Energy / Climate Change

November 4, 2006

 

Steam from TEPCO Thermal Plant to Be Reused in Industrial Complex

Keywords: Energy Conservation Environmental Technology Non-manufacturing industry 

Three Japanese companies, Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), Nippon Shokubai Co., and Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp., have jointly launched a large-scale energy-saving project in collaboration with nine other companies that have their factories in an industrial complex located in Chidori and Yako districts in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. Under this project, steam used for power generation in TEPCO's Kawasaki Thermal Power Station will be reused at adjacent factories in the complex for their own use, according to an announcement on August 1, 2006. About 300,000 tons of steam per year will be supplied to them through new piping and part of the existing piping owned by Nippon Petrochemicals Co.

The three companies will establish a joint venture to run this project by the end of October 2006. Currently, TEPCO's power plant is being remodeled into a state-of-the-art power station fueled by liquefied natural gas. The joint venture will make the necessary preparations, including the construction of steam piping, with the aim starting to supply steam in late 2009. Part of the project costs are subsidized by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) under its support program for improving energy efficiency.

The factories that will receive steam from TEPCO are now using their own boilers to produce steam. By switching to supplied steam, their annual fuel consumption is expected to be reduced by about 11,000 kiloliters (crude oil equivalent), and annual carbon dioxide emissions by about 25,000 tons.

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/index-e.html

Posted: 2006/11/04 11:58:53 AM
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