Carbon-Negative Conversion and CO2 Reuse at the Seifu Shinto Biomass Power Plant
First written in FY2021. 7 of 10 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2022-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In fiscal 2025, the company conducted trial operations by a local forestry operator in Murakami, Niigata Prefecture, the site of the Green Project, and verified log collection volumes, productivity and profitability.」
For the Green Project, in addition to the framework for biomass power generation and agricultural use of CO2, the company conducted trial operations of a cable yarding method for forestry in Murakami and verified performance data. - 2026-06-04AdvancedGeneral Meetings of Shareholders
「We will promote contributions to addressing social issues through the “Green Project,” which aims to realize a locally circular society centered on our own power plants,」
Under the new Medium-Term Management Plan, the Green Project continues as an initiative aimed at realizing a locally circular society. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「We aim to take this initiative further and achieve carbon negativity by capturing CO2 emitted from the biomass power plant and supplying it to crops in agricultural greenhouses, thereby making emissions effectively negative.」
The company supplied CO2 captured from exhaust gas at the Nishikaze Shinto Biomass Power Plant to agricultural greenhouses and conducted comparative trials measuring CO2 absorption by multiple crop varieties. It aims to roll out the research findings nationwide. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, we found that tomatoes produced more in an environment with a higher CO2 concentration.」
Regarding the carbon-negative initiative involving CO2 capture at the company's own power plant and its use in agriculture, the company confirmed the relationship between CO2 concentration and tomato yields through cultivation trials with Hiroshima University. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「To contribute to a circular economy by capturing the CO2 generated at our own power plant and using it in agriculture, we began commercial operation in June of a small-scale CO2 capture device that we had been planning for some time.」
The company continues to disclose the planned June start of commercial operation of a small-scale CO2 capture device as part of its circular model for capturing CO2 from its own power plant and using it in agriculture. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「To contribute to a circular economy by capturing the CO2 generated at our own power plant and using it in agriculture, we began commercial operation in June of a small-scale CO2 capture device that we had been planning for some time.」
The circular model involving the capture of CO2 from the company's own power plant and its use in agriculture progressed to the stage of beginning commercial operation of a small-scale CO2 capture device in June. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「In November of the same year, as part of our efforts to achieve carbon negativity, we decided to introduce a circular system that uses a CO2 capture device to capture part of the CO2 emitted by our own power plant and use it in agricultural greenhouses installed on the premises, among other initiatives aimed at developing a new business model.」
To achieve a carbon-negative power plant, the company decided to introduce a circular system combining a CO2 capture device with agricultural greenhouses on the premises. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Regarding ESG, we are implementing joint projects with other companies to reduce CO2 emissions at construction sites. At our own power plant, we are also working toward a circular-economy business model that separates, captures and stores the CO2 generated and uses it to grow crops.」
The company continues its efforts toward a circular-economy business model involving the separation, capture and storage of CO2 generated at its own power plant and its use in growing crops. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, at our own power plant, we are working toward a circular-economy business model that separates, captures and stores the CO2 generated and uses it to grow crops.」
Regarding the goal of a carbon-negative power plant, the company describes its efforts to implement a circular business model involving the separation, capture and storage of CO2 and its use in growing crops. - FY2021First statedAnnual report
「We aim to achieve a carbon-negative power plant by going a step further, separating and capturing part of the CO2 from exhaust gas and putting it to useful use. In the following fiscal year, we will work toward planning, examining and implementing the following 2 initiatives: ① Achieving a carbon-negative power plant by installing CO2 capture equipment ② Reusing captured CO2 for agricultural and other purposes」
The company has set a new goal of making its existing biomass power generation business carbon-negative by separating and capturing CO2 from exhaust gas and reusing it for agricultural and other purposes. It also describes the initiatives planned, under consideration and to be implemented in the following fiscal year, as well as the future use of CO2 as fuel.