Vopak starts office in Japan for storage of energy transition fuels

Koninklijke Vopak NV

17/07/2024 08:09

By Gabrielle Ng
       SINGAPORE, July 17 (Reuters) - Dutch tank storage firm
Vopak  VOPA.AS  it has opened a new office in Tokyo, Japan, to
provide terminal infrastructure solutions for a variety of
products to be used in the country's energy transition, it said
on Wednesday. 
    Vopak has been working on strategic partnerships to explore
the development and operation of ammonia terminals in Japan, and
to bring global practices for industrial terminal management to
the country, Chris Robblee, Vopak's president of Asia and Middle
East, said in a statement.
    The Tokyo office will focus on the safe handling and storage
of hydrogen and hydrogen derivatives, such as ammonia, which is
an alternative to fossil fuels in thermal power generation,
Vopak said.
    The company will also provide infrastructure solutions for
carbon dioxide, liquefied natural gas, long-duration energy
storage, and low-carbon fuels and feedstock - fuels that will be
used to meet Japan's 2050 decarbonisation goals. 

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 (Reporting by Gabrielle Ng; Editing by Janane Venkatraman
)
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