Independent power supply for Kushima Hospital.
At Kushima Municipal Hospital in Miyazaki Prefecture, a biomass cogeneration plant is used for independent and decentralized energy supply for disaster prevention or mitigation.
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Hospital goal:
Independent and decentralized energy for local disaster prevention/mitigation while maintaining low carbon emissions.
Solution:
A pellet-fired “WE-50P” CHP and high-efficiency chillers/heaters were installed in 2021.
Services and benefits
- The hospital continues to operate even during power outages.
- The air-conditioning systems are independent of electricity and are powered by the CHP’s heat or cold generation.
- The hospital uses local renewable energy resources from the surrounding forest areas.
- The use of fossil fuels and CO₂ emissions from the hospital facilities have been significantly reduced.
Facts hospital Kushima
Running pellet-biomass power plant since 2021
Power generation
WE-50P: 49.9 kWel. for own plants
Heat generation
supplies 120 kWth
Special advantages
Power supply even during power outages
Hot water generation
Air conditioning