The realization of a hydrogen society is expected to contribute to reducing the effects of global warming and improving energy security.
Ammonia is the leading option for hydrogen energy carriers.
To establish a value chain that extends from the distribution of CO2-free ammonia to the use of it,
CFAA will dedicate itself to conducting studies on technological and economic assessment, developing policy proposals, and in promoting international collaboration.
My name is Nobuhiko Kubota, and I am honored to assume the position of President of the Clean Fuel Ammonia Association (CFAA) in June 2025.
Ammonia, a clean fuel that does not emit carbon dioxide upon combustion, can also serve as an effective energy carrier for the storage and transport of renewable energy. Consequently, the utilization of ammonia as a fuel is globally anticipated as an effective and immediate solution for achieving carbon neutrality.
In 2024, with national support and the significant efforts of stakeholders, numerous demonstration trials in Japan were successfully completed, demonstrating the feasibility of fuel ammonia to the world. On the other hand, many plans are underway globally for the production of blue ammonia and green ammonia, which aim to minimize carbon dioxide emissions during manufacturing. In parallel, with ongoing studies on transportation and storage, the developmentof a value chain for clean fuel ammonia is steadily progressing.
President Nobuhiko Kubota
Looking ahead, Japan’s government policies based on the Hydrogen Society Promotion Act are expected to advance the social implementation of hydrogen and ammonia in Japan.
At the CFAA, we remain committed to continuous study for ensuring safety, advancing risk communication, and promoting a correct understanding and domestic utilization of fuel ammonia. Additionally, we aim to collaborate with related organizations overseas to establish international standards, enabling the appropriate utilization of fuel ammonia across various industries and regions globally. Through these proactive efforts, we aspire to contribute to global carbon neutrality.
Message from the President
President Nobuhiko Kubota
My name is Nobuhiko Kubota, and I am honored to assume the position of President of the Clean Fuel Ammonia Association (CFAA) in June 2025.
Ammonia, a clean fuel that does not emit carbon dioxide upon combustion, can also serve as an effective energy carrier for the storage and transport of renewable energy. Consequently, the utilization of ammonia as a fuel is globally anticipated as an effective and immediate solution for achieving carbon neutrality.
In 2024, with national support and the significant efforts of stakeholders, numerous demonstration trials in Japan were successfully completed, demonstrating the feasibility of fuel ammonia to the world. On the other hand, many plans are underway globally for the production of blue ammonia and green ammonia, which aim to minimize carbon dioxide emissions during manufacturing. In parallel, with ongoing studies on transportation and storage, the development of a value chain for clean fuel ammonia is steadily progressing.
Looking ahead, Japan’s government policies based on the Hydrogen Society Promotion Act are expected to advance the social implementation of hydrogen and ammonia in Japan.
At the CFAA, we remain committed to continuous study for ensuring safety, advancing risk communication, and promoting a correct understanding and domestic utilization of fuel ammonia. Additionally, we aim to collaborate with related organizations overseas to establish international standards, enabling the appropriate utilization of fuel ammonia across various industries and regions globally. Through these proactive efforts, we aspire to contribute to global carbon neutrality.
Organization Chart
Board Members (As of June 30, 2025)
Title
Name
Affiliation’s Position
President (Representative Director)
Nobuhiko Kubota
Managing Executive Officer, IHI Corporation
Executive Vice President (Representative Director)
Masahiro Aika
Executive Vice President, JGC HOLDINGS
Executive Vice President (Representative Director)
Senior General Manager, TAIYO NIPPON SANSO CORPORATION
Member List（As of October 28, 2025）
Board Members Idemitsu Kosan IHI ITOCHU JERA JGC HOLDINGS Marubeni Corporation Mitsubishi Corporation Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MITSUI & CO., LTD. Mitsui Chemicals MUFG Bank NYK Line SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Tokyo Gas Toyo Engineering
