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【News】OCCTO releases Aggregation of Electricity Supply Plan 2022: Coal to account for 32% in FY2031
The Organization for Cross-regional Coordination of Transmission Operators (OCCTO) released its “Aggregation of Electricity Supply Plans for FY2022”, a compilation of supply plans submitted by electric utilities.
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【Database Update】Latest status of coal-fired power plants (May 1, 2022)
Shikoku Electric Power notified retirement of the Saijo Power Station Unit 1 at the end of March. Replacement unit will start its operation in June 2023.
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【Database Update】Latest status of coal-fired power plants ( April 1, 2022)
【Database Update】 The number of operating units remains unchanged from last month, but Misumi Unit 2 started its trial operation on March 23.
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【News】U.S. Dept. of Energy’s CCS Demonstration Projects: “Significant” Economic Risk
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report stating that the Department of Energy faces the risk of wasting large sums of money by supporting carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects
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【Database Update】Latest status of coal-fired power plants (March 1, 2022)
The number of coal-fired power plants in operation in Japan as of the end of February remains at 167, with construction work still in progress.
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【News】NGOs Criticize “Capacity Market” De Facto Subsidies to Preserve Coal-Fired Power
On December 22, 2021, results were announced for the capacity market Main Auction, a mechanism to subsidize existing power generation facilities – coal included – with the aim of securing supply capacity four years in the future.
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【News】Kobe Power Station Unit 3 Begins Commercial Operation
On February 1, 2022, Kobe Power Station Unit 3 (650MW), which had been undergoing trial operation since last year, began commercial operation, with expected CO2 emissions of 3.46 million tons per year.
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【Database Update】Latest status of coal-fired power plants (February 01, 2022)
Update! Kobe power station, Unit 3 started its commercial operation 2022/2/1.
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【News】Can ammonia really help Japan decarbonize?
Japan has announced that it will invest 27.9 billion yen in two demonstration projects that aim to achieve 50% ammonia co-firing at coal-fired power plants by 2029. Will this really lead to a coal-free future? Here’s why some outside the country are calling this greenwashing.
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【News】With no coal exit policy, Japan falls short at COP26
Japan was awarded the “Fossil of the Day ” award at COP26, but there were a number of ways in which Japan fell short while the rest of the world made progress at COP26.
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【News】 Kobe Climate Case: Administrative Lawsuit Concludes
On December 14, the appeal in the administrative lawsuit challenging the government’s responsibility in approving the construction of two additional coal-fired power plants (total capacity 1,300 MW) at the Kobe Steel Works concluded. The verdict will be rendered on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at 2:30 p.m. at the Osaka High Court.
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【Database Update】Latest status of coal-fired power plants (January 05, 2022)
There have been no updates since last month, but it is necessary to continue to monitor the coal-fired power plants under construction this year.
