GTL is a technology with which natural gas and coal bed methane as a raw material can be converted into petroleum products. GTL is an extremely effective method to gain alternative fuel sources to petroleum and achieve the diversification of primary energy supplies. The fuels produced by GTL technology are also expected to be environmentally-friendly clean fuels. The process being developed in the JAPAN-GTL demonstration plant project is a groundbreaking technology that would for the first time ever allow for natural gas containing carbon dioxide to be used directly. This technology can also be applied to produce clean fuels from coal as well.
The two-year demonstration operation using this plant will work to establish a unique Japanese technology applicable on a commercial scale and advance towards the goal of achieving a stable energy supply for Japan and harmony with the global environment.
