Sendai Tohoku power station
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Sendai Tohoku power station is an operating power station of at least 468-megawatts (MW) in Sendai, Miyagi, Tōhoku, Japan with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Sendai Tohoku power station | Sendai, Miyagi, Tōhoku, Japan | 38.317812, 141.074494 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 4, Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3: 38.317812, 141.074494
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Operating[1][2] | fossil gas: natural gas[3] | 468[1] | combined cycle[4] | not found | 2010[5] | – |
| Unit 1 | Retired | coal: unknown | 175 | subcritical | – | 1959 | 2007 |
| Unit 2 | Retired | coal: unknown | 175 | subcritical | – | 1960 | 2007 |
| Unit 3 | Retired | coal: unknown | 175 | subcritical | – | 1962 | 2004 |
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 | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc [100%] | Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc [100.0%] |
| Unit 1 | Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc [100%] | Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc [100%] | Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc [100%] | Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc [100.0%] |
Background
The plant was location on what is now the site of Tohoku's gas-fired Sendai power staton.[6]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221015120957/https://www.tohoku-epco.co.jp/power_plant/thermal.html. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 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) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20171117025845/https://www.tohoku-epco.co.jp/news/normal/1183719_1049.html. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170801234156/http://www.tohoku-epco.co.jp/news/normal/1183719_1049.html.
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220903103721/https://www.tohoku-epco.co.jp/english_f/about/powerstation/. Archived from the original on 03 September 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Sendai Thermal Power Station, Wikipedia, accessed May 2020
Additional data
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