With the Japanese government stepping up efforts to decarbonize Asia, Japanese power producers and trading companies are jointly working on a project to utilize ammonia, which does not emit carbon dioxide when burned, at coal-fired power plants in Thailand. agreed to proceed.
On the 12th, Japanese and Thai energy-related companies gathered in Bangkok, Thailand, to hold a signing ceremony and agree on a project to promote decarbonization.
Specifically, Japan's largest power producer JERA and Mitsubishi Corporation will jointly promote a project to generate electricity by mixing ammonia at a coal-fired power plant in eastern Thailand.
Ammonia does not emit carbon dioxide when burned, and is attracting attention as a technology that can promote decarbonization while utilizing coal-fired power.
In the future, we will proceed with research for commercialization, and if it is put into practical use, it is expected to be the first coal-fired power generation in Thailand that uses ammonia.
Thailand and other countries in Southeast Asia have a high proportion of thermal power generation using coal and gas, and as economic growth continues, how to achieve both expansion of energy supply and decarbonization has become an issue.
The Japanese government has launched the "Asia Zero Emissions Community Concept," a framework for realizing decarbonization in Asian countries, and is proceeding with the implementation of projects.