In Japan, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering Ltd (MHIENG), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has begun full-scale commercial operations of a compact carbon capture system at a biomass power plant in Hiroshima. It is the first system of its kind to go into commercial operation.
This first-of-its-kind compact carbon capture system was ordered by Taihei Dengyo Kaisha Ltd in late 2021 and was installed at a 7 MWe class biomass power plant operated by Taihei Dengyo in Seifu Shinto, a suburb of Hiroshima City.
The system has the capacity to capture 0.3 tonnes per day (tpd) of carbon dioxide (CO2) and is based on a highly versatile standardized design requiring an installation space of just five meters in length and two meters wide.
Its modular configuration enabled rapid transportation to the site and easy installation as planned.
The biomass power plant where the system was installed was delivered by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Power IDS Ltd in October 2019.
Greenhouse gas for greenhouses
The CO2 captured from the plant’s flue gas will be used for growing vegetables in on-site greenhouses – an example of the circular economy.
By fully consuming all captured CO2 at its carbon-negative power plant, Taihei Dengyo looks to help prevent global warming and promote a decarbonized society.
As the next step, MHIENG will perform a demonstration test of operational support services for the plant using a proprietary remote monitoring system with the customer.
MHIENG ultimately aims to put in place a fully integrated customer support package, encompassing everything from system design and delivery to after-sale servicing, operation, and maintenance in its compact carbon capture system.
MHIENG also has plans to expand its lineup of compact carbon capture systems as well as to pursue reduced installation, operation, and maintenance costs and faster deliveries.
This will allow it to offer diverse solutions to the customer’s needs, especially for relatively small-scale industrial and other facilities.
CCUS key to the energy transition
MHI Group is currently strengthening its position in the Energy Transition, and the development of a CO2 solutions ecosystem is a core component of that initiative.
Carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) are garnering attention as an effective means for realizing a carbon-neutral society.
MHIENG will continue to help achieve wide-scale greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction by introducing its high-performance CO2 capture technology globally.
