The Futtsu Power Station (富津火力発電所) is the fourth largest
gas-fired
Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbon di ...
power station in the world, located in
Futtsu
260px, Futtsu City Hall
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 42,476 in 18,115 households and a population density of 210 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Futtsu is l ...
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Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
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The power station operates at by utilizing four groups of units, with 14 combined cycle units, 4 advanced combined cycle units, and 3 more advanced combined cycle units (high temperature combined cycle). All four units run on natural gas. The facility is owned by
Tepco
, also known as or TEPCO, is a Japanese electric utility holding company servicing Japan's Kantō region, Yamanashi Prefecture, and the eastern portion of Shizuoka Prefecture. This area includes Tokyo. Its headquarters are located in Uchisaiw ...
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See also
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List of largest power stations in the world
This article lists the largest power stations in the world, the ten overall and the five of each type, in terms of current installed electrical capacity. Non-renewable power stations are those that run on coal, fuel oils, nuclear fuel, natural ...
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List of natural gas power stations
The following page lists power stations that run on natural gas, a non-renewable resource.
Stations that are only at a ''proposed stage'' or ''decommissioned'', and power stations that are smaller than in nameplate capacity, are not included i ...
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List of power stations in Japan
This page is a list of power stations in Japan that are publicly or privately owned.
List
Former power station
* Senju Thermal Power Station
See also
*Electricity sector in Japan
*Energy in Japan
*List of largest power station ...
References
Natural gas-fired power stations in Japan
Tokyo Electric Power Company
Buildings and structures in Chiba Prefecture
Futtsu
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