据油气新闻网7月18日报道，阿联酋清洁能源巨头马斯达尔(Masdar)已与日本领先的能源公司Inpex合作，以探索在阿布扎比建立一个项目，利用绿色氢和二氧化碳生产e-甲烷(一种燃料源)。

该协议是在阿布扎比举行的日本-阿联酋商业论坛期间签署的，阿布扎比执行委员会成员谢赫和日本首相见证了该协议的签署。e-甲烷或合成甲烷，有可能加速工业等难以减排的行业的脱碳。

马斯达尔和Inpex将对整个价值链进行可行性研究。这包括氢气生产、二氧化碳采购和e-甲烷生产和运输。

该研究还将评估在阿布扎比经营甲烷化业务的商业可行性，以期将e-甲烷出口到日本。其还将研究该项目对减排的影响。

马斯达尔的首席执行官拉马希表示，“我们很自豪能与日本合作伙伴共同推进清洁能源解决方案。今天的发展为马斯达尔开启了令人兴奋的新篇章，我们正在探索如何释放绿色氢的全部潜力，为家庭和企业生产燃料。在阿联酋主办COP28之前，马斯达尔将继续与我们的日本合作伙伴建立牢固的联盟，共同推进全球能源转型”。

Inpex总裁兼首席执行官Takayuki Ueda表示，“我们将碳回收和甲烷化定位为我们的五项净零业务之一，与马斯达尔探索清洁e-甲烷生产的联合倡议完全符合我们的脱碳努力以及我们对阿布扎比的长期承诺，阿布扎比是我们的核心业务领域之一。我们希望利用这个机会为我们在日本和阿联酋的利益相关者提供附加值，同时帮助到2050年实现净零社会”。

e-甲烷对消费者没有特殊的燃料转换要求，可以通过各国现有的天然气基础设施广泛获取。这意味着它有可能在不大幅增加成本的情况下加速脱碳。

郝芬 译自 油气新闻网

原文如下：

Masdar,inpex to explore UAE e-methane production

Masdar, the UAE’s clean energy powerhouse, has teamed up with Inpex, a leading Japanese energy company, to explore establishing an Abu Dhabi-based project to produce e-methane, a fuel source, using green hydrogen and carbon dioxide.  

The agreement was signed during the Japan-UAE Business Forum, in Abu Dhabi, and witnessed by Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, and Japan’s Prime Minister. E-methane, or synthetic methane, has the potential to accelerate decarbonisation in hard-to-abate sectors such as industry.  

Masdar and Inpex will carry out a feasibility study focused on the entire value chain. This includes hydrogen production, procurement of CO2 and e-methane production and transportation.

The study will also evaluate the commercial viability of operating a methanation business in Abu Dhabi, with a view to exporting the e-methane to Japan. It will also look at the project’s impact on emissions reductions.

Masdar’s CEO, Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, said, “We are proud to be working with our Japanese partners to advance clean energy solutions. Today’s development opens an exciting new chapter for Masdar as we explore how to unlock the full potential of green hydrogen to produce fuel for homes and businesses. Ahead of the UAE hosting COP28, Masdar will continue to build upon strong alliances with our Japanese partners as we advance the global energy transition.”

Inpex President & CEO Takayuki Ueda, said, “We position carbon recycling and methanation as one of our five net zero businesses, and this joint initiative with Masdar to explore the production of clean e-methane is fully aligned with our decarbonization efforts as well as our long-term commitment to Abu Dhabi, which is one of our core business areas. We hope to leverage this opportunity to provide added value for our stakeholders in Japan and the UAE, while helping realise a net-zero society by 2050.”

E-methane does not impose special fuel conversion requirements upon consumers and can be accessed widely via countries’ existing gas infrastructure. This means it has the potential to accelerate decarbonisation without significantly increasing costs.