據《能源年》11月16日東京報道，日本最大的勘探與生產企業Inpex宣布，該公司已對日本新潟縣的鉆探作業和氫氨設施的建設做出了最終投資決定。

位于柏崎市平井地區的柏崎清潔氫/氨項目將看到，Inpex的Higashi-Kashiwazaki氣田生產的天然氣通過現有管道輸送到一個新的年產700噸的氫氣設施。

氫氣將被用來制造藍氨，剩余物用于發電。

該項目排放的二氧化碳將根據碳捕獲、利用和儲存計劃進行分離和儲存。

該項目將標志著日本首次整合藍氫和氨生產。

Inpex計劃在2030年左右將三個或更多的氫和碳捕獲、利用和儲存項目商業化，旨在每年生產10萬噸氫和氨，每年捕獲250萬噸二氧化碳。

郝芬 譯自 《能源年》

原文如下：

Japan to build its first hydrogen to ammonia asset

Inpex has taken its FID on drilling operations and construction of a hydrogen and ammonia facility in Niigata, Japan, the nation’s largest E&P player announced on Tuesday.

The Kashiwazaki Clean Hydrogen/Ammonia Project in the Hirai area of Kashiwazaki City will see gas produced at Inpex’s Higashi-Kashiwazaki gasfield delivered via a pre-existing pipeline to a new 700-tonnes-per-year hydrogen facility.

The hydrogen will be used to create blue ammonia, with the remainder used for power generation.

Carbon dioxide emissions from the project will be separated and stored under a carbon capture, utilisation and storage initiative.

The project will mark Japan’s first integration of blue hydrogen and ammonia production.

Inpex plans to commercialise three or more hydrogen and carbon capture, utilisation and storage projects by around 2030 with the aim to produce 100,000 tonnes of hydrogen and ammonia per year and capture 2.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.