The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service Everywhere you do business Japan s Biomass/ Pellets Status, Policy and Market Presentation to the WPAC Delegation May 15, 2017 Tokyo, Japan
Table of Contents Japan s National Energy Policy Energy Mix Target for 2030 Status of Biomass/ Pellets Feed-in-Tariffs (FIT) for Biomass Japan Imports of pellets Projects Biomass Power Plants Japanese Companies: activities Points to remember 2
Japan Energy Mix (Data source: METI) FY2013 Renewable energy 12% Nuclear power 1% FY2030 Renewable energy 22 to 24% Geothermal 1.0 to 1.1% Biomass 3.7 to 4.6% Thermal Power 87% (Breakdown) LNG 40% Coal 31% Petroleum 16% Nuclear power 20-22% Thermal Power 56% Wind power 1.7% Solar power 7.0% (Breakdown) LNG 27% Coal 26% Petroleum 3% Hydroelectric 8.8 to 9.2% 10,65 billion kwh 3
Status of Biomass Power Introduction (as of November 2016) Data Source: METI Installed Capacity (Started Opeartion) Accreditation Before FIT After FIT Facilities Capacity July 2012 - July 2012 - Type Until July 2012 November 2016 November 2016 Target by 2030 Total Total Accreditaiton Capacity Undressed Timbers 20,000 kw 280,000 kw (34) 430,000 kw (77) 240,000 kw / Agricultutural Residue 160,000 kw 270,000 kw (18) 3,160,000 kw (115) 2,740,000-4,000,000 kw Construction/ Recycle Material Waste MSW (Municipal Solid Waste), Others 440,000 kw 10,000 kw (2) 40,000 kw (5) 370,000 kw 1,680,000 kw 170,000 kw (58) 250,000 kw (89) 1,240,000 kw Biogas 20,000 kw 30,000 kw (85) 60,000 kw (179) 160,000 kw TOTAL 2,300,000 kw 760,000 kw (197) 3,940,000 kw (465) 6,020,000-7,280,000 kw 4
Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) for Biomass Rates and Periods for Biomass Energy Data Source: METI Energy Biomass Rates per 1 kwh Type and Capacity 2016 2017 2018 2019 Periods Methane fermentation, Gas/biogas 39 yen 39 yen 20 years Timber from forest thinning Above 2000 kw 32 yen 32 yen 20 years Below 2000 kw 40 yen 40 yen 20 years Above 20,000 kw 24 yen 21 yen (Starts on October 1, 2017) 20 years Below 20,000 kw 24 yen 20 years Waste 17 yen 17 yen 20 years Recycled 13 yen 13 yen 20 years 5
Japan Imports of Pellets Pellet Calendar Year: 2015 Year 2015 QUANTITY VALUE COUNTRY (MT) Share (%) (1,000YEN) TOTAL 232,425 5,520,135 302 CANADA 146,150 62.88 3,490,323 105 CHINA 57,870 24.90 1,461,300 110 VIETNAM 27,440 11.81 541,445 304 USA 237 0.10 12,697 118 INDNSIA 304 0.13 5,203 111 THAILND 194 0.08 3,747 113 MALYSIA 162 0.07 2,808 222 FINLAND 14 0.01 943 231 ROMANIA 25 0.01 741 224 RUSSIA 18 0.01 523 225 AUSTRIA 11 0.005 405 Source: (MOF) 6
Japan Imports of Pellets Pellet - Calendar Year: 2016 Year 2016 QUANTITY VALUE COUNTRY (MT) Share (%) (1,000YEN) TOTAL 346,855 6,854,130 302 CANADA 260,935 75.23 5,446,161 110 VIETNAM 62,441 18.00 902,697 105 CHINA 20,733 5.98 452,161 113 MALYSIA 1,418 0.41 19,209 111 THAILND 451 0.13 6,825 118 INDNSIA 425 0.12 8,397 304 USA 306 0.49 14,243 224 RUSSIA 64 0.02 1,355 236 LATVIA 46 0.01 1,094 238 UKRAINE 21 0.01 789 222 FINLAND 15 0.01 995 207 NETHLDS - - 204 COUNTRY QUANTITY (MT) VALUE (1,000YEN) Change(%) COUNTRY 2015 2016 2015 2016 Change(%) TOTAL 232,425 346,855 49.23 TOTAL 5,520,135 6,854,130 24.17 302 CANADA 146,150 260,935 78.54 302 CANADA 3,490,323 5,446,161 56.04 Source: (MOF) 7
