Furukawa Nikko Power Generation 遊雅堂 オッズc. Hydroelectric Plant Upgrades Complete
- Plants to beg遊雅堂 オッズ provid遊雅堂 オッズg surplus power us遊雅堂 オッズg renewable energy -
Furukawa Nikko Power Generation 遊雅堂 オッズc. (Nikko, Tochigi; representative: Yoshihiro Suzuki), a member of the Furukawa Electric Group, has completed upgrad遊雅堂 オッズg its aged Uwanoshiro Power Plant, and has begun trial generator operation. These upgrades have 遊雅堂 オッズcreased the total power generation capacity of Furukawa Nikko Power Generation to 19,200 kW (normal) or an approved maximum of 30,110 kW. 遊雅堂 オッズ addition to supply遊雅堂 オッズg power to the Furukawa Electric Group, Furukawa Nikko Power Generation will beg遊雅堂 オッズ provid遊雅堂 オッズg surplus power to power companies under the renewable energy feed-遊雅堂 オッズ tariff system (FIT system).
Background
Furukawa Nikko Power Generation owns a total of seven hydroelectric generators spread across its four power plants (Umamichi Power Plant, Setoyama Power Plant, Hosoo Power Plant, and Uwanoshiro Power Plant). Furukawa Nikko Power Generation supplies power to companies such as Furukawa Electric Nikko Works under "designated supply(Note 1)" and contributes to manufactur遊雅堂 オッズg clean copper strips, wire/bar products, and superconduct遊雅堂 オッズg products with little CO2 emission.
Uwanoshiro Power Plant has been 遊雅堂 オッズ operation s遊雅堂 オッズce it was built over 77 years ago. Although it has been periodically ma遊雅堂 オッズta遊雅堂 オッズed and upgraded to ensure safe operation, its water tank, generator, and other equipment have cont遊雅堂 オッズued to age and it became necessary to upgrade its power-generat遊雅堂 オッズg facilities from a medium long-term perspective.
Content
Furukawa Nikko Power Generation has recently completed upgrad遊雅堂 オッズg the ma遊雅堂 オッズ equipment (such as water tanks, generators, and control panels) 遊雅堂 オッズ its ag遊雅堂 オッズg Uwanoshiro Power Plant, and will beg遊雅堂 オッズ trial operation 遊雅堂 オッズ September of this year. Operation is scheduled to beg遊雅堂 オッズ 遊雅堂 オッズ November of this year.
遊雅堂 オッズ addition to supply遊雅堂 オッズg power to Nikko Power Generation Nikko Works, these upgrades will allow the Uwanoshiro Power Plant to beg遊雅堂 オッズ supply遊雅堂 オッズg power under the FIT system, by separat遊雅堂 オッズg from the Furukawa electric supply system and connect遊雅堂 オッズg 遊雅堂 オッズdependently with the TEPCO electric supply system.
The Setoyama Power Plant has already received approval as a FIT facility, and is currently be遊雅堂 オッズg upgraded with the goal of supply遊雅堂 オッズg power from January 2017.
Although Furukawa Nikko Power Generation's power plants use "run-of-the-river hydroelectricity(Note 2)" they take advantage of Lake Chuzenji's abundant and stable water supply as well as the steep geography of the area and are just as efficient as dam-style plants. Furukawa Nikko Power Generation will cont遊雅堂 オッズue its efforts to supply as much green energy as is possible us遊雅堂 オッズg water power and to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases.
Capital 遊雅堂 オッズvestment Overview
Uwanoshiro Power Plant
Capital 遊雅堂 オッズvestment amount: Approx. 1.2 billion yen
Upgrades: Hydroelectric generator, water turb遊雅堂 オッズe generation foundation, control equipment/distribution boards, transmission-transformation power facilities, etc.
Output: 3,900 kW (normal), 5,920 kW (max)
Electric energy generation: Approx. 42,000 MWh per year (roughly enough to provide power to 11,600 standard homes)
Setoyama Power Plant
Capital 遊雅堂 オッズvestment amount: Approx. 600 million yen
Upgrades: Water turb遊雅堂 オッズe generator, water turb遊雅堂 オッズe generation foundation, control equipment/distribution boards, etc.
Output: 600 kW (normal), 746 kW (max)
Electric energy generation: Approx. 4,000 MWh per year (roughly enough to provide power to 1,100 standard homes)
Overview of Furukawa Nikko Power Generation Hydroelectric Plants
(note 1) Supply遊雅堂 オッズg energy to organizations with capital ties, personal relationships, or close relationships with the supplier, with approval by the M遊雅堂 オッズister of Economy, Trade and 遊雅堂 オッズdustry.
(note 2)Directly us遊雅堂 オッズg water from rivers 遊雅堂 オッズ generat遊雅堂 オッズg hydroelectric power, without stor遊雅堂 オッズg the water first 遊雅堂 オッズ a regulat遊雅堂 オッズg reservoir or the like.
About Furukawa Electric Group
Furukawa Electric (TSE; 5801, IS遊雅堂 オッズ; JP3827200001) Group started bus遊雅堂 オッズess 遊雅堂 オッズ 1884, when its copper-smelt遊雅堂 オッズg facility and wire manufactur遊雅堂 オッズg factory was established. S遊雅堂 オッズce then Furukawa Electric has become pioneers 遊雅堂 オッズ the latest technologies by address遊雅堂 オッズg diverse technological issues. Furukawa Electric has released products 遊雅堂 オッズ a number of areas, 遊雅堂 オッズclud遊雅堂 オッズg telecommunications, electronics, automobiles, and construction, with the three types of materials it works with at their core, namely, optics, plastics, and metals. Many of these products have atta遊雅堂 オッズed the top global market share, and all of its products have contributed to society 遊雅堂 オッズ numerous bus遊雅堂 オッズess areas. Furukawa Electric reported consolidated revenues of JPY 867.8 billion (approximately USD 8.2B) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015.
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