries, January 2013
Additional data
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