General Members ABE NIKKO KOGYO AGC Air Water Inc. AISAN INDUSTRY Aramco Asia Japan Asahi Kasei ASAHI KOHSAN Asahi Tanker BENFIELD ELECTRIC JAPAN BP Japan Cataler Central Tank Terminal Chiyoda Chubu Electric Power Company CHUGAI RO Clariant Catalysts CLEARIZE ConocoPhillips Japan Cosmo Engineering Cosmo Oil Daihatsu Diesel DAIICHI JITSUGYO Development Bank of Japan Diamond & Zebra Electric Mfg EBARA EDF JAPAN Electric Power Development Emerson Japan ENEOS Fuji Car Manufacturing Fuji Electric Fuji Oil FUKUI SEISAKUSHO GYXIS HANWA HAZAMA ANDO HIROSHIMA GAS Hitachi Industrial Products Hokkaido Electric Power Hoku energy Hokuriku Electric Power Company HORIBA IINO KAIUN INFLUX INPEX ISHII IRON WORKS Iwatani Corporation Iwatani Gas Japan Bank for International Corporation Japan Oil Engineering Japan Oil Transportation Japan Petroleum Exploration JFE Engineering JFE Steel JGC Catalysts and Chemicals Kajima Kanadevia Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha KOBE STEEL KOBELCO WIRE COMPANY Kowa Company Kowa Emori Kyushu Electric Power MAEDA CORPORATION Maruzen Petrochemical MAYEKAWA MFG. Mitsubishi Electric MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL MITSUI E&S Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance MIURA Mizuho Research & Technologies MODEC, Inc. new N.E. CHEMCAT CORPORATION NGK INSULATORS NICHIAS NIKKISO
Nikki-Universal NIPPON COKE & ENGINEERING Nippon Kaiji Kentei Kyokai Nippon Kaiji Kyokai Nippon Oil Pump Nippon Paper Industries NIPPON SHARYO, LTD. NIPPON SHOKUBAI NIPPON STEEL NIPPON STEEL Pipeline & Engineering NIPPON STEEL TRADING Niterra Non-Destructive Inspection NRS CORPORATION NS UNITED KAIUN KAISHA OBAYASHI Okinawa Electric Power Osaka Gas OVAL Penta-Ocean Construction Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships Resonac Holdings RIKEN KEIKI Safar International Senko Line Shell Japan Shikoku Electric Power Company Shimadzu SHIMIZU SHIN NIHON KENTEI KYOKAI Shin Nippon Machinery Shinsho Corporation Sojitz stäubli SUMITOMO CORPORATION Sumitomo Electric Industries new Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Suzuyo Shoji Taisei Corporation TAIYO NIPPON SANSO TB Global Technologies TEIKOKU ELECTRIC MFG. The Chugoku Electric Power Company The Kansai Electric Power Company thyssenkrupp nucera Japan TOHO GAS Tohoku-Electric Power TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER SERVICES Toray Industries Torishima Pump Mfg TOYO KANETSU TOYOTA CENTRAL R&D LABS TOYOTA ENERGY SOLUTIONS TOYOTA INDUSTRIES Toyota Tsusho Corporation TSUKISHIMA KANKYO ENGINEERING TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING UBE Corporation Uyeno Transtech Vena Energy Japan VOLCANO Vopak Japan WAQUO INDUSTRY Wärtsilä Japan Weathernews Inc. YANMAR HOLDINGS Yokogawa Electric
Associate Members (foreign companies) Abu Dhabi National Oil Company（UAE） “ACME Cleantech Solutions Private Limited (IN)” Adani New Industries Limited (IN) AES Andes (CHL) AMEA Power LLC（UAE） AM Green Ammonia（IN） Amogy Inc（US) Argus Media Japan KK AustriaEnergy International GmbH (AUT) Australian Renewable Energy Hub Pty Ltd (AUS) Avaada Green H2 Private Limited (IN) CF Industries (US) Chevron New Energy International Pte.Ltd.(SIN) Clean Hydrogen Works (US) DNV (NOR) Energy North Pty Ltd. (AUS) Equinor ASA (NOR) “ExxonMobil LNG Market Development Inc.（US）” Fortescue Future Industries (AUS) Green Hydrogen International Corp.(US) Hygenco Green Energies Private Limited, (IN) KBR,Inc.(US) Keppel Ltd.(SIN)
LSB INDUSTRIES (US) MAE Holding Chile SpA (CHL) Meridian Energy Itd（NZ） NH3 Clean Energy Limited （AUS） Novatek Gas and Power Asia Pte. Ltd. (SIN) Orica Limited （AUS） Pilot Energy Limited (AUS) Purus Marine（UK） SK E&S (KOR) THERMON INC (US) Total Energies Japan S.A. (CHE) UGL Pty Limited (AUS) Uniper Global Commodities SE (DE) Welspun New Energy Private Limited（IN） Woodside Energy (AUS) Yara International ASA (NOR) Honorary Member Osamu Ishitobi（Former President of CFAA） Shigeru Muraki （Previous President of CFAA） Associate Members （individual) Fumiteru Akamatsu （The University of Osaka） Hideaki Kobayashi (Tohoku University) Hirofumi Taba Jyun Kubota (Fukuoka University) Norihiko Nakamura (Former Executive technical adviser, Toyota Motor Corp） Noritoshi Yagawa (Gifu University) Suguru Kimura Yoshitsugu Kojima (Hiroshima University) Advisory Members Bunro Shiozawa (Former SIP Deputy PD) Kenichi Aika (Former SIP Deputy PD) “Susumu Miyazaki (Previous Executive Director of CFAA)” “Takeo Kikkawa (International University of Japan)” Tetsuro Hitoshi (Former Auditor of CFAA) Aichi Prefectural Government Akita Industrial Technology