Noteworthy events of No.10 unit

Noteworthy events of No.10 unit

FY2014(Apr.2014-Mar.2015)

・April,2014 Air blown IGCC won the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Award
(Technology) in 2013

The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Awards ceremony was held at the Meiji Memorial Hall in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Our presentation, “Development of High Efficiency Air Blown IGCC” won the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Awards (Technology) in 2013.

FY2013(Apr.2013.4-Mar.2015)

・December,2013 Nakoso No. 10 unit established the world record for continuous operation time of IGCC (3,917 hours).

Nakoso No. 10 unit continued coal gasification operation from June 28 to December 8, 2013.

The operation time was 3,917 hours. It broke the world record for continuous operation time of IGCC which was set by Bugghenum power station in Netherland.


・November,2013 Nakoso No. 10 unit updated the world record for continuous operation time of IGCC.

Nakoso No. 10 unit started operation as Japan’s first IGCC commercial plant on June 28, 2013, and then continued to operate smoothly after that.

At 13:35 on November 12, 2013,Nakoso No. 10 unit updated the world record for continuous operation time (3,287 hours) of IGCC which was set by Bugghenum power station in Netherland.


・June,2013 Nakoso No.10 unit started commercial operation.

Nakoso No. 10 unit had undergone periodic inspection for three months from March 4, 2013, The commercial operation finally started at 17:00 on June 30, 2013.


・April, 2013 IGCC demonstration plant was converted to commercial plant as Nakoso No. 10 unit.

On April 1, 2013, Joban Joint Power co. ltd. took over the IGCC demonstration plant as Nakoso No. 10 unit for commercial operation from Clean Coal Power R&D Co. , LTD.