- Tokyo Gas aims to achieve 50 per cent carbon neutrality by 2040.
- The LNG buyers, plans to expand the usage of e-methane, a synthetic gas produced from green hydrogen and CO2, from 2030.
Tokyo Gas, Japan’s biggest city gas supplier, has stated that it aims to achieve 50 per cent carbon neutrality by 2040. This ambition will be achieved by incorporating new fuels such as e-methane, hydrogen, and renewable energy, including floating offshore wind power.
Tokyo Gas, one of Japan’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) buyers, plans to expand the usage of e-methane, a synthetic gas produced from green hydrogen and CO2, from 2030. It also plans to switch to using hydrogen in thermal power plants.
This month, the Japanese government accepted a draft amendment to existing legislation to allow offshore wind power installation in exclusive economic zones, a milestone towards the country’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.
Furthermore, after the acceptance, a group of Japanese companies, including Tokyo Gas, announced the establishment of an association to boost the development of floating offshore wind farms, including the joint creation of related technology.
Increased nuclear power and renewable energy usage led to an 8 per cent fall in Japan’s LNG imports to 66.2 million metric tons last year. That marked the lowest level since 2009, and Japan ceding to China the title of the world’s biggest LNG buyer.