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Reuters Tech Innovation On The Path To 2050 MHI Group
Reuters Tech Innovation On The Path To 2050 MHI Group
zero: technology
innovation on the
path to 2050
A white paper in conjunction with:
https://reutersevents.com/events/energy-transition-europe/
https://reutersevents.com/events/energy-transition-north-america/
Delivering net-zero: technology innovation on the path to 2050
Introduction
Energy Transition
Europe
Set Benchmarks, Inspire Change,
Tackle the Energy Transition Head On
• 7,500+ Attendees
• 60+ x CEO & Executive Speakers
• 35+ Live & On-Demand Sessions
• 1000+ Virtual meetings
• 2+ Days of networking
GW
90% 180
Share of new electricity generating capacity
80% 160
70% 140
60% 120
50% 100
40% 80
30% 60
20% 40
10% 20
0% 0
2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019
8.2% Wind
17.3% Solar
31.3% Hydrogen
10.1% Carbon Capture
20.2% Battery Storage
• 1000+ Virtual meetings Source: Reuters Events Entergy Transition Network poll.
• 2+ Days of networking
1. Hydrogen
2. CCUS
800
700
600
%
31
GR
500 CA
400
300
6%
200 R6
CAG
100
4. New nuclear
“The U.S. is pushing ahead with its own program and there
The Energy Transition are also various programs worldwide, including in South
Korea, Argentina and several countries in Europe”, said Dr
Summit North America
Jonathan Cobb, senior communication manager for the World
Set Benchmarks, Inspire Change,
Tackle the Energy Transition Head On Nuclear Association. “The range of proposed SMRs is very
broad, ranging from developments of technologies used in
• 7,500+ Attendees
reactors today to novel technologies using different fuels, high
• 40+ x CEO & Executive Speakers
temperatures, molten salt and so on”.
• 25+ Live & On-Demand Sessions
Aside from this, a number of companies are also looking to
• 1000+ Virtual meetings
develop fusion reactors, harnessing the process that powers
• 2+ Days of networking
the sun to create a virtually limitless supply of clean energy
November 19 – 20, 2020, North
America & Online
Delivering net-zero: technology innovation on the path to 2050
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.The International Atomic Energy Agency has counted more
than 110 fusion devices worldwide xxxiv , with the largest and
most ambitious one being ITER in France, co-developed and
co-manufactured by 35 nations xxxv .
Energy Transition
Europe
Set Benchmarks, Inspire Change,
Tackle the Energy Transition Head On
• 7,500+ Attendees
• 60+ x CEO & Executive Speakers
• 35+ Live & On-Demand Sessions
• 1000+ Virtual meetings
• 2+ Days of networking
November 23 - 24, 2020, MHI Group’s Digital Solutions for Energy Management. Source: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
References
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group, Spectra, February 26, 2020: Net-zero by 2050
goals need sustained action, says poll. Available at https://spectra.mhi.com/net-
zero-by-2050-goals-need-sustained-action-says-poll.
ii
Shunichi Miyanaga, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group, Spectra, January 17, 2020:
Net-zero by 2050 is possible: Success rests on 3 pillars. Available at https://
spectra.mhi.com/net-zero-by-2050-success-rests-on-3pillars.
iii
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group, Spectra, February 26, 2020: Net-zero by 2050
goals need sustained action, says poll. Available at https://spectra.mhi.com/net-
zero-by-2050-goals-need-sustained-action-says-poll.
iv
Shunichi Miyanaga, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group, Spectra, January 17, 2020:
Net-zero by 2050 is possible: Success rests on 3 pillars. Available at https://
spectra.mhi.com/net-zero-by-2050-success-rests-on-3pillars.
v
European Commission website: A European Green Deal. Available at https://
ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en.
vi
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group, Spectra, January 29, 2020: Here are 4 key
demand drivers for a low-carbon economy. Available at https://spectra.mhi.com/
here-are-4-key-demand-drivers-for-a-low-carbon-economy.
The Energy Transition
Summit North America Ibid.
vii
• 7,500+ Attendees ix
Ibid.
xiii
Jillian Ambrose, The Guardian, September 24, 2020: Carbon storage technologies
critical for meeting climate targets – IEA. Available at https://www.theguardian.com/
environment/2020/sep/24/carbon-storage-technologies-critical-for-meeting-climate-
targets-iea.
xiv
Wood Mackenzie press release, September 24, 2020: Achieving 2-degree world
remains Herculean task.
xv
Energy Networks Australia press release, September 25, 2020: Halving the cost to
net-zero emission with hydrogen.
xvi
Mitsubishi Power Americas press release, September 2, 2020: Mitsubishi Power Cuts
Through the Complexity of Decarbonization: Offers the World’s First Green Hydrogen
Standard Packages for Power Balancing and Energy Storage. Available at https://
power.mhi.com/regions/amer/news/20200902.html.
xvii
MHI Report 2019: Initiatives in the Hydrogen Supply Chain Aimed at Realizing a
Carbon-Free Society. Available at https://www.mhi.com/finance/library/annual/pdf/
report_2019_13.pdf.
xviii
MHI press release, June 18, 2020: Keppel and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to jointly
explore hydrogen powered tri-generation plant concept for data centres in Singapore.
