Sustainable village Naruko

Lokale Energieerzeugung aus ungenutzten Ressourcen.

Goal of the village:

In the ''Sustainable Village Naruko'', energy is generated for own use as well as a hot spring bath in Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. Previously unused forest resources provide the fuel for a local combined heat and power plant.

Energy for local consumption in Naruko as well as a hot spring bath in Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture will be generated from local and renewable resources. The project also aims at regional regeneration through cascading use of forest resources, creation of new industries and zero CO₂ emissions.

 

Solution:

A “WE-50C” cogeneration unit powered by wood chips was installed and connected to the district heating system.

Services and benefits

  • The village was built entirely of wood from the prefecture and is supplied with heat from the CHP unit and a biomass boiler.
  • Biomass companies and forestry organizations in the northern part of the prefecture, where forestry is flourishing, are working together to revitalize the industry through the effective use of forest resources.
  • The village promotes local “symbiosis and cycle” and aims to use 100% of trees, only about 50% of which have been used effectively.

Facts

Doubled know-how with WegscheidEntrenco since 2023

Since 2023, WegscheidEntrenco has stood for teamwork — and for double the energy.

With doubled know-how, our experience and our passion for innovation, together we are driving an independent, cost-effective and sustainable energy supply based on biomass even more effectively.

This plant was manufactured and installed by ENTRENCO GmbH in 2020.

Village Naruko

Running biomass cogeneration plant since 2020

Power generation

WE-50C: 49.9 kWel. for FIT system (feed-in tariff)

Heat generation

supplies 120 kWth, district heating system

Special advantages

  • Promotion of local industry through own local energy production

  • Effective use of local resources from surrounding forest areas

Are you interested?

Contact us now free of charge and without commitment. With a short information about your needs, the location of your company and what your expectations are, we can advise you on how a biomass CHP system can be used in your company.

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