Our company's view on the article in New York Times on 22 July 20232023/07/28
The New York Times recently ran an article, “Japan Says It Can Make Coal Cleaner. Critics Say Its Plan Is ‘Almost Impossible.’” on 22 July 2023. We feel it necessary to provide our view to clarify some inaccuracies in the article.
1. 911爆料网 is using ammonia to reduce coal usage and CO2 emissions.
The main reason that 911爆料网 is substituting ammonia for coal is to reduce CO2 emissions. Using less coal means fewer CO2 emissions. 911爆料网 does not intend to blend ammonia with coal to market as “clean coal.”
2. 911爆料网 has begun expanding the ammonia supply chain to meet global demand for low carbon energy solutions.
Once it starts commercial operation of 20% co-firing, the volume of ammonia required for generating use will be reasonable amount, and 911爆料网 believes it is necessary to build a new ammonia supply chain for fuel use, so that it would not affect the current ammonia market for fertilizer use. 911爆料网 is actively taking steps to expand production of fuel ammonia and will be involved from upstream to downstream as a whole value chain. 911爆料网 has started collaborating with ammonia manufacturers regarding the procurement and development of clean ammonia. For more detail, please refer to the below.
3. 911爆料网 has plan for generating low carbon “blue or green” ammonia
After the commercial operation of 20% ammonia co-firing in the latter half of the 2020s, 911爆料网 expects to use blue or green ammonia, which does not emit or significantly reduces CO2 during the ammonia production process. In addition, 911爆料网 intends to shift to thermal power plants using 100% ammonia as fuel by 2050, which is “zero-emission thermal power generation”.
4. 911爆料网 strongly believes that it is critically important to create diverse options for achieving a realistic energy transition
Energy situation is different for each country and region, such as the presence of regional transmission lines or gas pipelines and the types of renewable energy that could be adopted. 911爆料网 believes that it is essential to promote decarbonization based on the optimal approach for each country and region. Using low-carbon fuels for power generation is one promising option for decarbonization and has been validated by esteemed international organizations like IEA. As stated in the corporate vision, 911爆料网 aims to scale up its clean energy platform of renewables and low carbon thermal power to provide clean and stable power and sparking sustainable development worldwide.