JCCS

Japan CCS Co., Ltd.

Tomakomai CCS Demonstration Project, Hokkaido, Japan
Marine Environmental Survey (Spring FY2016)
May 30 2016

Japan CCS CO., Ltd. (JCCS) will be conducting a marine environmental survey in order to understand the sea andseabed conditions just above the storage point and surrounding sea areas after the commencement of CO2 storage,
as part of the CCS Demonstration Project in Tomakomai, Hokkaido.

This survey is an on-site operation of the FY2016 Tomakomai CCS Demonstration Project that has beencommissioned by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Outline of Survey:1.

Outline of operation

Under the Tomakomai CCS Demonstration Project, JCCS will conduct a marine environmental survey within

Tomakomai port area to verify that CO2 is being safely stored according to plan, in compliance with theregulations of the Act on Prevention of Marine Pollution and Maritime Disaster.

This operation is scheduled to be conducted at 12 points, as shown in the attached diagram, for a total of 6days from June 1 (Wed.) to 3 (Fri.), and from June 6 (mon.) to 8 (Wed.), 2016, as the in Spring FY2016 Survey.

The marine environmental survey is to be conducted seasonally, and following the spring survey, JCCS plans

to conduct the following:

Summer FY2016 Survey:

August – September 2016

Winter FY2016 Survey:

Around February 2017:

Autumn FY2016 Survey:

2.

Survey area3.

Scheduled date of operation

Around November 2016

Within Tomakomai port area

June 1 – 3 and June 6 – 8, 2016

*Please note that dates are subject to change due to bad weather and/or sea conditions.

***********************************************************************************************************************************Please contact: Chiyoko Suzuki Email: chiyoko.suzuki@japanccs.com
Japan CCS Co., Ltd. (JCCS)

Tel: +81-3-6268-7387

Business Description:

 Implementation of demonstration projects for Carbon-dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS) in Japan.
 Comprehensive investigation of CCS technologies and related subject matter.

Address: Sapia Tower 19F, 1-7-12, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo,100-0005, JAPAN
Date of Incorporation: May 26, 2008
Capital: 242,500,000 yen

Capital Reserves: 242,500,000 yen

URL: http://www.japanccs.com/?lang=en(JCCS2016_EN002)

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Japan CCS Co., Ltd.

ATTACHMENT

Tomakomai CCS Demonstration Project, Hokkaido, Japan: Marine Environmental Survey (Spring FY2016)(Commissioned by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)

1. Outline

Under the Tomakomai CCS Demonstration Project, JCCS will conduct a marine
environmental survey of the sea and seabed conditions just above the storage point andsurrounding sea areas within the Tomakomai Port area from June this year to verify that
CO2 is being safely stored according to plan in compliance with the regulations of the Act on
Prevention of Marine Pollution and Maritime Disaster.
Under this Spring FY2016 Survey, JCCS will conduct a survey on seawater and marineorganisms within a range of 100 meters in diameter at 12 points as shown in Fig. 1.
Depending on the results, however, an additional survey may be conducted.
The marine environmental survey is to be conducted seasonally, and following the springsurvey, JCCS plans to conduct the following:
Summer FY2016 Survey: August – September
Autumn FY2016 Survey: Around November 2016
Winter FY2016 Survey: Around February 2017
Fig. 1

Survey Points for Marine Environmental Survey

2. Survey Method

1. Survey direction and speed ofseawater flow by current meter.
2. Survey oxygen saturation / carbon
dioxide partial pressure by samplingseawater with Niskin sampler.
3. Survey status of phytoplankton by
sampling seawater with Van Dorn
water sampler; survey status ofzooplankton by capturing using
Kitahara’s quantitative net.
4. Survey grain size composition, etc. bysampling seafloor surface with SmithMcIntyre bottom sampler.
5. Film the seafloor and benthos by ROV(Remotely Operated Vehicle).
6. The survey will be conducted byMarine Ecology Research Institute(MERI) under the supervision of JCCS.

Survey Vessel

Niskin Sampler

Van Dorn Water Sampler

Kitahara’s Quantitative Net

Smith-McIntyre Bottom Sampler

ROV

3. Schedule for Spring FY2016 Survey (Plan)
Survey Items

Survey PointsSurvey ofdirection / speed,water, plankton

123

Survey of seafloor
surface4

Survey of benthos

5123

456June 2016
78910

11

Reserve days

Modified from Tomakomai Port Plan

0

12km

* Operating hours for this survey are in principle 8:00 – 17:00; there will be no operation at night.
* Dates are subject to change due to bad weather and/or sea conditions.

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