- 02 August 2022 Hydrogen & Ammonia Forum
- 03 August 2022 LNG & Gas Forum Day 1
- 04 August 2022 LNG & Gas Forum Day 2
08:00 AM 09:00 AM
Registration & Networking Breakfast
Tuesday 02 August 2022
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
09:00 AM 09:15 AM
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Tuesday 02 August 2022
09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
Chair’s Opening Remarks
09:15 AM 09:30 AM
Opening Keynote Address
09:30 AM 11:00 AM
Session 1 – Japan’s Policy To Unlock A Global Hydrogen Economy
- How do hydrogen and ammonia fit in Japan’s overall decarbonisation strategy?
- How will the government support existing and future projects in hydrogen and ammonia?
- Regulations: Immediate key policies and long-term taxation plan
- The suitability of hydrogen sources for unlocking specific markets: mobility, power and industry
- Understanding the role of green, blue and brown hydrogen
- Managing expectations and ambitions vs current commercial viability
- The role of ports in Japan’s pursuit to be a lead a future global hydrogen supply chain
- What efforts are being made around the world to commercialise hydrogen
- What opportunities are there to adapt existing gas infrastructure to hydrogen?
Tuesday 02 August 2022
09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Session 1 – Japan’s Policy To Unlock A Global Hydrogen Economy
- How do hydrogen and ammonia fit in Japan’s overall decarbonisation strategy?
- How will the government support existing and future projects in hydrogen and ammonia?
- Regulations: Immediate key policies and long-term taxation plan
- The suitability of hydrogen sources for unlocking specific markets: mobility, power and industry
- Understanding the role of green, blue and brown hydrogen
- Managing expectations and ambitions vs current commercial viability
- The role of ports in Japan’s pursuit to be a lead a future global hydrogen supply chain
- What efforts are being made around the world to commercialise hydrogen
- What opportunities are there to adapt existing gas infrastructure to hydrogen?
11:00 AM 12:00 AM
Networking Coffee Break
Tuesday 02 August 2022
11:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Networking Coffee Break
11:30 AM 12:30 PM
Session 2 – What Is The Role of Technology & Infrastructure In Developing Hydrogen Markets & Applications?
Speakers
Eiji Ohira
Director General, Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Office Advanced Battery & Hydrogen Technology Dept.
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
Dr. Prof. Katsuhiko Hirose
Visiting Professor
International Institute for Carbon Neutral Energy Research, Kyushu University
Martin Skov Skjøth-Rasmussen
Fuel Concepts Manager
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
Tuesday 02 August 2022
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Session 2 – What Is The Role of Technology & Infrastructure In Developing Hydrogen Markets & Applications?
Speakers
Eiji Ohira
Director General, Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Office Advanced Battery & Hydrogen Technology Dept., New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
Dr. Prof. Katsuhiko Hirose
Visiting Professor, International Institute for Carbon Neutral Energy Research, Kyushu University
Martin Skov Skjøth-Rasmussen
Fuel Concepts Manager, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping
12:30 PM 01:15 PM
Session 3 - Understanding the Commercial Use of Ammonia: Applications, Storage and Usage
- What role will ammonia play in global hydrogen trade?
- COP26: How to ensure clean hydrogen is affordable and available globally by 2030?
- Power Generation and Heavy Industries: Is ammonia the most viable solution for these industries
- Storage and Production: Ammonia vs hydrogen Will ammonia be subjected to the same tax and regulation as hydrogen?
- What are the pros and cons of ammonia and hydrogen in the energy transition discussion?
- Can ammonia have a complementary relationship with hydrogen?
Tuesday 02 August 2022
12:30 PM - 01:15 PM
Session 3 - Understanding the Commercial Use of Ammonia: Applications, Storage and Usage
- What role will ammonia play in global hydrogen trade?
- COP26: How to ensure clean hydrogen is affordable and available globally by 2030?
- Power Generation and Heavy Industries: Is ammonia the most viable solution for these industries
- Storage and Production: Ammonia vs hydrogen Will ammonia be subjected to the same tax and regulation as hydrogen?
- What are the pros and cons of ammonia and hydrogen in the energy transition discussion?
