statement<\/a> on 12 November. <\/p>\n\n\n\nIt addedthat the lower temperature allows the process to run on factory waste heat, reducing energy use and environmental impact. The company drew on CO\u2082 removal technologies originally developed for submarines and space stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Capturing CO\u2082 directly from air is more energy-intensive than capturing it from industrial exhaust, with many DAC designs requiring sorbent regeneration at temperatures ranging from about 100\u00b0C to several hundred degrees. Energy use is a major cost barrier, and Kawasaki\u2019s low-heat design targets that challenge by regenerating sorbents at around 60\u00b0C and tapping industrial waste heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Globally, DAC deployment is led by the United States and Europe. The International Energy Agency notes major projects under construction in the US and Iceland, while most Asian countries remain at pilot-scale development. Japan has few commercial-scale DAC projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pilot\u2019s 100\u2013200-tonne-per-year capacity is small by global standards but significant for Japan. Kawasaki aims to scale the system to a commercial unit capable of capturing 500,000 to 1 million tonnes annually by 2030, which would place it among Asia\u2019s largest announced DAC deployments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kawasaki expects demand from emerging economies with heavy reliance on fossil fuels, including Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and parts of Africa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The market focus aligns with Japan\u2019s longstanding strategy of exporting industrial equipment and energy technologies to developing countries, as well as its broader push to support decarbonisation in Southeast Asia through technology transfer rather than large-scale domestic DAC rollouts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAlongside cutting emissions, separation and capture are indispensable technologies,\u201d Kawasaki\u2019s executive vice president Motohiko Nishimura said during a press briefing. \u201cWe will work to create new markets as we move toward a decarbonised society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kawasaki\u2019s move comes as Japan\u2019s heavy-industry sectors such as steel, chemicals and shipping face growing pressure to decarbonise but remain dependent on fossil fuels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under the Green Transformation (GX) Plan by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Japan has identified CO2 capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and carbon-recycling technologies as priority industries for future export growth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under its updated energy strategy, Japan aims to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 60 per cent by FY2035 and 73 per cent by FY2040 compared with FY2013 levels, while pursuing all decarbonisation technologies, including CCUS, to achieve net-zero by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Japan has also set a target of capturing or storing 120\u2013240 million tonnes of CO\u2082 per year by 2050, and 6\u201312 million tonnes per year by 2030.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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