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Co-firing coal plants with ammonia costly for Japan’s decarbonisation goals -report

Published 11:22 on September 28, 2022  /  Last updated at 11:22 on September 28, 2022  / /  Asia Pacific, Japan

Japanese utilities are exploring ways to reduce CO2 emissions from coal-fired power by co-firing plants with ammonia, but this is not the most cost-effective way for the Northeast Asian economy to reach its power sector decarbonisation goals, a report released on Wednesday has found.
Japanese utilities are exploring ways to reduce CO2 emissions from coal-fired power by co-firing plants with ammonia, but this is not the most cost-effective way for the Northeast Asian economy to reach its power sector decarbonisation goals, a report released on Wednesday has found.


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