Osaka Gas will build an e-methane procurement network in the US

OSAKA — Osaka Gas plans to spend 100 billion yen ($667 million) to build a U.S. procurement network for e-methane, a clean alternative to natural gas, hoping it will supply more than 60% of Japan’s 2030 demand target. for fuel, Nikkei learned.

Electronic methane, also known as electromethane or synthetic methane, is produced by synthesizing hydrogen with carbon dioxide. By using CO2 captured from factories and other sources, emissions from gas combustion can be offset, effectively reducing emissions to zero. The utility decided to produce e-methane in the United States because hydrogen can be produced cheaper there.