Yara and JERA will collaborate on the production, delivery and supply chain development for blue and green ammonia, to achieve zero-emission thermal power generation in Japan.
More specifically, Japan recently announced plans to introduce ammonia into the fuel mix for thermal power generation, as part of its measures to cut CO2 emissions and reach carbon neutrality by 2050. As part of its Green Growth Strategy, the government aims for ammonia imports of 3 million tonnes by 2030.
Building blue and green ammonia value chains is critical to enabling the hydrogen economy
believes Svein Tore Holsether, President and Chief Executive Officer of Yara.
As Yara says, ammonia does not emit carbon dioxide during combustion and can be an effective future energy source.
What is more, blue ammonia is produced from a carbon capture and storage process (CCS), while green ammonia is produced carbon free by using hydrogen sourced from renewable energy as feedstock. The term clean ammonia includes both blue and green ammonia.
Under the MoU, Yara and JERA are targeting collaboration in the following areas:
- Supply and development of new ammonia demand in Japan including power generation purpose;
- Sequestration of already captured CO2 (CCS) at Yara’s ammonia plant in Pilbara, Australia, enabling the production and supply of blue ammonia to JERA;
- New clean (blue and green) ammonia project development;
- Optimization of ammonia logistics to Japan.
