Osamu Ito, Dr. Eng.
Coal Science Project, Energy and Environmental Systems Lab., Power Systems, Hitachi, Ltd.
Koichi Chino, Dr. Eng.
New Business Development Div., Power & Industrial Systems Business Administration Div., Hitachi, Ltd.
Eiji Saito
Steam Turbine Project, Energy and Environmental Systems Lab., Power Systems, Hitachi, Ltd.
Shinya Marushima, Dr. Eng.
Gas Turbine Project, Energy and Environmental Systems Lab., Power Systems, Hitachi, Ltd.
Christian Bergins, Dr. Eng.
Research & Development/Patents, Licenses, Hitachi Power Europe GmbH
Song Wu, Ph.D.
Advanced Technologies, Commercial Operations Gr., Hitachi Power Systems America, Ltd.
Among the international efforts to curb global warming, practical application of CO2 removal technology and improvement of power-generation efficiency — for reducing CO2 emission from thermal power plants (which will probably remain the prime source of power in future) — will, at the very least, become urgent issues over the next several decades. Accordingly, the Hitachi Group is aiming at further improving efficiency with the following main developments: 700°C USC coal-fired thermal power, coal-gasification power generation, a high-efficiency turbine, and a new thermal-cycle system. By performing CO2-recovery tests on a coal-gasification power plant and developing an oxy-combustion-system coal boiler suited to CO2 recovery, we are also actively engaged in practical application of CCS technology which incurs low energy loss.
Nuclear & Thermal Power Department,
International Operations Division, Power Systems, Hitachi, Ltd.
TEL: +81-3-4564-5534
FAX: +81-3-4564-6179
Helge Schulz (Germany)
Hitachi Power Europe GmbH
TEL: +49-203-8038-2929
Toni Martin (USA)
Hitachi Power Systems America, Ltd.
TEL: +1-908-605-2800
power generation, CO2 emission, fossil fuel, ultra supercritical, steam turbine, oxyfuel boiler, IGCC, gas turbine
