Japan’s Biodiesel Okayama gets building permission for MSW biomass power facility

September 16, 2019 |

In Japan, Biodiesel Okayama Co., which is a subsidiary of Dowa Holdings Co. has obtained permission to construct a municipal waste treatment facility dated September 10, 2019 and will begin constructing a biomass power plant that will use food waste as the material. Biodiesel Okayama Co. will begin biomass power generation using food waste as the material. Biomass power generation using methane fermentation is deemed promising as a self-reliant and decentralized renewable energy that makes effective use of local resources. The plant to be constructed is planned to accept approximately 16,000 tons of food waste every year, generate power by using methane fermentation, and generate and sell power equivalent to annual consumption of around 1,600 households.

Category: Fuels

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