0Japan’s CCUS policy

Oil and Gas Division

Agency for Natural Resources and Energy

CCS status in Japan⚫
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Approx. 240 billion tons of domestic CO2 storage potential has been assumed based on basic data fromprevious investigations.
Several CCUS projects are being carried on or planned in Japan.
Japan has made a commitment to improve business environment toward the start of CCS business by 2030.
Demonstration of transportation by ship

○ Important techniques for the CCS hub & cluster plan, inwhich multiple hubs in Japan are assumed, for transporting
CO2 captured at distant emission sources○ Transportation by a 1,000-ton class liquefied CO2/LPG
convertible transport ship

Japan CCS
Tomakomai CCS
Demonstration CenterOmazaki

Tomakomai CCS demonstration
Nyudosaki

CaptureStorage and monitoring

Thermal power plant○ Capture with solid absorbents(approx. 10,000 tons/year)○ Capture to start in 2023

Kinkazan

CO2 transport ship

Maizuru PowerStation(Coal fired powerplant)

Saruyamamisaki
Inubosaki

Capture
IGCC○ Capture based on
physical absorption(approx. 100,000tons/year)

Osaki CoolGen

Kansai ElectricPowerMaizuru
Mikomoto Jima
Power StationShionomisaki

Futaoi Jima
Ashizurimisaki

Carbonrecycling R&Dbase○ CCS demonstration underway○ Injection started in 2016 and 300
thousand tons completed in Nov. 2019

SIGMA POWER Ariake

Osaki CoolGen(IGCC)

Route examples

Tomakomai CCS/CR hub○ Facilities for Tomakomai CCS demonstration
are utilized.
○ CO2 captured in distant emission sources isutilized in Tomakomai, an industrial city,
through efforts of carbon recycling.

Current CCS Projects in Japan⚫ Toward the start of CCS business by 2030, the followings are being carried out;
①Tomakomai demonstration project ②CO2 shipping project ③R&Ds for storageand monitoring technologies ⑤Investigation of Potential CO2 storage sites
2019

Tomakomai
demonstration
project

300kt
injected

Potential siteresearchInternational
collaborations

2022

2023～

PromotePublicAcceptance

MonitoringA

Study and preparation

What to expect

Demo

Establishtransport
methods

A

R&Ds

2021

R&Ds for storage and monitoring technologies

Improvesafety andcost efficiency

Geological model building, etc.

Accumulate
information ofpotential sites

A

CO2 shippingproject

2020

AProjects＼FY

Societal
implementation
CCUS

Asia CCUS Network, CEM CCUS Initiative, IEAGHG, etc.
ISO/TC265

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CCS Long-Term Roadmap Intermediate Summary
Business environment improvement toward the start of CCS business by 2030 should be clearly declared as a government target.
To achieve the target, the following actions should be taken:(1) Agendas toward the legislation of CCS domestic laws should be organized by the end of 2022 to legislate such laws as soon as possible.
(2) Future cost targets should be defined for each CCS value chain, and R&D and demonstration should be conducted to reduce costs.
(3) The Government should actively research places suitable for CCS in cooperation with operators (including disclosure of existing data). Ideal support fromthe Government for advanced CCS business should be studied, referencing to support systems including substantial subsidy systems (most ofsubsidy rates both for CAPEX and OPEX are 100%) in leading CCS countries such as Europe and the US. Ideal additional support from theGovernment should also be studied flexibly based on commercialization stages, referencing to subsidy systems in the US and other countries.
(4) The Government, municipalities, and businesses should cooperate to promote understanding of the public as well as residents in CCS implementation
areas.
(5) Overseas CCS should be promoted through knowledge sharing via the Asia CCUS Network and risk money supply to overseas CCS business.

-2026

Exploration data interpretation
Procurement of rigs and long-lead items

Prospecting and evaluation

Businessactivities(2) CCS cost
reduction

Entitlement ofstorage rights(1) Legislation

Publicoffering

Entitlement ofprospecting rights

Legislation

Application-2030
Government's commitment to businessenvironment improvement toward the start ofCCS business by 2030
Installation of excavation facilities, excavation of injection wells,
shipbuilding, construction of PLs

Start of operation-2023

Final investment
decision⚫
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Injection

Organization of agendas toward the legislation ofCCS domestic laws by the end of 2022
Legislation of domestic laws as soon as possible

R&D and demonstration (e.g., capture, transport, injection and storage, monitoring)
Study and definition ofCCS cost targets

Periodic review of cost targets and incorporation into R&D and demonstration projects

Phase 1(3) Government
supportGovernment's investigation of places suitable for CCS incooperation with operators(4) Public understanding
promotion(5) Overseas CCS
promotion

Support for advanced CCS business(Investigation and data disclosure ofsuitable places, support for long-lead itemprocurement)

Publicoffering ofoperators

Phase 2Phase 3

(Prospecting support)(Development support)

OPEX support

Study of a support system for advanced CCS business (mort of subsidy rates both for CAPEX and OPEX are 100% in foreign countries)

Promotion of understanding of the public as well as residents in CCS implementation areas by a unified team of the Government, municipalities, and businesses (e.g., advocating the necessity ofCCS to the whole nation and promoting understanding in CCS implementation areas)

Knowledge sharing via the Asia CCUS Network and risk money supply to overseas CCS businessIncorporation of mechanisms to transport
domestically produced CO2 overseas tolegislation

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