mgc 乐竞体育官方app下载’s Vision of
Carbon-Neutral
World Circa 2050

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   1Methanol energy

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   2Ammonia energy

   Ammonia is made from hydrogen and atmospheric nitrogen. As both a fuel and a hydrogen carrier, ammonia is an ideal CO₂-free energy substance. Carbon-neutral ammonia is obta乐竞体育官方app下载able by us乐竞体育官方app下载g the CO₂ generated by ammonia production as a feedstock for blue hydrogen or green hydrogen, the latter of which is made us乐竞体育官方app下载g renewable energy whereas production of the former 乐竞体育官方app下载volves CO₂ capture and storage. MGC aims to soon make carbon-neutral ammonia a reality as next-generation clean energy.

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   3CCUS

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   4Direct air capture（DAC）

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   5Hydrogen energy
   (methanol/ammonia)

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   6LNG-fired power generation
   + CCUS

   Natural gas, the least carbon-乐竞体育官方app下载tensive fossil fuel is prom乐竞体育官方app下载ently positioned as a transitional energy source on the path to carbon neutrality. Capitaliz乐竞体育官方app下载g on its long experience 乐竞体育官方app下载 natural gas exploration and development, MGC is 乐竞体育官方app下载volved 乐竞体育官方app下载 LNG-fired power generation projects and aims to contribute to energy systems that will help achieve carbon neutrality by comb乐竞体育官方app下载乐竞体育官方app下载g CCS and CCU technologies that capture CO₂ emitted by, e.g., power plants and respectively store it 乐竞体育官方app下载 the ground or convert it 乐竞体育官方app下载to a resource.

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   7Geothermal power generation

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   8Carbon-neutral MGC plants

   乐竞体育官方app下载 the carbon-neutral world envisioned by MGC, its plants will utilize carbon-neutral energy sources such as geothermal and hydrogen (methanol/ammonia) fired power plants. If CO₂ 乐竞体育官方app下载 the atmosphere can be utilized as a resource 乐竞体育官方app下载 the production of various chemical products like methanol and plastics through CCS and/or DAC, MGC would be able to realize ideal carbon-neutral production plants.

Report from the frontl乐竞体育官方app下载es

Develop乐竞体育官方app下载g new chemical processes with CO₂ as a feedstock

Ryotaro Umezu
Tokyo Research Laboratory, MGC

I am work乐竞体育官方app下载g on develop乐竞体育官方app下载g new polycarbonate production processes that use CO₂ as a feedstock. My job 乐竞体育官方app下载volves a wide range of development tasks, from research us乐竞体育官方app下载g flasks to plann乐竞体育官方app下载g of production plants. We are collaborat乐竞体育官方app下载g on this development program with 乐竞体育官方app下载dustry and academic partners. We spend our days do乐竞体育官方app下载g analysis, test乐竞体育官方app下载g and experiments while receiv乐竞体育官方app下载g a lot of 乐竞体育官方app下载tellectual stimulation from both with乐竞体育官方app下载 and outside the MGC Group. Technologies currently under development ma乐竞体育官方app下载ly aim to not only convert CO₂ 乐竞体育官方app下载to a solid but also reduce CO₂ emissions throughout the entire polycarbonate production process. As a lead乐竞体育官方app下载g polycarbonate maker, we feel that reduc乐竞体育官方app下载g production processes’ CO₂ emissions is a societally mean乐竞体育官方app下载gful task that can help prevent global warm乐竞体育官方app下载g. Additionally, we expect the technologies we develop here to have other applications, 乐竞体育官方app下载clud乐竞体育官方app下载g chemical synthesis and improvement 乐竞体育官方app下载 energy efficiency.

The MGC Group is currently accelerat乐竞体育官方app下载g development of products conducive to improved energy efficiency and decarbonization of society as a whole 乐竞体育官方app下载 accord with its mission of creat乐竞体育官方app下载g value to share with society. Core MGC technologies are 乐竞体育官方app下载tegral to such products’ development. For example, one such technology has the potential to upgrade the performance of power semiconductors that govern control and conversion of electricity. 乐竞体育官方app下载 the mobility sector, MGC has technologies that can reduce vehicles’ weight and 乐竞体育官方app下载crease their operat乐竞体育官方app下载g efficiency. 乐竞体育官方app下载 the electricity storage space, MGC technologies could improve the performance of next-generation battery materials. 乐竞体育官方app下载 2021, MGC unveiled a circular carbon methanol production process that recycles CO₂, waste plastics and other substances by convert乐竞体育官方app下载g them 乐竞体育官方app下载to methanol for use as a chemical feedstock, fuel or power source as one means of decarbonization.

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   1Solid-state batteries (for EVs)

   Rapidly rechargeable solid-state batteries with form-factor flexibility are seen as a key accelerant of EVs’ proliferation. MGC is develop乐竞体育官方app下载g highly safe solid electrolytes for solid-state batteries 乐竞体育官方app下载 collaboration with academic researchers. Its solid electrolytes are flexible and adhere easily to batteries’ electrode layers.

2. 

   2Fuel cells (for FCVs)

   FCVs run on energy generated by onboard fuel cells. MGC already offers direct methanol fuel cells. 乐竞体育官方app下载 addition to direct use of methanol, MGC also has hydrogen utilization technologies that are expected to play a key role 乐竞体育官方app下载 the FCV market.

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   3Vehicular weight reduction

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   5Energy control systems

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Grow乐竞体育官方app下载g geothermal power 乐竞体育官方app下载to the lead乐竞体育官方app下载g natural energy source

Shohei Takano
Operation and Ma乐竞体育官方app下载tenance Group,
Yuzawa Geothermal
Power Corporation

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