C: Andrey Sharpilo – Unsplash

In a meeting of the newly established Fuel Ammonia Council, a representative of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) told the council that  Tokyo thinks “(A)mmonia is expected to be introduced as fuel on a commercial basis for thermal power generation and shipping in the late 2020s, and it is expected to be used for a significant amount by around 2030,”

It is understood Tokyo is looking to start shipping ammonia this decade as it pushes for carbon-neutrality by 2050.
Fuel tanker – image only – C: Andrey Sharpilo – Unsplash
If the METI goal is ultimately achieved, it will serve to rank ammonia alongside more commonly known forms of renewables such as solar, wind and hydro power, but as a still largely untapped resource for a number of viability reasons, is expected to take years to produce on a commercial basis.
In the summer, NYK, a major Japanese shipping firm along with Japan Marine United Corp., and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, a Japanese non-profit NGO, agreed a research and development programme to study the feasibility of producing a commercially viable ammonia fuelled carrier of ammonia gas.
If realised, it “(is) expected that the use of ammonia, which is the cargo, as a marine fuel will contribute to the early realization of zero emissions for oceangoing vessels,” according to NYK.
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