Thermal Power Generation using LNG as Fuel

Abstract

Since January, 1970, LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) has been used in Minami Yokohama Power Station of the Tokyo Electric Power Co. as the fuel of steam power generation.
It is the first trial in the world that electric power is generated by use of LNG. This essay deals with technical features in using LNG for power generation, as well as those of marine transportation and regasification of LNG.