Tokyo-based JERA Co. Inc., Japan’s largest electricity generator, will co-fire 20% fuel ammonia with coal at its Hekinan Thermal Power Station from March 26-June 19, according to Reuters, which said some 40,000 mt is expected to be used during the trial.
JERA and IHI Corp., also based in Tokyo, accelerated the demonstration project because they have been able to install burners, tanks, pipes, and other equipment faster than they expected (GM June 3, 2022; May 28, 2021).
JERA, a joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings and Chubu Electric Power Co., aims to be carbon neutral by 2050. The power producer is targeting having its coal power plants operate on 50% ammonia by the first half of the 2030s and shift to 100% of the carbon-free fuel by mid-century.