- Can ammonia have a complementary relationship with hydrogen?
01:15 PM 02:15 PM
Networking Lunch
Tuesday 02 August 2022
01:15 PM - 02:15 PM
Networking Lunch
02:15 PM 03:30 PM
Session 4 – What Is Needed To Build The Global Hydrogen Economy?
- How long will it take for hydrogen to become economically viable and commercially affordable?
- Creating a business case for hydrogen and ammonia investments
- Key strategies to accelerate hydrogen production: Taxation and regulation
- What are the main challenges for access to capital: Key requirements for banks and investors?
- Can LNG contribute positively to the hydrogen economy?
- What are the main challenges for LNG producers? How long will domestic green hydrogen compete with imports in Japan?
- The impact of the carbon tax in accelerating the “green economy”
- Converting LNG and gas infrastructure to accelerate hydrogen use
- Green or blue hydrogen? Which is more economically viable and why?
Tuesday 02 August 2022
02:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Session 4 – What Is Needed To Build The Global Hydrogen Economy?
- How long will it take for hydrogen to become economically viable and commercially affordable?
- Creating a business case for hydrogen and ammonia investments
- Key strategies to accelerate hydrogen production: Taxation and regulation
- What are the main challenges for access to capital: Key requirements for banks and investors?
- Can LNG contribute positively to the hydrogen economy?
- What are the main challenges for LNG producers? How long will domestic green hydrogen compete with imports in Japan?
- The impact of the carbon tax in accelerating the “green economy”
- Converting LNG and gas infrastructure to accelerate hydrogen use
- Green or blue hydrogen? Which is more economically viable and why?
03:30 PM 04:00 PM
Networking Coffee Break
Tuesday 02 August 2022
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Networking Coffee Break
04:00 PM 05:15 PM
Session 5 - The European Model: Hydrogen Front and Centre for Energy Transition
- Scaling up supply, stimulating demand, achieving commerciality: Investment risks and commercial opportunities
- Create and accelerate: European hydrogen pilot projects
- Global, regional, and national regulatory framework and policy incentives
- What are the key energy transition strategies in Europe to meet net zero emissions targets by 2050?
- EU aims for green hydrogen below €2/kg by 2030: How achievable is this and how do we get there?
- Technology leadership: Will Europe and Japan be competitors or find complementary roles?
- Key focal points to develop collaborative strategies between Japan & EU in the joint ambition to reach net zero emissions by 2050
Tuesday 02 August 2022
04:00 PM - 05:15 PM
Session 5 - The European Model: Hydrogen Front and Centre for Energy Transition
- Scaling up supply, stimulating demand, achieving commerciality: Investment risks and commercial opportunities
- Create and accelerate: European hydrogen pilot projects
- Global, regional, and national regulatory framework and policy incentives
- What are the key energy transition strategies in Europe to meet net zero emissions targets by 2050?
- EU aims for green hydrogen below €2/kg by 2030: How achievable is this and how do we get there?
- Technology leadership: Will Europe and Japan be competitors or find complementary roles?
- Key focal points to develop collaborative strategies between Japan & EU in the joint ambition to reach net zero emissions by 2050
05:15 PM 05:30 PM
Closing Remarks & Wrap Up Session
05:30 PM 12:00 AM
Close of the Hydrogen & Ammonia Forum
Tuesday 02 August 2022
05:30 PM - 12:00 AM
Close of the Hydrogen & Ammonia Forum
08:15 AM 09:15 AM
Welcome Coffee & Registration
Wednesday 03 August 2022
08:15 AM - 09:15 AM
Welcome Coffee & Registration
09:15 AM 09:30 AM
Opening Keynote Address
09:30 AM 11:00 AM
Session 1 – Outlook for Japan’s LNG & Gas Industry Within a Rapidly Changing Global Market
- Forecast for Japan’s LNG demand in the next decade: How will this impact global supply-demand dynamics?
- The role of LNG and gas in Japan’s energy mix and how does it fit with Japan’s net zero target?
- Managing contracts: What are the most effective new business models that can be applied to Japanese contracts?
- Key strategies to make the market less costly and more appealing to buyers
- How is China’s continuously increasing demand impacting other Asian LNG procuring countries?
