Idemitsu and HIF have entered a wide-ranging partnership
Idemitsu Kosan to purchase efuels from HIF
The Japanese firm will also co-invest in new efuels facilities and supply captured carbon dioxide
Efuels company HIF has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Japan’s Idemitsu Kosan to accelerate the production of synthetic fuels. The Japanese firm will purchase efuels from HIF’s global facilities, co-invest in potential new projects in Japan, and supply CO₂ captured in Japan for use in efuels production. HIF started producing ‘carbon-neutral’ gasoline fuel at its first efuels facility at Haru Oni in Chile in December 2022. The 130,000l/yr facility uses green hydrogen from an onsite 1.2MW electrolyser powered by a co-located wind turbine and CO₂ captured directly from air via amine-based sorbents. The firm is also developing a 750mn l/yr facility in Texas, with startup expected i
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