The four companies would study options for receiving, storing and supplying ammonia in the Osaka area to potentially expand its usage in the Kansai and nearby Setouchi regions. — Reuters
TOKYO: Japan’s Mitsui & Co, Mitsui Chemicals, IHI Corp and Kansai Electric Power Co will conduct a joint study for establishing a hydrogen and ammonia supply chain in the Osaka coastal industrial zone, the companies say.
The announcement yesterday comes a day after Eneos and Osaka Gas said they would study the construction of a large e-methane facility – based on green hydrogen – and to be located in the Osaka Bay area.
The four companies would study options for receiving, storing and supplying ammonia – which can be used in power generation among other fields – in the Osaka area to potentially expand its usage in the Kansai and nearby Setouchi regions.
Hydrogen and ammonia, which do not emit carbon dioxide when burning, are an important part of Japan’s energy security strategy to reduce the usage of traditional fossil fuels. Mitsui is Japan’s biggest ammonia importer. — Reuters
