JR East Kawasaki power plant

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JR East Kawasaki power plant (JR東日本川崎火力発電所) is an operating power station of at least 796-megawatts (MW) in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
JR East Kawasaki power plant Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 35.498136, 139.718851 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 35.498136, 139.718851

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3][4][5] fossil gas - natural gas[6][7][5] 200[6] combined cycle[2] 2021[2][5]
Unit 2 operating[2][3][4][5] fossil gas - natural gas[6][7] 187.4[8] combined cycle[2] 1981[9]
Unit 3 operating[2][3][4][5] fossil gas - natural gas[6][7] 198.4[8] combined cycle[2] 1981[9]
Unit 4 operating[2][3][4][5] fossil gas - natural gas[6][7] 210.6[8] combined cycle[2] 2014[10]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 East Japan Railway Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2 East Japan Railway Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 3 East Japan Railway Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 4 East Japan Railway Co Ltd [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/JR+East+Kawasaki+Thermal+power+station/@35.4980489139.71639971239m. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210309202412/https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/environment/pdf_2019/p100-109.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 09 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119195434/https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2222978-japanese-rail-operator-commissions-gasfired-power-unit. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240120031134/https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/environment/pdf_2023/all.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230202204827/https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/environment/pdf_2022/all.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 02 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20210309210527/https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/press/20120101/. Archived from the original on 09 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221031090751/https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Environment/Climate-Change/JR-East-to-boost-renewable-energy-use-in-railway-operations. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20210227114821/https://hjks.jepx.or.jp/hjks/unit. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709124600/https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/jr-east-kawasaki-power-plant-unit-iiiii-japan/. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220807052157/https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/environment/pdf_2017/p106-115.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 07 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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