Highlights Significant amount of ammonia to be used as fuel by 2030 Discussions with the US, Australia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, IEA Developing fuel ammonia supply chain for introduction Tokyo — Japan said Dec. 7 it will introduce ammonia into the fuel mix for thermal power generation as well as for shipping from the late 2020s as part of its efforts to achieve carbon neutrality in 2050. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The move will come as Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Oct. 26 that the country would aim for carbon neutrality by 2050, bringing forward the previous target of early in the second half of the century. “Ammonia is expected to increase its importance because it does not emit CO2 when it is burned,” Ryo Minami, director-general of oil, gas and mineral resources at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, […]