- What impact will Japan’s net-zero target have on LNG demand over the next decade?
- ill long-term supply contracts be the way for Japanese buyers to tackle the current volatility in the market?
- The EU will label gas as green. How will this impact investment in LNG projects going forward?
Speakers
Wednesday 03 August 2022
09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Session 1 – Outlook for Japan’s LNG & Gas Industry Within a Rapidly Changing Global Market
- Forecast for Japan’s LNG demand in the next decade: How will this impact global supply-demand dynamics?
- The role of LNG and gas in Japan’s energy mix and how does it fit with Japan’s net zero target?
- Managing contracts: What are the most effective new business models that can be applied to Japanese contracts?
- Key strategies to make the market less costly and more appealing to buyers
- How is China’s continuously increasing demand impacting other Asian LNG procuring countries?
- What impact will Japan’s net-zero target have on LNG demand over the next decade?
- ill long-term supply contracts be the way for Japanese buyers to tackle the current volatility in the market?
- The EU will label gas as green. How will this impact investment in LNG projects going forward?
Speakers
11:00 AM 11:30 AM
Networking Coffee Break 1
Wednesday 03 August 2022
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Networking Coffee Break 1
11:30 AM 12:45 PM
Session 2 – Regional Collaboration: Japan’s Evolving Role in the Expansion of the Southeast Asian LNG Market
- Forecast for Southeast Asian LNG demand in the next ten years
- How are Japanese companies using their expertise to develop new business across South-East Asia?
- Key strategies to establish successful partnerships across Southeast Asia
- How can nations collaborate to accelerate coal-to-gas switching across the region?
- Gas to power for Southeast Asia: Creating new demand
- Technology
- Finance
- Project development
- Creditworthiness
Speakers
Ryo Minami
Director-General for Policy Planning and Coordination
Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (METI)
Wednesday 03 August 2022
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Session 2 – Regional Collaboration: Japan’s Evolving Role in the Expansion of the Southeast Asian LNG Market
- Forecast for Southeast Asian LNG demand in the next ten years
- How are Japanese companies using their expertise to develop new business across South-East Asia?
- Key strategies to establish successful partnerships across Southeast Asia
- How can nations collaborate to accelerate coal-to-gas switching across the region?
- Gas to power for Southeast Asia: Creating new demand
- Technology
- Finance
- Project development
- Creditworthiness
Speakers
Ryo Minami
Director-General for Policy Planning and Coordination, Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (METI)
12:45 PM 02:00 PM
Networking Lunch
Wednesday 03 August 2022
12:45 PM - 02:00 PM
Networking Lunch
02:00 PM 03:15 PM
Session 3 – Global LNG Supply: New Business Models & Innovation in an Era of Energy Transition
- What are the latest technical and commercial innovations?
- What low carbon solutions are suppliers offering?
- How is the market recovering after the COVID-19 pandemic and what lessons can be learned?
- How are net zero ambitions impacting traditional LNG and gas buyers?
- Long term-supply versus short term-supply: Have the market dynamics changed forever?
- How can buyers and suppliers collaborate to drive the net-zero agenda whilst continuing to harness global gas markets?
Speakers
Wednesday 03 August 2022
02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Session 3 – Global LNG Supply: New Business Models & Innovation in an Era of Energy Transition
- What are the latest technical and commercial innovations?
- What low carbon solutions are suppliers offering?
- How is the market recovering after the COVID-19 pandemic and what lessons can be learned?
- How are net zero ambitions impacting traditional LNG and gas buyers?
- Long term-supply versus short term-supply: Have the market dynamics changed forever?
- How can buyers and suppliers collaborate to drive the net-zero agenda whilst continuing to harness global gas markets?
Speakers
03:15 PM 03:45 PM
Networking Coffee Break 2
Wednesday 03 August 2022
03:15 PM - 03:45 PM
Networking Coffee Break 2
03:45 PM 05:00 PM
Session 4 – Evaluating the Current LNG Trading Climate and its Impact on Global Business
- Will Japan seek more flexible long-term contracts or become increasingly reliant on short-term and spot LNG purchases?
