Nippon Steel Engineering (Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo) on October 16 announced that it had begun construction and installation of a 1.2 MW solar power generation system and a 500 kW battery storage system, with capacity 1.5 MWh. at its production facility in Kitakyushu city. The manufacturing facility is currently a separate company as Nippon Steel Structures (Kitakyushu City), but is expected to be merged and operated directly on April 1, 2024.
Offshore wind power platform (jacket) manufactured by Nippon Steel Structures
(Source: Nippon Steel Engineering)
By introducing an independently developed energy management system (EMS) that simultaneously predicts and monitors the amount of electricity generated from solar power production as well as the company's electricity demand ( inside the factory), we can create and control charging and discharging plans for storage batteries. Make the most of your power. We aim to become carbon neutral in the future by increasing the amount of electricity generated from renewable energy and reducing CO2 emissions.
In addition to regulating supply and demand at these production facilities, the introduced battery storage will ensure profitability by taking advantage of various electricity markets, including the public sector's supply and demand regulation market. Japan Electric Power Industry Organization (OCCTO) and the wholesale market of the Electric Power Industry Organization of Japan (OCCTO). The Wholesale Electricity Exchange (JEPX) is also trying to improve economic efficiency by using it for various purposes.
In addition to providing comprehensive EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) services for solar and battery storage, Nippon Steel Engineering will utilize control technology that the company has developed through its know-how. Determine plant operations and techniques in the electricity retail sector. We have independently developed the EMS to optimize the ability to reuse and charge/discharge storage batteries, and will use this to promote carbon neutrality in Nippon Steel's structure.
Nippon Steel Construction produces the foundations (jackets) that support offshore wind generation equipment and will promote the decarbonization of electricity used in the production and processing of renewable energy equipment, as well as improve manufacturing facility resilience.
Nippon Steel Engineering is also looking at reducing CO2 emissions by using renewable energy such as hydrogen, ammonia and bio-ethanol as fuel for construction and heavy machinery used at manufacturing and industrial facilities. school. to the construction of social and industrial infrastructure, including energy equipment.
