IHI, a major machinery manufacturer, has developed a new technology that utilizes ammonia to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from thermal power generation to less than half.
As the government steers toward a carbon-free society, it is likely to attract expectations as a way to reduce emissions.
According to the people concerned, IHI has developed a technology that can generate electricity stably even if the ratio of ammonia is increased to 60% with a 2000 kW power generation facility using a method called co-firing that burns natural gas and ammonia together to generate electricity. did.
Ammonia has the characteristic that it does not emit carbon dioxide even when burned, and by using the technology developed this time, it is possible to suppress carbon dioxide emissions to 40% compared to the case where only natural gas is used as fuel. , IHI has a policy of aiming for practical use as private power generation at factories.
According to NEDO = New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, it is the first technology in the world to increase the ratio of ammonia to 60% in a relatively large power generation facility.
Ammonia is regarded as an "effective fuel" in the government's action plan for the realization of a carbon-free society in 2050, and new technologies are likely to attract expectations as a way to reduce emissions.