is an LNG-fired
thermal power station
A thermal power station, also known as a thermal power plant, is a type of power station in which the heat energy generated from various fuel sources (e.g., coal, natural gas, nuclear fuel, etc.) is converted to electrical energy. The heat ...
operated by
Tohoku Electric in the town of
Shichigahama, Miyagi
is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 18,447, and a population density of 1,400 persons per km2 in 6,681 households. The total area of the town is .
Geography
The town is situated on a penins ...
, Japan. The facility is located on
Matsushima Bay
is a group of islands in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. There are some 260 tiny islands (''shima'') covered in pines (''matsu'') – hence the name – and it is considered to be one of the Three Views of Japan.
Nearby cultural propertie ...
along the
Pacific
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is bounded by the cont ...
coast of
Honshu
, historically known as , is the largest of the four main islands of Japan. It lies between the Pacific Ocean (east) and the Sea of Japan (west). It is the list of islands by area, seventh-largest island in the world, and the list of islands by ...
.
History
The Sendai Thermal Power Station was built in 1959 to supply power to the
Sendai
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Miyagi Prefecture and the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,098,335 in 539,698 households, making it the List of cities in Japan, twelfth most populated city in Japan.
...
metropolis and surrounding
Miyagi Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,265,724 (1 August 2023) and has a geographic area of . Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akit ...
. Unit 1 came online in October 1959. Unit 2 was completed in November 1960 and Unit 3 in June 1962. Initially, all three units burned coal; however, Unit 1 was subsequently modified to burn
heavy oil instead.
Unit 3 was abolished in March 2004 and Units 1 and 2 in August 2007, and replaced by the single
combined cycle
A combined cycle power plant is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem from the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy. On land, when used to make electricity the most common type is called a combined cycle gas turb ...
Unit 4, in order to reduce carbon emissions and lower operating costs, which came on line in July 2010.
Operations were temporarily suspended due to damage caused by the
Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, but test operations were resumed on December 20 and full output was restored by February 8, 2012. From April 1, 2017, the rated output of Unit 4 was upgraded from 446,000 kW to 468,000 kW due to operational experience and software modifications.
The site of Units 1, 2 and 3 are now occupied by the 2 MW capacity Sendai Solar Power Plant, which started operation on May 25, 2012.
Plant details
See also
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Energy in Japan
Japan is a major consumer of energy, ranking fifth in the world by primary energy use.
Fossil fuels accounted for 88% of Japan's primary energy in 2019.
Japan imports most of its energy due to scarce domestic resources.
As of 2022, the cou ...
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List of power stations in Japan
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External links
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Tohoku Electric list of major power stations
1959 establishments in Japan
Natural gas-fired power stations in Japan
Shichigahama, Miyagi
Energy infrastructure completed in 1959
Buildings and structures in Miyagi Prefecture