Vol. 60 No. 3 (2023)   Energy Systems
Technical Papers

Initiatives Biomass Combustion Technology for Steam Power Plants to Achieve Carbon Neutrality

KAZUTOSHI AIYOSHIZAWA
MASAYUKI KATO
SHOTA KAMIGUCHI
TOSHIHIRO KAWAKAMI
YUYA UEDA
YUKI KONDO

For achieving carbon neutrality, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has accumulated experience in biomass co-firing and 100% biomass firing for pulverized coal-fired steam power plants of various types and output ranges in Japan as well as overseas. As the latest example, large (1,000-MW-class) ultra-supercritical steam power plants in which pulverized coal is fired have started biomass co-firing operation at the ratio of 10% or more (calorie basis).