據世界天然氣6月15日消息稱，日本航運公司三井商船株式會社(MOL)的子公司MOL清潔能源公司(MCE)對阿森松清潔能源公司(ACE)進行了戰略投資，這是一個擬議中的全球規模的清潔氨氫生產和出口設施，位于路易斯安那州阿森松教區。

MCE的戰略投資于6月15日宣布，通過該公司成為該項目的合資股東。該項目的其他股東包括Clean Hydrogen Works、Hafnia和Denbury Carbon Solutions。

通過加入ACE項目，MOL將幫助開發安全、可持續和高效的解決方案，將清潔的氨氫輸送到全球新興的清潔能源市場。

MCE首席執行官Tomoaki Ichida表示：“清潔的氨氫對全球能源市場的脫碳至關重要。通過這個創新項目，MOL不僅為我們的未來增長提供投資，而且還有助于促進我們的車隊和客戶群中清潔氨氫的開發和采用。”

ACE預計每年將生產720萬噸清潔氨氫，并幫助發電、船用燃料、重型運輸、鋼鐵加工和工業應用等難以減排的行業脫碳。

目前的預期生產目標是到2027年底，清潔能源將于2028年開始外輸。

此外，該項目的目標是捕獲其過程中高達98%的二氧化碳排放，并提供一種具有成本效益、可擴展的途徑來提供無碳能源。

ACE預計投資75億美元，預計在五年內創造約1500個建筑工作崗位和350個永久全職工作崗位。

曹海斌 摘譯自 世界天然氣

原文如下：

MOL invests in clean hydrogen-ammonia production project in Louisiana

MOL Clean Energy (MCE), a subsidiary of Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), has made a strategic investment in Ascension Clean Energy (ACE), a proposed global-scale clean hydrogen-ammonia production and export facility in Ascension Parish, Louisiana.

The strategic investment by MCE was announced on 15 June, through which the company became a joint venture shareholder in the project. Other shareholders in this project are Clean Hydrogen Works, Hafnia and Denbury Carbon Solutions.

By joining the ACE project, MOL will help develop safe, sustainable, and efficient solutions to ship clean hydrogen-ammonia to emerging clean energy markets across the globe.

“Clean hydrogen-ammonia is critical to decarbonizing the global energy market,” said Tomoaki Ichida, CEO of MCE. “With this innovative project, MOL is investing not only for our future growth but also helping promote the development and adoption of clean hydrogen-ammonia within our fleet and customer base.”

ACE is expected to produce 7.2 million metric tons of clean hydrogen-ammonia annually and help decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors including power generation, bunker fuel, heavy transportation, steel processing and industrial applications.

Anticipated production is currently targeted by late 2027 with the shipment of the clean energy commencing in 2028.

Furthermore, the aim of the project is to capture up to 98% of CO2 emissions from its processes and provide a cost-effective, scalable pathway to supply carbon-free energy.

With a projected investment of $7.5 billion, ACE is expected to generate approximately 1,500 construction jobs over five years and 350 permanent, full-time jobs.