- What is the appropriate pricing model for LNG contracts in Japan?
- How has the recent volatility impacted short-term LNG trading?
- How has this changed the short-term contracting picture?
- How much volume is likely to be traded short-term and spot in Japan by 2022?
- How can the contracting of carbon neutral LNG be standardised to provide greater transparency and efficiency?
- The use of risk management and new tools to manage volume and price risk
- Opportunities within the digitisation of trading activities
- Are we finally seeing a divergence from oil-indexed pricing and which spot indices are becoming most significant?
- How has the end of the destination clauses impacted the Japanese LNG and gas market?
Wednesday 03 August 2022
03:45 PM - 05:00 PM
Session 4 – Evaluating the Current LNG Trading Climate and its Impact on Global Business
- Will Japan seek more flexible long-term contracts or become increasingly reliant on short-term and spot LNG purchases?
- What is the appropriate pricing model for LNG contracts in Japan?
- How has the recent volatility impacted short-term LNG trading?
- How has this changed the short-term contracting picture?
- How much volume is likely to be traded short-term and spot in Japan by 2022?
- How can the contracting of carbon neutral LNG be standardised to provide greater transparency and efficiency?
- The use of risk management and new tools to manage volume and price risk
- Opportunities within the digitisation of trading activities
- Are we finally seeing a divergence from oil-indexed pricing and which spot indices are becoming most significant?
- How has the end of the destination clauses impacted the Japanese LNG and gas market?
05:00 PM 05:15 PM
Chair’s Closing Remarks
Wednesday 03 August 2022
05:00 PM - 05:15 PM
Chair’s Closing Remarks
08:30 AM 09:15 AM
Welcome Coffee
Thursday 04 August 2022
08:30 AM - 09:15 AM
Welcome Coffee
09:15 AM 12:00 AM
Chair’s Opening Remarks
Thursday 04 August 2022
09:15 AM - 12:00 AM
Chair’s Opening Remarks
09:30 AM 11:15 AM
Session 5 - Offsetting LNG’s Carbon Footprint: Carbon Neutral LNG and its Growing Importance in Global Markets
- How long will it take for carbon neutral LNG to be commercially viable as standard
- Standards for carbon neutral criteria:
- Measurement, Reporting and Validation (MRV) standards
- How much carbon neutral LNG do we expect to be traded in the next decade?
- Are LNG buyers, suppliers and service providers ready?
- Carbon neutral LNG in the Japanese market
- How much carbon neutral LNG does Japan expect to import by 2030?
- How will carbon neutral LNG tax and regulation evolve in Japan?
- What are the consequences of carbon neutral LNG for the value chain?
Thursday 04 August 2022
09:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Session 5 - Offsetting LNG’s Carbon Footprint: Carbon Neutral LNG and its Growing Importance in Global Markets
- How long will it take for carbon neutral LNG to be commercially viable as standard
- Standards for carbon neutral criteria:
- Measurement, Reporting and Validation (MRV) standards
- How much carbon neutral LNG do we expect to be traded in the next decade?
- Are LNG buyers, suppliers and service providers ready?
- Carbon neutral LNG in the Japanese market
- How much carbon neutral LNG does Japan expect to import by 2030?
- How will carbon neutral LNG tax and regulation evolve in Japan?
- What are the consequences of carbon neutral LNG for the value chain?
11:15 AM 11:45 AM
Networking Coffee Break 1
Thursday 04 August 2022
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Networking Coffee Break 1
11:45 AM 12:45 PM
Session 6 – Avoiding & Reducing GHG Emissions: Showcasing Technological Innovations
- Reducing carbon emissions in LNG: Showcasing technological innovations
- What should be the focal point of technology when looking at the supply chain: Production, Storage or Transport?
- Technology applications and latest developments:
- CCS/CCUS
- New liquefaction designs
- LNG shipping and bunkering
- Regasification
- Technological innovation: downstream, midstream, and upstream
- What are the main challenges to LSTK contracts?
- Future innovations to decrease costs in the LNG supply chain
- Loading, bunkering, and shipping: latest innovations
- Can Japan’s LNG infrastructure be readapted to hydrogen facilities?
