Denka and Tokuyama completed CO2-free fuel supply and combustion facilities and announced their installation and testing at the Nanyo Plant. They plan to optimise combustion conditions and increase the proportion of CO2-free fuel used.
Denka and Tokuyama announced the completion of CO2-free fuel supply and combustion facilities. Both companies are members of the CUCO consortium, which is developing concrete that reduces CO2 emissions and maximises the amount of CO2 fixed under the Green Innovation Fund project promoted by NEOODO.
The facilities were installed at the Nanyo Plant, enabling combustion testing using CO2-free fuel in the pilot production of CO2-capturing admixtures. Verification tests confirmed that stable combustion was possible when hydrogen and ammonia were co-fired with heavy oil.
The companies will optimise combustion conditions and seek to increase the proportion of CO2-free fuel used. They plan to continue firing tests and proceed with the pilot production and evaluation of CO2-capturing admixtures, a material for carbon-negative concrete.
The CUCO consortium is developing materials to reduce CO2 emissions and promote the adoption of carbon-negative concrete. The two companies said they would continue initiatives that contribute to preventing global warming.