Japan Investment Adviser Co., Ltd. announced that Sagamihara Biogas Power Tana Power Plant, which is operated by Sagam Japan Biogas Power Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Sagamihara BGP"), an investee of JIA, a ceremony for opening the plant has been held. This ceremony was held on a large scale, with many attendees, including the staff of the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Kanagawa Prefecture, Sagamihara City, the Embassy of the Netherlands, and Odakyu Electric Railway. From the viewpoints of the food waste problem and SDGs, Japan Food Ecology Center Inc. (headquartered in Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture; representative director: Koichi Takahashi), which has been featured in a lot of media so far, took the initiative in establishing Sagamihara BGP as the next step for utilizing recyclable food resources.

In order to contribute to the realization of a decarbonized society, JIA invested in Sagamihara BGP in 2022 and got involved with their business. (Current capital contribution ratio: 34%)2. Characteristics of Sagamihara BGP Power Plant. Sagamihara BGP Power plant induces methane fermentation by using 50 tons of liquid recyclable food resources (classified as waste acid and alkali and sludge under the Waste Disposal and Public Cleaning Law) per day to produce biogas and then generates electric power with an output of 528 kW (equivalent to the power consumed by about 1,000 general households).

It sells electric power based on the feed-in tariff (FIT) system. Furthermore, in order to utilize the residual liquid after the fermentation, they conduct solid-liquid separation, dry it with waste heat or the like, and produce materials for fertilizers. Sagamihara BGP power Plant will serve as a cascading-type recycling facility where Japan Food Ecology Center and Sagamihara BGP collect recyclable food resources in the region and produce forage, fertilizers, and energy at the same time.

Sagamihara BGPPower Plant will endeavor to recycle food waste in a cascading manner in collaboration with Japan Food Ecology Center, an adjacent food recycling facility that produces forage.