OSAKA GAS SINGAPORE IN FEASIBILITY STUDY ON ISLAND'S METHANATION PROJECT

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 (Bernama) -- Osaka Gas Co Ltd (Osaka Gas) has announced its wholly owned subsidiary, Osaka Gas Singapore Pte Ltd (OGS), entering into an agreement with energy-related companies in Singapore.

The companies include City Energy Pte Ltd (as Trustee of City Energy Trust) and City-OG Gas Energy Services Pte Ltd (City-OG) to conduct a feasibility study on a methanation project in Singapore.

Methanation is a chemical reaction that converts carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen to methane (synthetic methane), which is carbon neutral when converted from CO2 and green hydrogen that is produced from electrolysis powered by renewable electricity.

Synthetic methane can be distributed through existing gas infrastructure, combusted in existing gas appliances, and used to meet the market demand for high-temperature heat that cannot be generated by electricity.

According to a statement, the joint study will explore business models and conduct economic evaluation over an approximately six-month period to produce synthetic methane from low carbon hydrogen and CO2 sourced from either overseas or in Singapore.

 This study is in line with the Daigas Group Carbon Neutral Vision (CNV) announced in January last year.

 Aiming to become carbon neutral by 2050 under CNV, Osaka Gas has also been developing other methanation projects.

The projects include the methanation technical development with INPEX in Nagaoka city, Niigata prefecture, the innovative methanation (SOEC methanation) basic research to synthesise methane with a high energy conversion efficiency using renewable energy, and the joint study with ATCO Australia Pty Ltd on methanation project in Australia.

-- BERNAMA