Japanese oil refiners convert sites into next-generation energy hubs

Ammonia, hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel being eyed by companies

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Idemitsu Kosan will convert the Tokuyama Complex in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, into an ammonium intake terminal. (Photo courtesy of Idemitsu Kosan)

NAOYUKI TOYAMA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Faced with declining gasoline demand and the need to adopt clean energy, Japan's largest petroleum companies are turning refineries and the sites of former refineries into facilities that handle next-generation fuels.

Idemitsu Kosan will convert a one-time refinery into an ammonia intake terminal by 2025 in a bid to turn idle equipment into revenue streams in the face of declining demand for gasoline.

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