TOKYO -- A biomass power plant operator in Japan is in the process of purchasing coal-fired plants from a major power company and other parties that it plans to refit so that they burn its cleaner fuel, Nikkei has learned.
Independent power supplier expects to bring down generation costs

eRex intends to clean up some of Japan's coal-fired power plants by refitting them to run on biomass fuel. (Photo courtesy of eRex)
TOKYO -- A biomass power plant operator in Japan is in the process of purchasing coal-fired plants from a major power company and other parties that it plans to refit so that they burn its cleaner fuel, Nikkei has learned.