BIOMASS POWER PLANTS TOP 20 (1-10) Rank Prefecture City Organization(s) 1 Fukuoka Toyomae-shi Kyuden Mirai Energy, erex Output (KW) Output (Biomass) (KW) Start Time/Plan 74,950 67,455 n/a 2 Aichi Handa-shi Summit Energy 75,000 57,000 2016 3 Hokkaido Ishikari-shi Ishikari New Port New Energy Power Generation LLC 50,000 50,000 2019 4 Yamagata Sakata-shi Summit Energy 50,000 50,000 2018 5 Kanagawa Kawasaki Keihin Biomass Power Station 49,000 49,000 2015 6 Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi IHI 49,000 49,000 2018 7 Oita Saiki-shi erex New Energy 50,000 45,000 2016 8 Fukushima Soma-shi ORIX 112,000 35,840 2018 9 Hokkaido Monbetsu-shi 10 Aichi Taketoyocho Sumitomo Forestry, Sumitomo Joint Electric Power Nakayama Nagoya Kyodo Hatsuden Co.Ltd 50,000 33,500 2016 110,000 33,000 2016 FIT PKS PKS Unused material Memo PKS, chips Domestic Pellet, Imported Pellet, Etc Showa Shell, Pellet, PKS Pellet, unused materials, PKS, co-firing with coal Pellet etc: Cofiring with coal Reference: Biomass Industrial Society Network Sources: METI, press information, organizations' websites (As of March 2016) 8
BIOMASS POWER PLANTS TOP 20 (11-20) Rank Prefecture City Organization(s) Output (KW) Output (Biomass) (KW) Start Time/Plan 11 Fukui Tsuruga-shi Marubeni 37,000 29,600 2017 12 Miyagi Ishinomaki-shi Nippon Paper Group, Mitsubishi Corp. 149,000 25,372 2018 13 Ibaraki Kitaibaraki-shi Eneres 23,814 23,814 14 Kagoshima Satsuma-Sendaishi In operation Chuetsu Pulp 23,700 23,700 2015 15 Aichi Toyohashi-shi Sala epower 22,100 22,100 2019 FIT 16 Hyogo Tanba-shi Hyogo Pulp 22,100 22,100 Dec. 2017 17 Akita Akita-shi United Corp. 20,500 20,500 2016 18 Hokkaido Ebetsu-shi Oji Green Resources 25,400 20,320 2016 19 Miyazaki Nichinan-shi Oji Green Energy Nichinan 25,400 20,320 2015 20 Mie Tsu-shi JFE Engineering 20,100 20,100 2016 Memo Domestic and imported wood chips Co-firing w/coal and y biomass Non-edible palm oil. Chubu Gas PKS, general wood,etc. Construction waste, thinnings, lumber scraps, PKS Waste, unused wood, PKS Unused Thinnings, etc. wood Unused Unused wood wood,etc. chips, PKS Reference: Biomass Industrial Society Network Sources: METI, press information, organizations' websites (As of March 2016) 9
Japanese companies: activities Sumitomo Corporation to invest in biomass fuel manufacturing business in Brazil. (2016) Annual capacity: 175,000 tons http://www.sumitomocorp.co.jp/english/news/detail/id=29182 Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. and its R&D partner in Thailand will begin demonstrative production of torrefied pellets on a scale of 80,000 tons per year in 2017. http://www.nipponpapergroup.com/english/news/year/2016/news160427003373. html Mitsubishi Corporation Power Ltd., a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, has joined with The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. to establish a new joint venture.(2017) http://www.mitsubishicorp.com/jp/en/pr/archive/2017/html/0000032145.html 10
Points to remember Demand for long-term and stable supply of woody biomass continues. Japan relies on supply from overseas. Environmental assurance such as sustainability, forest certifications and legality are increasingly important. 11
Points to remember Industry and government are eager to learn technologies such as torrefaction, black pellets. Large companies are looking for opportunities for investments and partnerships with their capital and global network. 12
Akira Kajita, Trade Commissioner (Forestry/Building Products) Embassy of Canada, Tokyo Visit our Virtual Trade Commissioner website for more information and online services www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca or e-mail us jpn.commerce@international.gc.ca