Omuta Mikawa CO2 Capture Demonstration Plant
(Sustainable CCS Project : Project commissioned
by Ministry of the Environment)

Global warming is a major challenge that we face today. The Paris Agreement has set goals to curb the rise in temperature below 2 degrees Celsius compared to Pre-Industrial Revolution levels. The Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MOEJ) is proceeding with a major five-year (FY2016-2020) Sustainable CCS Project, recognizing that carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) technology is indispensable to achieve the goal of long-term climate change mitigation.

The project will implement four tasks, including construction and operation of Japan's first facility for amine-based chemical absorption of CO2 to capture the majority of emissions from a thermal power plant. (Task 1: Demonstration of CO2 capture technologies, Task 2: Study of CO2 transport by sea and injection into a geological formation, Task 3: Study of stable undersea CO2 storage, Task 4: Comprehensive study of social environment for CCS suited to Japan). Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions Corporation is actively engaged in deployment of CO2 capture technology, which is the main technology of CCS.