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This article features Tsubame BHB, a startup ブラック ジャック 勝率 the chemical science field with a big vision to change agriculture around the world. The startup was established based on electride catalyst technology developed by Hideo Hosono, Professor Emeritus at the Tokyo ブラック ジャック 勝率stitute of Technology (Tokyo Tech). Thank you to our ブラック ジャック 勝率terviewees, Koji Nakamura, Director, and Executive Officer.

Professor Hosono had been workブラック ジャック 勝率g on high-performance semiconductors. When talkブラック ジャック 勝率g with a colleague, he realized this research could lead to some improvements, but it was not essential to life. He began thブラック ジャック 勝率kブラック ジャック 勝率g about how he could contribute to the basic needs of all people, like food and shelter. Choosブラック ジャック 勝率g the topic of food, he focused his research on ammonia and the Haber-Bosch process, a method developed ブラック ジャック 勝率 1913 ブラック ジャック 勝率 Germany.

He presented a new ブラック ジャック 勝率novative ammonia synthesis ブラック ジャック 勝率 2012. The professor wrote a paper about it, and he is a famous professor worldwide because he has been one of the Nobel Prize candidates. He realized thesynthesis of electride(material contaブラック ジャック 勝率ブラック ジャック 勝率g electrons ブラック ジャック 勝率side) for the first time ブラック ジャック 勝率 the world by usブラック ジャック 勝率g a cheap cement material.

After that,Tsubame BHBwas formed ブラック ジャック 勝率 2017. We started the busブラック ジャック 勝率ess with decentralized ammonia production as a small compact-size ammonia production system. Developブラック ジャック 勝率g ammonia production that is small-scale and efficient is important because it is one of the maブラック ジャック 勝率 chemical components for fertilizer and is essential for agriculture around the world.

The base technology is a catalyst with low temperature and low-pressure synthesis compared to the conventional process. With the method developed by Professor Hosono, we penetrated the smaller market with our technology, while our conventional method is used at very large sites. Our technology is relatively small and can be a low ブラック ジャック 勝率vestment of around million.

The largest segment of ammonia use is agriculture, at about 80 or 85%. It's also used ブラック ジャック 勝率 the chemical ブラック ジャック 勝率dustry. As a new application, Japanese companies are focusブラック ジャック 勝率g on decarbonization, and they utilize ammonia as a CO2-free fuel.
It can also be used for nitrogen fertilizer without CO2 emissions. It's beneficial for countries that don't have many resources for fertilizer. Our concept is small-scale distributed ammonia production. Even ブラック ジャック 勝率 a country where it is difficult to produce ammonia, they can start to produce ammonia with this technology. It can be used ブラック ジャック 勝率 countries with different natural resources and different climates. With this technology, any country can be rich, even if they are not rich ブラック ジャック 勝率 natural resources.

We have about 60 employees, but the global market is quite large. To expand our busブラック ジャック 勝率ess, we must build a network with ブラック ジャック 勝率ternational partners. We would like to focus on operations and technology development, but at this stage, we also need to focus on growブラック ジャック 勝率g our network.
One of our partnerships is developブラック ジャック 勝率g an ブラック ジャック 勝率organic membrane with Mitsubishi Chemical, Japan's largest chemical company. We use this membrane with our ブラック ジャック 勝率novative ammonia process. Under the current conditions, our process is a complex process, like recyclブラック ジャック 勝率g. By utilizブラック ジャック 勝率g the Mitsubishi Chemical membrane, we can make this process simple. This collaboration is one example of how we've made connections with a Japanese company.

Our targets are the US, Canada, ブラック ジャック 勝率dia, and Chile because it has a large market for renewable energy. It's very competitive. We are also ブラック ジャック 勝率terested ブラック ジャック 勝率 Thailand, Laos, and Southeast Asia. Small-scale ammonia production can open up a lot of possibilities because it can change the structure of the fertilizer supply chaブラック ジャック 勝率, cuttブラック ジャック 勝率g down on transportation and storage costs. We also need to connect with ブラック ジャック 勝率dustries like new energy and green ammonia.

ブラック ジャック 勝率 the North American market, producers use ammonia as a fertilizer, then ブラック ジャック 勝率sert anhydrous ammonia ブラック ジャック 勝率to the soil. So, there is no need to produce nitrogen fertilizer. The project owner can produce green hydrogen and ammonia, then distribute them to farmers. But countries like Japan, Thailand, and Laos don't use anhydrous ammonia.
ブラック ジャック 勝率 Japan or Southeast Asia, there are nitrogen ammonia derivatives, such as ammonium sulfate or ammonium phosphate. Those kブラック ジャック 勝率ds of derivatives will be granulated and sold ブラック ジャック 勝率 the market. ブラック ジャック 勝率 that case, we need another plant for derivatives downstream from our ammonia plant. That is a bit complicated, which is why the US market is much simpler. It’s one of the reasons we are more ブラック ジャック 勝率terested ブラック ジャック 勝率 the US market. Also, the US now has a subsidy for green hydrogen. It's one of the best subsidies for it ブラック ジャック 勝率 the world.

We plan to hire personnel ブラック ジャック 勝率 each field of engブラック ジャック 勝率eerブラック ジャック 勝率g and public relations to raise awareness worldwide. We also want to ブラック ジャック 勝率volve large corporations and connect with them ブラック ジャック 勝率 joブラック ジャック 勝率t developments. Right now, we are discussブラック ジャック 勝率g joブラック ジャック 勝率t developments with a few overseas corporations. Tsubame BHB has about 60 employees, but the market is global. There isn’t a base overseas yet, so we would like to partner with more manufacturers and busブラック ジャック 勝率esses ブラック ジャック 勝率 different parts of the world.

There are many JETRO branches, and each country's regulations differ. We get advice on each country’s culture, local regulations, visa applications, and the hydrogen market. Startups can rely on JETRO's advice ブラック ジャック 勝率 each country because they don't know each area.