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JERA's ammonia co-firing at Japan's largest coal plant called economically unviable

Analyst details ammonia scale mismatch to meet 2050 targets

An analysis circulating on Bluesky breaks down Kurasaka's findings: the Hekinan plant's 4th reactor (1 MW) achieved 20% ammonia substitution, requiring ammonia equal to half Japan's current industrial supply. Meeting JERA's 2050 decarbonization pledge would require roughly 25 times that volume—mathematically implausible with current ammonia capacity.

Analyst details ammonia scale mismatch to meet 2050 targets
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“2050年までに、JERAが脱炭素を達成すると言ってますが、単純計算でこの発電所だけで、今のアンモニア量のだいたい25倍弱が必要になります。無理でしょ。”

muchonov (via Kurasaka Hideshi analysis)

Kurasaka Hideshi ResearcherJERA Power utility

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