Japan, IHI leads the way. Ammonia
Fueling
Ammonia test at power plant speeded up
By Jack Burke31 May 2022
Plan to co-fire large volume of ammonia
Japan’s IHI Corp. and power company JERA said they are accelerating
plans to test co-firing ammonia in a demonstration project at Hekinan
Thermal Power Station.
Since 2021, the two companies have been conducting a demonstration
project to establish technology for the large-volume co-firing of fuel
ammonia at the power station.
Ammonia enables efficient, low-cost transport and storage of hydrogen.
In addition to this role as an energy carrier, it can also be used
directly as a fuel in thermal power generation. As a fuel that does
not emit carbon dioxide when burned, ammonia is expected to offer
great advantages in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the companies
said.
Looking to reduce future environmental impact, the demonstration
project aims to establish ammonia co-firing technology by co-firing
coal and ammonia at a large-scale commercial coal-fired power plant
and evaluating both boiler heat absorption and environmental impact
characteristics such as exhaust gases. The project will run for
approximately four years.
In the project, JERA and IHI plan to demonstrate an ammonia co-firing
rate of 20% at Unit 4 of JERA’s Hekinan Thermal Power Station (power
generation capacity: 1GW). JERA is in charge of ammonia procurement
and construction of related facilities such as the storage tank and
vaporizer, while IHI’s role is to develop the burners to be used in
the demonstration. The two companies are moving forward with design
and construction.
According to the companies, this is the world’s first demonstration
project in which a large amount of ammonia will be co-fired in a
large-scale commercial coal-fired power plant.
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The companies said the project could be the first step toward rapid
decarbonization at low cost for countries like Japan that need thermal
power generation. In order to establish the technology as quickly as
possible, JERA and IHI have been working to shorten the installation
period for the burners, tank, pipes, and other equipment required for
the Project. With these adjustments complete, and in light of the
steady progress made by the project, JERA and IHI have decided to move
up the start of large-volume co-firing of fuel ammonia (20% of heating
value) at Unit 4 of the power station by approximately one year, to
2023.
Under its “JERA Zero CO₂ Emissions 2050” objective, JERA has been
working to reduce CO₂ emissions from its domestic and overseas
businesses to zero by 2050, promoting the adoption of greener fuels,
and pursuing thermal power that does not emit CO₂ during power
generation. JERA will continue to contribute to energy industry
decarbonization through its own proactive efforts to develop
decarbonization technologies while ensuring economic rationality.
IHI said it is actively promoting the development of hydrogen- and
ammonia-utilization technologies and the establishment of related
supply chains. IHI is also contributing to the realization of a
CO₂-free and recycling-oriented society by offering a variety of
solutions for achieving carbon neutrality such as carbon recycling
technologies for the effective use of CO₂.
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