J-Power joins gigascale Australian carbon storage project
Japanese power utility collaborates with developers deepC Store and Azuli on initiative off country’s northwest coast
Japanese power utility J-Power is to collaborate with Australian CCS specialists deepC Store and Azuli on a project aimed at developing up to 1bt/yr of floating CO₂ injection and storage capacity off the northwest coast of Australia. Under a joint study agreement, the three firms aim to establish a commercial-scale CCS project involving the transportation of liquefied CO₂ from Japan, Australia and neighbouring regions to floating storage and injection facilities in acreage in the Bonaparte and Browse basins. The agreement comes after deepC Store and Azuli secured greenhouse gas assessment permits for acreage in the basins, which are 200–250km off Australia's northwest coast. The basins are k

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