Tohoku foresees reduction in CO2 emissions

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Tohoku Electric Power Company Limited is planning two US $28 million pilot solar-array installation projects, as part of the company's initiative to create a low-carbon society.

Construction on both facilities is scheduled to begin late this year.

Sendai Thermal Power Plant, which is approximately 20 kilometers from Sendai in the Miyagi prefecture in Shiogahama, will be the site of a 2-megawatt MW photovoltaic solar array capable of providing power to 500 homes. The second site, Hachinohe Thermal Power Plant, is in Hachinohe, in southeastern Aomori prefecture. Once operational, the Hachinohe 1.5-MW photovoltaic solar array will provide electricity to some 500 homes.

Both projects are scheduled to be completed in early in 2012 and will collectively produce 3.7 million kilowatt hours. Tohoku Electric Power Company Limited is aiming to reduce its CO2 emissions by 5,000 metric tons per year with its solar power sector by 2020. The Sendai and Hachiniohe Power Plant projects are expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1,800 metric tons per year.

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