JERA is negotiating with domestic and foreign companies to establish an ammonia fuel supply chain

According to a report from Tokyo on May 31 of Energy World, the president of Japan’s largest power company JERA said on Monday that the company is negotiating with domestic and foreign companies, including energy giants, shipping companies, and local power companies, to establish ammonia as a The global supply chain of fuels.

Ammonia is used as a chemical fertilizer and industrial raw material, but like hydrogen, it is also regarded as an effective future energy source.

JERA, a joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power Company and Chubu Electric Power, aims to achieve net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 and 20% of ammonia use in its coal-fired power plants by 2035.

After reaching an agreement with Petronas on ammonia and other energy fields, the company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Norwegian ammonia manufacturer Yara to provide power generation in Japan Emission-free ammonia fuel.

Satoshi Onoda, president of JERA, said at a press conference that we are still negotiating with a number of companies, including resource giants, state-owned enterprises, shipping companies, domestic power companies and factory manufacturers.

He said that we will continue to promote the alliance between supply and demand on a global scale and strive to build a green ammonia supply chain.

JERA plans to start a demonstration project to develop ammonia and coal mixed combustion technology in a 1 GW commercial coal-fired power plant.

In order to expand its renewable energy generation capacity from 1.

In addition, JERA has also started environmental assessment procedures for two other offshore projects, one in Ishikari Bay in Hokkaido and the other in Tsugaru in Aomori, northern Japan.

Hao Fen Translated from Energy World Network

The original text is as follows:

JERA in talks with resource majors, others to build ammonia fuel supply chain

Japan's biggest power generator JERA is in talks with companies at home and abroad including resource majors, shipping companies and local electric utilities to build a global supply chain for ammonia as a fuel, its president said on Monday.

Ammonia is used for fertiliser and industrial materials, but is also seen as an effective future energy source, along with hydrogen.

JERA, a joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power and Chubu Electric Power, aims to achieve net zero emissions of carbon dioxide by 2050 and 20% use of ammonia at its coal-fired power plants by 2035.

It has already signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Norwegian ammonia maker Yara for the delivery of emissions-free ammonia as fuel for electricity generation in Japan, following an agreement with Malaysia's Petronas to discuss collaborations in ammonia and other energy areas.

"We are also in discussions with various companies, including resource majors, state-owned companies, shipping companies, domestic electric utilities and plant manufacturers," JERA President Satoshi Onoda told a news conference, without giving names of the companies.

"We will strive to build a green ammonia supply chain by continuing to promote alliances worldwide from both supply and demand sides," he said.

　　JERA plans to begin a demonstration project to develop technology to co-fire ammonia and coal at a 1 gigawatt (GW) commercial coal-fired power plant.

　　In an effort to expand its renewable power assets to 5 gigawatts (GW) by 2025 from 1.
2 GW as of March, JERA said it and its partners Equinor and Electric Power Development Co (J-Power) submitted a bid this month for three offshore wind power projects in Akita, northern Japan.

　　Separately, JERA has begun an environment assessment process for two other offshore projects, one off Ishikari Bay in Hokkaido and another in Tsugaru in Aomori, northern Japan, it said.