Available at https://www.mhi.com/news/200618.html.
xix
Jason Compton, Forbes, March 13, 2020: In Utah, Hydrogen And A Massive Salt
Dome Are Winning The West For Renewable Energy. Available at https://www.forbes.
com/sites/mitsubishiheavyindustries/2020/03/13/in-utah-hydrogen-and-a-massive-
salt-dome-are-winning-the-west-for-renewable-energy/#6d362cec5c52.
xx
MHI press reléase, October 14 2020: MHI Group Undertakes Investment in
HydrogenPro of Moray,
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Leading Producer of Advanced Electrolyzers-- More Will Contribute to Creation of a
Sustainable Society through Hydrogen Energy. Available at: https://www.mhi.com/
news/201014.html
xxii
International Energy Agency press release, September 24, 2020: The world needs to
build on the growing momentum behind carbon capture. Available at https://www.
iea.org/news/the-world-needs-to-build-on-the-growing-momentum-behind-carbon-
capture.
xxii
MHI press release, June 24, 2020: NEGATIVE EMISSIONS PIONEER DRAX AND
LEADING GLOBAL CARBON CAPTURE COMPANY - MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Energy Transition GROUP - ANNOUNCE NEW BECCS PILOT. Available at https://www.mhi.com/
Europe news/200624.html.
MHI press release, August 31, 2020: Mitsubishi Shipbuilding to Test World’s
Set Benchmarks, Inspire Change,
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Tackle the Energy Transition Head On First Marine-based CO2 Capture System. Available at https://www.mhi.com/
news/20083101.html.
• 7,500+ Attendees
xxiv
Nicholas Kusnetz, InsideClimate News, September 27, 2020: Exxon Touts Carbon
• 60+ x CEO & Executive Speakers
Capture as a Climate Fix, but Uses It to Maximize Profit and Keep Oil Flowing.
• 35+ Live & On-Demand Sessions Available at https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25092020/exxon-carbon-capture.
xxvi
Ibid.
xxvii
Jason Compton, Forbes, March 13, 2020: In Utah, Hydrogen And A Massive Salt
Dome Are Winning The West For Renewable Energy. Available at https://www.forbes.
com/sites/mitsubishiheavyindustries/2020/03/13/in-utah-hydrogen-and-a-massive-
salt-dome-are-winning-the-west-for-renewable-energy/#6d362cec5c52.
xxviii
M itsubishi Power Americas press release, September 2, 2020: Mitsubishi Power Cuts
Through the Complexity of Decarbonization: Offers the World’s First Green Hydrogen
Standard Packages for Power Balancing and Energy Storage. Available at https://
power.mhi.com/regions/amer/news/20200902.html.
xxix
M itsubishi Power website: Hybrid System of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) and Micro
Gas Turbines (MGT). Available at https://power.mhi.com/products/sofc/index.html.
xxx
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group website: PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR
(PWR):FEATURES OF THE LWR PLANT. Available at https://www.mhi.com/products/
energy/light_water_reactor_plant_features.html.
xxxi
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Challenge Zero: The next-generation light water reactor
achieving the world’s highest safety and economic efficiency. Available at https://
www.challenge-zero.jp/en/casestudy/604.
xxxii
M itsubishi Heavy Industries, Challenge Zero: SMR Development for Small Grit Power
Reactors and Mobile Reactors. Available at https://www.challenge-zero.jp/en/
casestudy/613.
xxxiii
A ndrea Willige, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group, Spectra, June 11, 2020: Can
nuclear fusion give us unlimited emissions-free energy? Available at https://spectra.
mhi.com/can-nuclear-fusion-give-us-unlimited-emissions-free-energy.
xxxiv
International Atomic Energy Agency Fusion Portal, 2020: Fusion Device Information
System. Available at https://nucleus.iaea.org/sites/fusionportal/Pages/FusDIS.aspx.
xxxv
Masahiko Inoue, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group, Spectra, June 16, 2020: These
massive magnets take us a step closer to nuclear fusion. Available at https://spectra.
mhi.com/these-massive-magnets-take-us-a-step-closer-to-nuclear-fusion.
xxxvi
Steve Goldstein, MarketWatch, September 23, 2020: ‘Green Hydrogen’ Could
Become a $12 Trillion Market. Here’s How to Play It. Available at https://www.
marketwatch.com/articles/goldman-sachs-says-so-called-green-hydrogen-will-
become-a-12-trillion-market-heres-how-to-play-it-51600860476.
Energy Transition M HI press release, December 8, 2017: MHI Group Launches New Organizational
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