Sarawak ready to supply green hydrogen to Japan

KUCHING: Sarawak is willing to supply green hydrogen to the Japanese government as it has great potential for significant economic bilateral cooperation between the state and the Land of the Rising Sun.
 
Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, during his recent visit to Yokohama Port, said the green hydrogen is also in perfect sync with Japan’s earnest commitment towards achieving net-zero carbon emissions.
 
Following his visit, Uggah and his delegation were given a comprehensive briefing by the director of Carbon Neutral Port Promotion, Port and Harbour Bureau, City of Yokohama, Ebina Ryugen, regarding the Carbon Neutral Port (CNP) initiative.
 
According to Ebina, the initiative is an integral part of Japan’s Green Transformation policy, aimed at creating new energy security and decarbonisation markets.
 
He added that it is also about bolstering the industrial competitiveness and economic growth of the Japanese economy.
 
“As part of the CNP initiative, Yokohama Port is specifically chosen by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Tourism Japan to collaborate in pursuing a carbon-neutral port,” he said.
 
Aside from this, Uggah, who is the Minister of Infrastructure and Port Development, and his two deputy ministers, Datuk Majang Renggi and Aidel Lariwoo, were also briefed on Yokohama Port’s management, operations, and the various carbon neutrality initiatives they have undertaken.
 
These initiatives, Ebina said, encompassed the future implementation of alternative fuels like methane, ammonia, and hydrogen for port machinery, vessels, and power generation, aiming to promote decarbonization.
 
As these carbon neutrality efforts closely mirrored Sarawak’s own commitment to sustainable development and enhancing resilience against climate change, Uggah had a fruitful exchange of ideas regarding Sarawak’s ventures into green hydrogen production and carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) as part of Sarawak’s new economy.