Session Managers: Fumito Hashimoto, Marubeni Corporation; Shigeru Muraki, Clean Fuel Ammonia Association

The characteristics of hydrogen carriers such as Ammonia, Liquefied Hydrogen, and Methylcyclohexane (MCH) will be explored, focusing on their distinct properties, toxicity, energy efficiency, technical readiness, and other relevant factors influencing their diverse applications. Each carrier's anticipated uses will be highlighted, including thermal power plants, industrial furnaces, transportation fuels, and chemical feedstocks.

Additionally, the session will examine critical hydrogen/ammonia production technologies essential for decarbonisation efforts. This will include discussions on Steam Methane Reforming, Auto Thermal Reforming, Flue Gas Capture, and Hydrogen Recycling.

Session Managers: James Sinclair, AWT International; Kazuaki Miyata, JOGMEC; Fumitoshi Sato, JX Nippon; Mohamad Zaini Md Noor, PETRONAS

While every industry is diligently working towards achieving a carbon-neutral world, it is widely acknowledged that our reliance on fossil fuels will persist for the foreseeable future, considering factors of energy accessibility, availability, and affordability. Therefore, it is crucial to reduce the carbon intensity of daily operations involving fossil fuels as part of our energy transition.

This session will showcase how various companies are actively reducing their carbon footprint, using real-world examples from field operations and demonstration projects such as CCS retrofits, electrification initiatives, zero-flare policies, and methane management strategies. Our goal is to provide the audience with valuable insights into decarbonising business operations, empowering participants to act confidently and contribute to the realisation of a net-zero society.

Session Managers: Satoru Otatsume, ENEOS Corporation; Hiroshi Tanaka, Idemitsu

This session presents an in-depth look at synthetic fuels, one of hopeful frontiers in the quest for achieving carbon-neutral economy.

Fischer-Tropsch and Methanol-to-X processes are well-known processes to produce synthetic fuels from CO2 and/or the derivatives, however required for technical advancements as well as pragmatic political set-ups to integrate those solutions into existing energy infrastructure. In addition, commercially, the higher cost compared to fossil fuels limits customers recognizing its environmental value. To promote synthetic fuels, it is necessary to address both technical and commercial challenges, considering the entire supply chain.

With having the leading players as speakers, environmental benefits, economical feasibilities, and challenges shall be discussed.

Session Managers: Yosuke Sano, INPEX; Kikuko Shinchi, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.; Debby Halinda Utaminingdiah, PT Pertamina (Persero); Stephen Stokes, Wood Plc

This session covers both technical and regulatory issues in CO2 transportation, particularly for cross-national transfer of CO2 by ships. It will include a review of all components in the CO2 supply chain, starting from point source CO2 emissions (e.g., power plants, steel manufacture, chemical plants, etc.) to sequestration sites (and/or CO2 utilisation sites). The session will address the current status of technology maturity, progress of demonstration projects, and identification of challenges for both technical and commercial feasibility.

Components in the CO2 chain may include facilities for point source CO2 capture, liquefaction and facilities for injection and storage but the focus of this session will be on facilities for inland and sea transportation, including export / import terminals (with storage tanks) and CO2 tankers. The session will also allow for discussion of alternative or complimentary transposition options e.g. pipeline, road or rail

The session will also discuss regulatory issues. Cross-border CO2 transport is crucial for establishing a global CCS value chain and must adhere to international and/or bilateral agreements. Considerations include international treaties such as the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the London Convention and Protocol, which govern the dumping of CO2 in oceans. Additionally, international guidelines for accounting for CO2 in CCS activities, including cross-border transport, such as the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, require careful consideration. The session may feature insights from leading examples of cross-border CO2 transport arrangements in European countries and initial discussions underway in the Asian region.