IHI Transport Machinery Co., Ltd is a leading Japanese company involved in the production of material handling equipment & systems. Its material handling equipment includes systems such as shiploaders, conveyor systems and land-side material handling equipment. To date, it has delivered a great deal of material handling equipment to domestic and foreign customers.

IHI’s equipment is used widely to handle commodities including coal, iron ore, grain and much more. Recently, the company has been involved in a range of biomass handling projects.

BIOMASS HANDLING EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT A POWER PLANT IN KYOTO PREFECTURE

 

  • 300tph (tonnes per hour) conveyers; 
  • 600tph conveyers; 
  • mixed combustion rate: 3%; 
  • commencement of operation: August 2008;
  • annual handling volume: approximately 60,000 tonnes; v
  • power generation capacity: 900MW.

 

BIOMASS SHIP-UNLOADER FOR TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INCORPORATED (delivered to Hitachinaka Thermal Power Plant, Ibaraki Pref.)

  • 480tph biomass ship unloader;
  • commencement of operation: April 2012;
  • annual handling volume: approximately 70,000 tonnes; 
  • generation capacity: 1,000MW

BIOMASS HANDLING EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE FACILITY TO BE INSTALLED AT A POWER PLANT IN FUKUSHIMA PREFECTURE IN 2015

  • 500tph biomass ship unloader; 
  • 550tph, 200tph, 80tph conveyers;
  • 2,500t (3,800m3) steel silo ×8;
  • mixed combustion rate: 3%;
  • commencement of operation: March 2015;
  • annual handling volume: approximately 14,000 tonnes;
  • power generation capacity: 1,000MW x 2

IHI’s biomass ship unloader has been developed based the technology of its pneumatic ship unloader for grain. It makes it possible to reduce dust emissions by adopting a sealed structure between nozzle and receiving conveyer.