The Netherlands-headed bioenergy specialists HoSt Group has announced the successful completion of a biogas power plant in Japan strengthening the Group's position in the Asian market while marking a "pivotal contribution" to the customer's sustainability ambition and the country's energy transition.
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The 530 kWe Sagamihara Biogas Power (Sagamihara BCP) is built next to a pig feed production facility in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, owned and operated by Japan Food Ecology Center (J.FEC).
Sagamihara BCP has commenced operations and will produce 1.9 million Nm3 biogas annually from pig feed waste and food waste.
Using a combined heat and power (CHP) system, the plant will on an annual basis supply 4 500 MWh of renewable electricity to the grid and 5 200 MWh of renewable heat to the feed factory’s processes.
This project is a great step for HoSt to enter the Japanese biogas market. We are proud to have our project supported by the Green Fund Institute (GFI), which purpose is to promote renewable energy plant realization, based on highly demanding requirements, said Jerome Partos, Sales Representative Japan at HoSt.
Positive impact
J.FEC is a leading producer of high-quality pig feed production and an important stakeholder in this project.
HoSt has been very cordial to us in many ways, from accepting us for a site visit to giving us advice at the design stage and dispatching engineers. The plant was successfully completed. We would like to thank HoSt once again. We hope that this will be an opportunity to contribute to the creation of a sustainable society through the development of mutual business and the spread of renewable energies, said Koichi Takahasi, CEO of J.FEC and Sagamihara BCP.
The project will have a positive sustainability impact on the company and its production processes, and on the local community by supporting five of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): affordable and clean energy; industry, innovation, and infrastructure; sustainable cities and communities; responsible consumption and production; and climate action.
Moreover, the project is backed by reputable institutes from the Japanese finance sector, such as Japan Investment Adviser Co., Ltd (JIA Group), which has strengthened its renewable energies portfolio by the addition of this AD plant to its renewable energy portfolio.