New power generation is coming online in Japan in early 2023, specifically at the U.S. Air force base in Yokohama. In response to the devastating impact of the 2011 Tsunami on the power resources in that area of the world, the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron has been actively developing a reliable and self-contained cogeneration plant. Coupled with efficiency improvements across the base, the new 10-MW plant will ensure that, in times of disaster, the Air Forces’ Airpower Anytime, Anywhere initiative is rock solid.
At the heart of the plant are four natural gas-fired, INNIO Jenbacher, internal combustion engines that are equipped with selective catalytic reduction units (SCRs) for NOx emissions reduction by SVI Dynamics. To take advantage of waste heat in the exhaust from the engines, they are manifolded together and pass through a waste heat boiler provided by Superior Boiler, which supplies heating and cooling to the base’s campus.