据能源经济10月6日消息称，国际能源机构(IEA)总干事周三在日本工业省举行的一次虚拟会议上表示，在向绿色能源过渡期间，化石燃料发电厂使用低碳氢和氨，可以在维护能源安全方面发挥关键作用。
国际能源署总干事Fatih Birol在燃料氨国际会议上表示，从低碳来源共燃氢和氨将减少现有化石燃料工厂的排放，使能源转型更具灵活性。
他说，该机构发布了最新的低碳燃料报告：“这对于拥有年轻热能船队和其他低碳资源获取渠道有限的国家来说尤其重要，比如东亚和东南亚国家。”
国际能源署的声明对日本有利。日本正在积极推广氨作为替代燃料，以帮助减少燃煤电厂的二氧化
碳排放，帮助应对气候变化。
氨用于化肥和工业原料，但也被视为一种有效的未来能源，与氢一样。它燃烧时不排放二氧化碳，但如果是用化石燃料生产，则会排放二氧化碳。
日本的目标是将国内对氨燃料的需求从现在的零增长到2030年的每年300万吨，到2050年的每年3000万吨，并创建一个新的燃料供应链。
尽管如此，Birol说，“生产和
运输成本必须进一步降低，需要及时投资来创建供应链”。
朱佳妮 摘译自 能源经济
原文如下：
Hydrogen, ammonia can help ensure power security in energy transition: IEA
The use of low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia in fossil fuel power plants can play a key role in maintaining energy security during the transition to greener power, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) told a virtual conference held by Japan's industry ministry on Wednesday.
IEA chief Fatih Birol told the International Conference on Fuel Ammonia that co-firing hydrogen and ammonia from low-carbon sources would cut emissions from existing fossil fuel plants, giving more flexibility in the energy transition.
"This will be especially important for countries with young thermal fleets and limited access to other low-carbon resources, such as countries in East and Southeast Asia," he said, as the agency issued its latest report on low-carbon fuels.
The IEA's statement helps Japan, which is aggressively promoting ammonia as an alternative fuel to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions at coal-fired power plants to help combat climate change.
Ammonia is used for fertiliser and industrial materials, but is also seen as an effective future energy source, along with hydrogen. It does not emit carbon dioxide when burned, though its production releases emissions if it is made with fossil fuel.
Japan aims to grow domestic demand for ammonia as a fuel to 3 million tonnes a year by 2030 and 30 million tonnes by 2050 from zero now, and to create a new supply chain for the fuel.
Still, "production and transport costs must further decrease, and timely investment is needed to create supply chains", Birol said.
