| Danial Norjidi |
BRUNEI Darussalam is embarking on the world’s first Hydrogen Supply Chain Demonstration Project.
This was announced yesterday by Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Rtd) Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Awang Haji Mohammad Yasmin bin Haji Umar, Minister of Energy and Industry at the Prime Minister’s Office in a keynote address at the First East Asia Energy Forum in Bohol, the Philippines.
In his keynote address, the minister shared that under the first Hydrogen Supply Chain Demonstration Project, liquefied hydrogen will be transported from Brunei Darussalam to Japan to fuel the cars used during the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
The minister also highlighted Asia’s critical role in the emerging global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, underscoring the opportunity for natural gas to support both job creation and lower carbon emissions within the region.
At the same time, gas as a cleaner form of energy also serves the climate change issue, through its use as fuel to generate zero-carbon energy sources such as hydrogen gas for fuel cells, he said.
The energy forum was hosted by the Philippines Department of Energy, the Economic Research Institute of Asean and East Asia (ERIA), and Energy Research Institute Network (ERIN).
The Secretary of Energy of the Philippines, Alfonso G Cusi and President of ERIA, Professor Hidetoshi Nishimura delivered welcome and opening remarks.
They emphasised the importance of Asean and East Asia leadership crafting innovative solutions to the interrelated energy challenges of advancing access to electricity and accelerating action on climate change.
The forum consisted of four parts, namely a presentation on the East Asia Summit (EAS) Energy Outlook and three panel sessions on coal, oil and natural gas.
More than 15 high-level experts and policymakers delivered presentations at the forum, which was attended by more than 75 participants.
The energy forum emphasises that the demand for energy in the EAS region will nearly double by 2040.
While countries have ambitious plans to diversify supplies and expand the use of renewable energy, fossil fuels are also anticipated to continue to play a central role in how countries meet energy demand, particularly in terms of addressing needs to promote affordability, stability and security.
The forum also highlighted the experiences and insights into how to supply and use fossil fuel from the Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Japan, and the United States of America, among others.
Additionally, the forum discussed the critical role of governments in strengthening the policy environment that can enable the cleaner use of fossil fuels.
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