The JV will set up 5.5-7 gigawatts (GW) of solar and wind power projects, and use electricity generated from such plants to split water in an electrolyzer to produce green hydrogen, which in turn would be used for manufacturing green ammonia, they said.
JERA's Hekinan thermal power station will now begin demonstrating the technology, burning 20 per cent ammonia and 80 per cent coal at its 1-gigawatt No.4 unit, in the financial year beginning April 2023.
APL aims to lead India's initiatives in achieving the targets of greenhouse gas reduction by evaluating the possibility and potential of ammonia as a fuel in thermal power generation.
It provided that the green hydrogen or ammonia manufacturer can bank his unconsumed renewable power, up to 30 days, with distribution company and take it back when required.
Unveiling the first part of the much-awaited National Hydrogen Policy, Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister Raj Kumar Singh said the government is targeting production of 5 million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030.
Japan is aiming to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. One way Japan plans to achieve this is to combust ammonia alongside coal in its coal-fired power plants.
Japan and Indonesia have agreed to cooperate on decarbonisation technology such as hydrogen, ammonia and carbon capture and storage (CCS), to transition to clean energy.
JERA said on Friday it plans three new demonstration projects, two aimed at using at least 50% of ammonia along with coal.
Under the contract, KBR will provide technology licence, engineering, proprietary equipment, catalyst and commissioning services for a plant to produce ammonia, the company said in a statement.
The IEA's statement helps Japan, which is aggressively promoting ammonia as an alternative fuel to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions at coal-fired power plants to help combat climate change
The company aims to achieve an ammonia co-firing rate of 20 per cent at the 1 GW No.4 unit of its Hekinan thermal power station in Aichi, central Japan, in the 2024 financial year to March 2025.
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