Japan’s northernmost utility Hokkaido Electric Power is considering using hydrogen or ammonia at its planned two combined-cycle gas-turbine (CCGT) units at the Ishikariwan-Shinko power plant, to help achieve the country’s 2050 decarbonisation goal. Hokkaido has decided to postpone the start-up of the two 569.4MW CCGT units at Ishikariwan-Shinko to study the possibility of burning hydrogen […]
JA Solar Supplies High-efficiency PERC Modules for a 32MW Solar-Plus-Storage Project in Hokkaido
BEIJING : JA Solar, a world-leading manufacturer of high-performance photovoltaic products, announced that it supplied all PERC modules for a 32MW solar-plus-storage facility. The facility is one of the largest PV plants in Hokkaido, and has been successfully connected to the grid. The project represents an innovative large-scale application of photovoltaic and energy storage technologies, […]
ORIX to Begin Construction of 6.5 MW Geothermal Power Plant in Hokkaido
TOKYO : ORIX Corporation (“ORIX”) announced today that it will begin construction of the Minami-Kayabe Geothermal Power Plant (name to be confirmed) in the Minami-Kayabe region of Hakodate City, Hokkaido. The power plant will have a generation capacity of 6,500 kW (6.5 MW), and will be the largest*1 binary cycle*2 geothermal power plants in Japan. […]