Japan is co-combusting ammonia in coal fired power stations: What is it? Will it work, and how did it happen?
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Abstract
Japan is the fifth largest emitter of greenhouse gas emissions globally, and has a large fleet of coal-fired power stations supplying its electricity system. The Japanese government is supporting a novel solution to decarbonising its power sector focused on the combustion of ammonia as part of the fuel load, and is proposing the technology as a solution for reducing emissions from the electricity sector in Southeast Asia. This presentation focuses on ammonia co-combustion, examining the emissions implications of the technology on a supply chain basis, and the innovation system supporting technology development.
Biography
Llewelyn Hughes is visiting fellow at the University of Oxford and a Professor at the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, where he works on questions related to the low carbon energy transition. In addition to his academic work Llewelyn sits on the Energy Transition Subcommittee of the Australia Japan Business Co-operation Committee, is a non-executive director at the Australia-Japan Innovation fund, and serves as Australia Focal Point for the Energy Research Institute Network of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia. From 2014-2022 he was an advisor to the GR Company, where he provided advice to energy companies on the management of regulatory risk in the Japanese market.