Announced details
Decarbonization of East Japan Railway Company's railway business
Annual reduction of approximately 35,000 t-CO2, equivalent to approximately 2% of East Japan Railway Company's CO2 emissions
Since operations began in April 2018, the plant has supplied electricity equivalent to the consumption of approximately 27,000 households.
八戸バイオマス発電株式会社 was jointly established by Sumitomo Forestry Co.,Ltd., Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co.,Ltd. and East Japan Railway Company. East Japan Railway Company is also an 18% investor in Hachinohe Biomass Power Plant. The イーレックス Group serves as the channel through which the environmental value is provided.
Based in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. Representative Director and President: Kise Yoichi (喜㔟陽一). The company operates a railway business and has long-term targets of reducing CO2 emissions by 50% from fiscal 2013 levels by fiscal 2030 and achieving net zero by fiscal 2050.
Certification of a biomass power generation facility using regional resources
76-370 Hamana-Yachi, Oaza Kawaragi, Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Environmental value from Hachinohe Biomass Power Plant; virtual PPA |
| Counterparty | East Japan Railway Company (JR East) |
| Counterparty overview | Based in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. Representative Director and President: Kise Yoichi (喜㔟陽一). The company operates a railway business and has long-term targets of reducing CO2 emissions by 50% from fiscal 2013 levels by fiscal 2030 and achieving net zero by fiscal 2050. |
| Relationship with the Company | 八戸バイオマス発電株式会社 was jointly established by Sumitomo Forestry Co.,Ltd., Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co.,Ltd. and East Japan Railway Company. East Japan Railway Company is also an 18% investor in Hachinohe Biomass Power Plant. The イーレックス Group serves as the channel through which the environmental value is provided. |
| Launch date | From April 2026 (scheduled) |
| Applicable area | Decarbonization of East Japan Railway Company's railway business |
| Award/certification name | Certification of a biomass power generation facility using regional resources |
| Location | 76-370 Hamana-Yachi, Oaza Kawaragi, Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture |
| Location scale | Generation capacity: 12,400 kW; estimated electricity generation: approximately 85 million kWh/year |
| Quantitative Effects | Annual reduction of approximately 35,000 t-CO2, equivalent to approximately 2% of East Japan Railway Company's CO2 emissions |
| Usage history | Since operations began in April 2018, the plant has supplied electricity equivalent to the consumption of approximately 27,000 households. |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is promoting the transition of FIT-scheme power sources to the FIP scheme to establish renewable energy as a primary power source. The initiative also aims to make renewable energy power sources self-sustaining and help create a carbon-neutral society.