The joint venture that Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Head Office: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Representative Director, President and CEO: Toshiro Watanabe; hereinafter referred to as “SHI”) formed with Nishinippon Plant Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, Japan; Representative Director, President and CEO: Naoyuki Toyoshima) delivered the 10MW-class poultry litter-fired power plant (hereinafter referred to as “the Facility”) to Miyazaki Biomass Recycle Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Kawaminami-cho, Koyu-gun, Miyazaki, Japan; Representative Director, President and CEO: Kotobuki Yamashita).

                                        [Appearance of the Facility]

SHI oversaw the EPC (*1) for the joint venture. Following design, procurement, construction, and commissioning, commercial operation of the Facility recently commenced according to plan.

As the manufacturer for the Facility, our company SHI FW Power Machinery Co., Ltd.( Address: Jiangmen, Guangdong, China; hereinafter referred to as “SFWPM”) supplied all the pressure parts for this grate stoker boiler(*2). Our scope included Steam Drum, Economizer, Furnace, Evaporator, Primary Superheater, Finish Superheater, Code Piping and Blowdown Tank. Production ran from November 2023 to July 2024, and shipment completed in September 2024. The Facility commenced operation in May 2026.

The Facility generates power using poultry litter supplied by poultry farmers and broiler companies based in Miyazaki Prefecture to provide a stable supply of electricity while also using the bottom ash generated in the power generating process as raw material for fertilizer. In doing so, it is expected to reduce environmental impact as well as contribute to the realization of resource recycling in the poultry industry.

Going forward, SFWPM continues to contribute to value improvement for customer businesses and the realization of a decarbonized society.

[Outline of the Facility]
Boiler type: Grate stoker boiler
Power plant output: 9,500kW
Annual electricity transmitted: Approx. 60 million kWh (equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of approx. 20,000 general households)
Fuel type: Poultry litter
Fuel consumption: 132,000 tons/year
Start of commercial operation: May 2, 2026

                                                             [Structure of Facility]

(*1) A contract method for bundled contracting of engineering, procurement, and construction.

(*2) Boiler with a system that burns fuel by loading it onto a stoker (fire grate), and moving the stoker while delivering combustion air heated from below the stoker.

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