<article><p class="lead">Japanese utility Jera and Japanese engineering firm IHI have secured a government subsidy to develop carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) technology from carbon emissions at gas-fired power plants.</p><p>Jera and IHI were awarded a nine-year subsidy by state-controlled research and development institute Nedo. The subsidy supports the development of CCUS technology at gas-fired power plants. The two companies will invest ¥10bn ($77mn) in the project, including the ¥8.7bn subsidy from Nedo.</p><p>The partners have already worked together on demonstrating co-burning of ammonia and coal at Jera's Hekinan power complex to ensure a <a href="https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2217862">20pc co-firing ratio at the No.4 coal-fired unit during 2024-25</a>. The companies are also working with fellow Japanese engineering firm Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to develop <a href="https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2290432">a burner capable of a co-firing rate of at least 50pc ammonia</a> at a coal-fired power plant, targeting production by March 2029. These projects are also backed by Nedo.</p><p>IHI separately has worked with domestic utility Hokkaido Electric Power and engineering contractor JFE Engineering to develop CCUS technology at Hokkaido's 1,650MW <a href="https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2243104">Tomato-Atsuma coal-fired power complex</a> since last year.</p><p class="bylines">By Reina Maeda</p></article>
