Yara International ASA, Oslo, Japanese power generation company JERA Co. Inc., and petroleum supplier Idemitsu Kosan, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the establishment of a domestic clean ammonia distribution network and bunkering business.
JERA and Yara announced a collaboration to decarbonize power production in Japan in May 2021 (GM May 14, p. 1). They said expanding this collaboration to include Idemitsu Kosan brings an extensive distribution network for petroleum products, bunkering capabilities, and import terminals.
In late September, Yara signed an MOU with Japanese power generator Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc. (Kyushu), to collaborate on establishing clean ammonia supply chains in Japan to reduce CO2 emission at Kyushu’s thermal power generation in Kyushu Area, Japan.