Starting commercial operation of the “Buzen Biomass Power Plant”
erex Co., Ltd.
Kyuden Mirai Energy Company, Incorporated
Kyudenko Corporation
Buzen New Energy Co.,Ltd., is a joint venture of erex Co., Ltd.*1, Kyuden Mirai Energy Company, Incorporated*2. and Kyudenko Corporation*3, and has been constructing the Buzen Biomass Power Plant since December 2017. Here we announce that this biomass power plant has started its operation on January 1st, 2020. This power plant’s power generation output is 74,950 ㎾, and it is one of the largest wooden biomass power plant in Japan.
*1 erex Co., Ltd. : Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President and Representative Director Hitoshi Honna, hereinafter referred to as “erex”
*2 Kyuden Mirai Energy Company, Incorporated. : Headquarters: Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken, President and Representative Director Kohei Tsuji, hereinafter referred to as “Kyuden Mirai”
*3 Kyudenko Corporation : Headquarters: Fukuoka-Shi, Fukuoka-ken; President and Representative Director Matsuji Nishimura, hereinafter referred to as “Kyudenko”
erex, Kyuden Mirai, and Kyudenko will jointly operate the power plant in this project.
During the project period, erex will be responsible for the procurement and supply of biomass fuel, while Kyuden Mirai will provide technical support to the power plant to ensure stable operations by leveraging the strengths of each company.
The 3 companies will continue to promote the business that utilizes renewable energy both in Japan and abroad and contribute to realize global warming prevention and a low carbon society.
■Overview of business
| Business owner | Buzen New Energy LLC (established in October 2016) |
| Investment ratio | erex Co., Ltd. 65% Kyuden Mirai Energy Company, Incorporated 27% Kyudenko Corporation 8% |
| Power plant name | Buzen Biomass Power Plant |
| Location | Ooaza-hachiya, Buzen-shi, Fukuoka-ken (Land owned by Kyushu Kouatsu Concrete Industries CO.,LTD.) |
| Rated output | 74,950 kW |
| Amount of annual electric power generation | Approximately 500,000 MWh Equivalent to the annual electric power consumption of approximately 150,000 households*1 |
| CO2 reduction effect | Approx. 200,000 t-CO2/year (estimate)*2 |
| Mail fuel | Palm Kernel Shell (PKS), wooden pellet |
| Beginning of power plant construction | December 2017 |
*1 Calculated at 271.2 kWh/month per household. Source: The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan “About the electric power situation”
*2 Refer to CO2 emission factor of 0.347 kg -CO2/kWh from Kyushu Electric Power Company (fiscal 2018)
■Photo of the whole power plant
■Contact details for inquiries
erex Group IR public relations office +81-3-3243-1167
Business Planning Division II, Business Planning Department, Kyuden Mirai Energy Company, Incorporated +81-92-738-4739
Public Relations, General Affairs Division, General Affairs Department, Kyudenko Corporation +81-92-523-1691