Forestry-first biomass infrastructure in Japan
Analema develops containerized wood-gasification CHP plants in Japan — designed to run on local forestry thinnings and sawmill residues — and is built to operate them long-term.
Analema GK is an authorized partner of LiPRO Energy for Japan.
The market, mapped
Japan certified 193 small-scale biomass projects that never reached operation — 71 of them stalled four years or more, 86.3 MW of stranded capacity. Analema exists to develop them.
| Prefecture | Stalled (4y+) | Stalled MW |
|---|---|---|
| Mie | 7 | 6.0 MW |
| Gunma | 7 | 13.5 MW |
| Miyazaki | 6 | 4.4 MW |
| Shizuoka | 5 | 8.5 MW |
| Kagoshima | 4 | 2.1 MW |
Learn how managed Japanese forests, selective thinning, stockyard sorting, sawmill residues, and cascade use create the foundation for responsible biomass.
A forest is a long infrastructure cycle
Japan's planted forests are not wild — they are long-term infrastructure that needs active management across a cycle of roughly 40–70 years depending on species and site. This is how a managed forest actually works, stage by stage. Biomass enters only at the end, after the wood's higher-value uses — never before.
YEARS 0–5
Seedlings are planted across the cleared ground, then the grass and weeds around each sapling are cut back every summer. Clearing that competition lets light reach the young trees so they survive their most vulnerable years.
YEARS 6–40
Every five years or so, selected trees are cut and removed. Giving the best trees more light and root space makes the remaining stand stronger — and these thinnings are the first usable material the forest yields.
YEARS 40–60+
As growth slows, the trees reach maturity and the main harvest begins. Logs are brought to the landing and sorted by grade, so each piece goes to its highest-value use.
PROCESSING
Good sawlogs become lumber for homes and furniture, and the rest cascades down through panels and paper. Only bark, offcuts, and low-grade material no higher-value market can use go to energy.
REPLANTING
Within a few seasons the harvested ground is replanted with new seedlings. The cycle begins again, and the forest carries on as renewable infrastructure.
Analema works with fuel-tolerant containerized gasification CHP designed for mixed low-grade forestry material, local heat, and compact deployment.
Analema's reference configuration is three LiPRO HKW300 wood-gasification CHP units run in cascade, paired with CFD belt drying, in a containerized Mobile Cube format. The figures on this page are design figures for this configuration — not measurements from an operating plant.
What Analema does
Analema develops containerized wood-gasification CHP plants designed to run on the low-grade side of this exact forest cycle — the thinnings, bark, and offcuts no higher-value market claims — and is built to operate them long-term. Around that core we work across the chain, from forest contract to operating plant, supporting the partners each stage depends on.
Identifying candidate sites and assessing them against forestry catchment, access, and site conditions before a project is defined.
Building durable local supply relationships with forestry suppliers, thinning operators, and sawmills so the fuel stream is reliable, not opportunistic.
Managing grid interconnection, permitting, and the local regulatory steps a forestry-fed biomass project needs to move forward.
Coordinating engineering, procurement, and construction of the CHP unit and site infrastructure, through to startup and commissioning.
Matching containerized gasification CHP systems to a site's actual fuel profile and its heat and power needs, rather than a generic configuration.
Ongoing monitoring, maintenance coordination, and performance support after commissioning, sized for a low-staffing, remotely monitored unit.
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