According to a January 17, 2023, press release, Yara Clean Ammonia has been nominated as a potential supplier to supply up to 500 kilotons (kt) of clean ammonia to JERA’s Hekinan Thermal Power Plant Unit 4 in Hekinan City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.[1] This is JERA’s first commercial-scale co-firing project. The sale and purchase of clean ammonia for 20% co-firing operations is expected to start in 2027. The expected required volume is up to 500,000 metric tonnes per year (mtpa). The two companies also plan to collaborate on blue ammonia production in the U.S. Gulf Coast and to produce more than 1 million mtpa.

Yara Clean Ammonia, headquartered in Oslo, Norway, works towards capturing growth opportunities in low-emission fuel for shipping and power, carbon-free food production, and ammonia for industrial applications. The company operates the largest global ammonia network with 12 ships and has access to 18 ammonia terminals and multiple ammonia production and consumption sites across the world. JERA is an equal joint venture of two major Japanese electric power companies, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Fuel & Power Incorporated and Chubu Electric Power Company. The company produces about 30% of Japan’s electricity and handles 35 million tons of LNG annually. JERA aims to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

[1] https://www.yara.com/news-and-media/news/archive/2023/yara-clean-ammonia-and-jera-announce-a-mou-for-joint-project-development-and-sales-purchase-of-clean-ammonia/