UAE, Japan to cooperate on fuel ammonia, carbon recycling technologies

Islam News — The United Arab Emirates and Japan today agreed to cooperate on Fuel Ammonia and Carbon Recycling technologies during the UAE’s virtual business trip to Japan, as WAM agency reported.

The agreement follows the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, highlighting the ambition of the UAE and Japan to harness new commercially feasible technologies to reduce carbon emissions.

Ammonia will play an important role in enabling the hydrogen economy in the future and can serve as a hydrogen carrier and zero-emission fuel.

During the trip, Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and ADNOC Group CEO, and Kajiyama Hiroshi, Japan Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), discussed new opportunities for strategic cooperation between the UAE and Japan.

The discussion focused on industrial cooperation, climate change, Hydrogen and post-Covid economic recovery and took place during the UAE’s virtual business trip to Japan which had in attendance Shehab Ahmed Al Fahim, UAE Ambassador to Japan.