Sixth Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific Parallel Roundtable 3: Economic Opportunities through 3R - Biomass Waste Economic potential of biomass utilization - Case of Japan August 18 th 2015 Gen TAKAHASHI Deputy General Manager Global Business Development
Biomass Utilization in Japan Case 1: Biomass Boiler Case 2: Sludge Digestion 2
Background of Biomass utilization FROM BROWN ENERGY TO GREEN ENERGY Biomass Unused Wood Petroleum Agriculture Waste Natural Gas Municipal/Industrial Waste Coal Solar, Wind, Hydro, etc Advantages of Green Energy Carbon Neutral Renewable New Industry Development in rural area Advantages of Biomass Energy Stable and independent from Weather/Season/Climate 3
How to use Biomass Source : http://www.enecho.meti.go.jp/en/brochures/pdf/english2010.pdf 4
Percentage of Composition Fuel Mix in Power Generation After Discontinuation of Nuclear Power Plant Operation Japan s Fuel Mix for Electricity Production will be Reoriented, Biomass and other Renewables are Strongly Promoted. 100% 0.9 1.1 1.6 2.2 10.0 8.5 8.4 8.5 80% 60% 40% 9.7 7.5 25.7 29.3 24.7 25.0 18.3 14.9 42.5 43.2 Renewable Hydro Oil LNG Coal Short term dependency on LNG has increased significantly Midterm renewables will be strongly promoted (FIT) 20% 29.1 28.6 27.6 30.3 Nuclear 0% 1.7 1.0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Source:METI Web site 5
Feed in Tariff for Biomass Categories Purchase prices (/kwh, FY2015) Purchase period Wood (unused) 2,000 kw or more 32 yen +tax 20 years Less than 2,000 kw 40 yen +tax 20 years Wood (general) 24 yen +tax 20 years Wood (waste materials of buildings) 13 yen +tax 20 years Waste materials 17 yen +tax 20 years Methane fermentation 39 yen +tax 20 years Source : Created based on http://www.enecho.meti.go.jp/category/saving_and_new/saiene/data/kaitori/2015_fit.pdf 6
Accumulated capacity of facilities (MW) Number of certified facilities FIT Certified Biomass Power Plant Projects 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 61 33 25 4 36 665 804 From July 2012 to April 2014 FIT started on July 1, 2012. 1,136 60 40 20 0 600 (20) 400 200 14 98 (40) (60) 0 Biogas Timber from Other woody Waste wood Waste material new certified facilities only(without existing certified wood facilities) Biogas Timber from forest Other thinning woody materialswaste forest thinning materials material Source:Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (80) renewable energy / Status of the facility certification 7
Biomass Utilization in Japan Case 1: Biomass Boiler Case 2: Sludge Digestion 8
Advantages of JFE s CFB Boiler 9
Design Model: 50MW CFB Boiler Power Plant Fuel Bunker CFB Boiler Turbine &Generator Building Administrative Building Water Tanks Cooling Towers Flue Gas Cleaning 10
Variety of Fuel(1/3) Wood tip Fuel type Calorific value (kcal/kg) Main Origin 1,800~2,000 Widely available Remarks Wood tip with very high moisture can cause incomplete combustion Wood pellet 4,000~5,000 South East Asia, Russia, North America, China, The material can be easily crushed Material of pellet binder(chlorine) can cause corrosion of the boiler tube Storage required PKS(Palm Kernel Shell) 3,400 Indonesia, Malaysia Contamination by fruits 11
Variety of Fuel(2/3) Construction Waste Fuel type Calorific value (kcal/kg) Main Origin 3,000~3,800 Remarks RDF(Refuse Derived Fuel) RPF (Refuse Paper & Plastic Fuel) Waste management industry 3,500~4,000 Waste management industry 5,000~6,000 Chlorine from material can cause corrosion of the boiler tube Waste management industry 12
Variety of Fuel(3/3) Tire tip Coal Fuel type Calorific value (kcal/kg) Main Origin 8,000~9,000 Waste management industry 6,000~7,000 Widely available Remarks Wire inside is not combustible Sulfur component can cause corrosion of the boiler tube Oil coke 7,000~8,000 petroleum Refinery Sulfur/ Vanadium component can cause corrosion of the boiler tube 13
Biomass Utilization in Japan Case 1: Biomass Boiler Case 2: Sludge Digestion 14
Biogas power generation : Sewage Sludge Client Type Capacity Yokohama City Biogas from Sewage Sludge 12,500 m3/day (wet sludge) Output 4,500kW (900kW x 5) Scheme PPP ( O&M 20 years) Budget JPY 8.3 Billion(VFM 8.5%) Remarks CO2 reduction( 588ton/day) EPC/O&M cost reduction 8.5% (JPY 42million) Biogas Sewage Sludge Digestion Tank Digested Sludge Gas Engine Sludge Incinerator Electricity Cement 2-15 15
Biogas power generation : Food Waste Client Nagaoka City Capacity 65t/day ( food waste ) Scheme BTO ( Build Transfer Operate ) Period 2011/04-2028/06 (O&M 15 years) Remarks Electricity consumption6mwh/day Retail electricity 6.3MWh/day CO2 reduction 2,000t/year Kitchen Waste 65t/day Separation Digestion Biogas Crusher Mill Separator Generator Receiving Hopper Adjusting Tank Digester Tank Sludge Sludge Dryer Biomass Fuel 2-16 16
Biogas power generation : Mixed Organic Waste Client Toyohashi City, Aichi Pref. Capacity 472m3/day ( sewerage sludge ) 59t/day (kitchen waste) Scheme BTO ( Build Transfer Operate ) Period O&M 20 years) CO2 reduction 3,900t/ year 2-17 17
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