NEDO is conducting 61 feasibility study projects in 29 countries. 31 of them are high-efficiency coal-based thermal power projects while 17 of them are low-grade coal projects (gasification, quality improvement, or desiccation).
Although people have a strong interest in reducing CO2 emissions from coal-fired thermal power, conventional low performance thermal power plants are still in use in many developing countries. Problems such as atmospheric pollution and environmental destruction caused by the sulfur oxides (SOx) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) produced by burning coal as well as the smoke have still not been solved.
On the other hand, Japanese thermal power plants have cleared the strictest emission control values for SOx and NOx. In addition, once power generation methods such as IGCC and IGFC are established it will be a great opportunity to disseminate eco-friendly high-efficiency thermal power technology not only in Japan but also in other countries with large coal-based thermal power demands.
To improve energy efficiency of partner countries and contribute to solving global environmental issues, NEDO has conducted the “Project Formation Research on High-
Efficiency Clean Coal Technology” since FY 2011, which has involved 61 projects in 29 countries that have been done. By introducing Japanese thermal power technology as a package to these partner countries, it is expected to lead further infrastructure exports.
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The J-POWER Isogo Thermal Power Plant is the world’s cleanest coal- based thermal power plant. They incorporate a flue gas desulfurization system, and the SOx and NOx emissions are one digit lower than those of other countries’ coal thermal power plants. It realizes the possibility of eco-friendly coal-based thermal power generation near a city center.
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