Burning Wood Beats Coal at J-Power Amid Climate Change Fight
- J-Power may build gas power plant, will increase biomass use
- It may struggle to meet emissions target without cleaner fuel
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Japan’s biggest electricity wholesaler knows it’ll take more than cutting-edge coal technology to save the environment.
Electric Power Development Co., known as J-Power, is looking to build its first major power plant that burns natural gas near cities such as Tokyo as well as use more woody biomass instead of fossil fuels, Executive Officer Hitoshi Kanno said. That’s because even the most advanced coal technology on offer now isn’t enough for companies like J-Power to meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s emissions goal, he said.