OSAKA, Japan, March 18 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (Osaka Gas) today announced its wholly owned subsidiary, Osaka Gas Singapore Pte. Ltd. (OGS), has entered into an agreement with energy-related companies in Singapore including City Energy Pte. Ltd. (as Trustee of City Energy Trust) and City-OG Gas Energy Services Pte. Ltd. (City-OG) to conduct a feasibility study on a methanation project in Singapore.
Methanation is a chemical reaction that converts carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen to methane (synthetic methane), which is carbon neutral when converted from CO2 and green hydrogen that is produced from electrolysis powered by renewable electricity. Synthetic methane can be distributed through existing gas infrastructure, combusted in existing gas appliances, and used to meet the market demand for high-temperature heat that cannot be generated by electricity.