Thursday 04 August 2022
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Session 6 – Avoiding & Reducing GHG Emissions: Showcasing Technological Innovations
- Reducing carbon emissions in LNG: Showcasing technological innovations
- What should be the focal point of technology when looking at the supply chain: Production, Storage or Transport?
- Technology applications and latest developments:
- CCS/CCUS
- New liquefaction designs
- LNG shipping and bunkering
- Regasification
- Technological innovation: downstream, midstream, and upstream
- What are the main challenges to LSTK contracts?
- Future innovations to decrease costs in the LNG supply chain
- Loading, bunkering, and shipping: latest innovations
- Can Japan’s LNG infrastructure be readapted to hydrogen facilities?
12:45 PM 02:00 PM
Networking Lunch
Thursday 04 August 2022
12:45 PM - 02:00 PM
Networking Lunch
02:00 PM 03:15 PM
Session 7 – Financing Projects: How to Keep LNG Attractive for Investors
- Will banks be reluctant to support LNG projects in the near future?
- Main challenges of financing a project
- Quickest way to get access to financing
- How can policy makers facilitate access to financing?
- Has COVID-19 and net-zero ambitions structurally changed investors views on assessing risks in new projects?
- ESG considerations for investors: Material changes in attitudes towards LNG projects
- Are we headed to a different investment life cycle as contract terms get shorter?
- How do we keep LNG relevant in an era where new energy investments will be prioritised?
- The EU will label gas as green. How will this impact investment in LNG projects going forward?
Thursday 04 August 2022
02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
Session 7 – Financing Projects: How to Keep LNG Attractive for Investors
- Will banks be reluctant to support LNG projects in the near future?
- Main challenges of financing a project
- Quickest way to get access to financing
- How can policy makers facilitate access to financing?
- Has COVID-19 and net-zero ambitions structurally changed investors views on assessing risks in new projects?
- ESG considerations for investors: Material changes in attitudes towards LNG projects
- Are we headed to a different investment life cycle as contract terms get shorter?
- How do we keep LNG relevant in an era where new energy investments will be prioritised?
- The EU will label gas as green. How will this impact investment in LNG projects going forward?
03:15 PM 03:45 PM
Networking Coffee Break 2
Thursday 04 August 2022
03:15 PM - 03:45 PM
Networking Coffee Break 2
03:45 PM 05:00 PM
Session 8 – The Future of the LNG & Gas Industry: How to Stay Relevant in a Decarbonising World
- How long will gas survive under competition from new energy and nuclear sources?
- Will METI’s plans for power generation be a threat for Japan’s LNG suppliers?
- Can China and Japan cooperate for a coherent LNG strategy with positive impact for both countries?
- If hydrogen becomes cost effectively by 2030, as predicted by EU, what will happen to the global price of LNG?
- Is the volatility of renewables an opportunity for LNG?
- Reducing coal is the fastest way to decarbonise: Strategies to educate the public about the short-term benefits of LNG
Thursday 04 August 2022
03:45 PM - 05:00 PM
Session 8 – The Future of the LNG & Gas Industry: How to Stay Relevant in a Decarbonising World
- How long will gas survive under competition from new energy and nuclear sources?
- Will METI’s plans for power generation be a threat for Japan’s LNG suppliers?
- Can China and Japan cooperate for a coherent LNG strategy with positive impact for both countries?
- If hydrogen becomes cost effectively by 2030, as predicted by EU, what will happen to the global price of LNG?
- Is the volatility of renewables an opportunity for LNG?
- Reducing coal is the fastest way to decarbonise: Strategies to educate the public about the short-term benefits of LNG
05:00 PM 05:15 PM
Chair’s Closing Remarks
Thursday 04 August 2022
05:00 PM - 05:15 PM
Chair’s Closing Remarks
05:15 PM 12:00 AM
Close of 4th Japan Energy Summit
Thursday 04 August 2022
05:15 PM - 12:00 AM
Close of 4th Japan Energy Summit
- 02 August 2022 Hydrogen & Ammonia Forum
- 03 August 2022 LNG & Gas Forum Day 1
- 04 August 2022 LNG & Gas Forum Day 2