In Japan, the CCS Business Act was enacted in May 2024, and the environment for commercializing CCS is being established, including the acceleration of advanced CCS projects led by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and JOGMEC.

　Geological Carbon Dioxide Storage Technology Research Association (GCS) is also advancing technological development essential for enhancing safety and reducing costs in CCS project deployment, as a commissioned project by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). Specifically, GCS is advancing field demonstrations of multi-sensing technology using optical fibers at actual sites and developing evaluation methods for the fault safety and integrity around CO₂ storage sites, receiving high recognition both domestically and internationally. Furthermore, it is engaged in research supporting CCS economic evaluation and policy development, such as building a "CO₂ Emission Source Database" and a "CCS Project Cost Estimation Tool."

　This workshop will first introduce the past, present and future of Decatur, a large-scale CCUS project in Illinois, USA. Next, GCS will talk on its efforts and the role of R&D for CCS commercialization. Following this, the Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota, which is conducting joint research with GCS, will introduce latest developments in large-scale CCS projects and the CCS commercialization in North Dakota, USA. Furthermore, JOGMEC will introduce cost reduction strategies for advancing CCS commercialization.

　Additionally, a poster session and a networking reception will be held, providing opportunities for exchanging views with the invited speakers and researchers concerned.

　We look forward to welcoming all those interested in the latest developments in CCS in Japan and overseas.

　

The following corporations participating in GCS:
Oyo Corporation, INPEX CORPORATION, Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd., TAISEI CORPORATION, J-POWER, ENEOS Xplora Inc., ITOCHU Oil Exploration Co., Ltd., MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC., JGI, Inc., TOHO EARTHTECH,INC., JX Metals Resources Exploration & Development Co., Ltd., National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), and Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE)

Objectives

Date/Time

Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 13:00-17:30 (Registration Open: 12:15) (JST, UTC+9)
A networking reception will be held after the workshop (Fee: JPY 3,000).

Venue

JP TOWER Hall & Conference, Tokyo and Web Streaming

Organized

Geological Carbon Dioxide Storage Technology Research Association (GCS)

Co-organized

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)

Registration fee

Workshop (Free of charge) / Networking reception (Fee: JPY 3,000, local payment)

Registration deadline

On-site: until January 13, 2026 (JST)
Web streaming: until January 16, 2026 (JST)

Language(s)

Japanese and English (simultaneous interpretation available)

Program

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