Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Technical Review
    Vol. 60 No. 3 (2023)   Energy Systems
    Technical Papers

    Carbon Neutral Solutions to Increase the Value of Independent Power Generation Facility

    RYO IKEDA
    TETSUYA TANAKA
    YUJI NAMEKI
    HIRONORI SUGAWARA
    RYO NISHIDA
    YUYA YAMAMOTO

    In recent years, as the efforts toward becoming carbon neutrality made by various industries in Japan and other countries are getting more active, there is a growing need for carbon neutrality in privately owned and operated power generation systems as well. Having domestically supplied many independent power generation facilities, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) offers carbon neutral solutions for these facilities by making full use of our related technologies, products and services. In this report, we propose two carbon neutral approaches for independent power generation facilities: (1) energy balance diagnosis and improvement from a facility point of view, and (2) finding a solution to the needs (pain points) pertaining to the independent power generation facilities, for example, in relation to operators or work processes. Specific examples of these two approaches are also presented. Depending on the medium- and long-term business goals and needs of our customers, we will provide valuable carbon neutral solutions that are tailored to each independent power generation facility.