Biomass starts in the forest.
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
184 certified small-scale biomass projects in Japan have not yet started operating. 63 of them (79.1 MW) have been stalled for four years or more. Analema works to take these projects over and build them.
| Prefecture | Stalled (4y+) | Stalled MW |
|---|---|---|
| Gunma | 7 | 13.5 MW |
| Mie | 6 | 4.2 MW |
| Miyazaki | 6 | 4.4 MW |
| Shizuoka | 5 | 8.5 MW |
| Hyogo | 3 | 4.8 MW |
How Japanese planted forests are thinned and harvested, how logs are graded, and which low-grade wood, bark and offcuts go to energy.
A forest is a long infrastructure cycle
Japan's planted forests need active management over a cycle of roughly 40–70 years, depending on species and site. Below is how a managed forest works, stage by stage. Wood goes to energy only after its higher-value uses.
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.
LiPRO containerized wood-gasification CHP: 100 kWe and 232 kWth per unit on 1.64 t/day of bone-dry wood chips. Specs, fuel and grid connection.
Analema's reference design 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 fuel is secured by multi-year contracts.
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 the CHP system to the site's actual fuel and its heat and power demand.
Ongoing monitoring, maintenance coordination, and performance support after commissioning, sized for a low-staffing, remotely monitored unit.
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