Center Alberta Japan Office (CAN) Ammonia Energy Association (USA) Austrade Tokyo Office (Embassy） Australian Hydrogen Council(AHC) (AUS) Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry CSIRO (AUS) Department of Science and Innovation (S.A.) Electric Power Research Institute (USA) Embassy of Canada to Japan Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Japan German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (AHK Japan)(GER) Government of Queensland (AUS) Government of South Australia (AUS) Government of Victoria (AUS) Government of Western Australia (AUS) GX Acceleration Agency Hokkaido Government Ibaraki Prefectural Government InvestChile (CHL) Japan Carbon Frontier Organization “Japan Fertilizer & Ammonia Producers Association” Japan Hydrogen Association (JH2A) “Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security” “Japan Ship Technology Research Association” “National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)” “National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology” New Zealand Embassy, Tokyo, Japan New Zealand Hydrogen Council (NZHC)(NZ) Niihama City “Norwegian Embassy (Trade and Technology Office)” Research Institute for Applied Sciences Royal Danish Embassy Japan Shin-Mutsu-Ogawara Inc. SHUNAN CITY “The High Pressure Gas Safety Institute of Japan” The Institute of Applied Energy (IAE) The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan “THERMAL AND NUCLEAR POWERENGINEERING SOCIETY” TOMAKOMAI CITY YOKKAICHI CITY
Board Members
Idemitsu Kosan IHI ITOCHU JERA JGC HOLDINGS Marubeni Corporation Mitsubishi Corporation Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MITSUI & CO., LTD. Mitsui Chemicals MUFG Bank NYK Line SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Tokyo Gas Toyo Engineering
General Members
ABE NIKKO KOGYO AGC Air Water Inc. AISAN INDUSTRY Aramco Asia Japan Asahi Kasei ASAHI KOHSAN Asahi Tanker BENFIELD ELECTRIC JAPAN BP Japan Cataler Central Tank Terminal Chiyoda Chubu Electric Power Company CHUGAI RO Clariant Catalysts CLEARIZE ConocoPhillips Japan Cosmo Engineering Cosmo Oil Daihatsu Diesel DAIICHI JITSUGYO Development Bank of Japan Diamond & Zebra Electric Mfg EBARA EDF JAPAN Electric Power Development Emerson Japan ENEOS Fuji Car Manufacturing Fuji Electric Fuji Oil FUKUI SEISAKUSHO GYXIS HANWA HAZAMA ANDO HIROSHIMA GAS Hitachi Industrial Products Hokkaido Electric Power Hoku energy Hokuriku Electric Power Company HORIBA IINO KAIUN INFLUX INPEX ISHII IRON WORKS Iwatani Corporation Iwatani Gas Japan Bank for International Corporation Japan Oil Engineering Japan Oil Transportation Japan Petroleum Exploration JFE Engineering JFE Steel JGC Catalysts and Chemicals Kajima Kanadevia Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha KOBE STEEL KOBELCO WIRE COMPANY Kowa Company Kowa Emori Kyushu Electric Power MAEDA CORPORATION Maruzen Petrochemical MAYEKAWA MFG. Mitsubishi Electric MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL MITSUI E&S Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance MIURA Mizuho Research & Technologies N.E. CHEMCAT CORPORATION NGK INSULATORS NICHIAS NIKKISO Nikki-Universal NIPPON COKE & ENGINEERING Nippon Kaiji Kentei Kyokai Nippon Kaiji Kyokai Nippon Oil Pump Nippon Paper Industries NIPPON SHARYO, LTD. NIPPON SHOKUBAI NIPPON STEEL NIPPON STEEL Pipeline & Engineering NIPPON STEEL TRADING Niterra Non-Destructive Inspection NRS CORPORATION NS UNITED KAIUN KAISHA OBAYASHI Okinawa Electric Power Osaka Gas OVAL Penta-Ocean Construction Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships Resonac Holdings RIKEN KEIKI Safar International Senko Line Shell Japan Shikoku Electric Power Company Shimadzu SHIMIZU SHIN NIHON KENTEI KYOKAI Shin Nippon Machinery Shinsho Corporation Sojitz stäubli SUMITOMO CORPORATION Sumitomo Electric Industries new Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Suzuyo Shoji Taisei Corporation TAIYO NIPPON SANSO TB Global Technologies TEIKOKU ELECTRIC MFG. The Chugoku Electric Power Company The Kansai Electric Power Company thyssenkrupp nucera Japan TOHO GAS Tohoku-Electric Power TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER SERVICES Toray Industries Torishima Pump Mfg TOYO KANETSU TOYOTA CENTRAL R&D LABS TOYOTA ENERGY SOLUTIONS TOYOTA INDUSTRIES Toyota Tsusho Corporation TSUKISHIMA KANKYO ENGINEERING TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING UBE Corporation Uyeno Transtech Vena Energy Japan VOLCANO Vopak Japan WAQUO INDUSTRY Wärtsilä Japan Weathernews Inc. YANMAR HOLDINGS Yokogawa Electric
Associate Members (foreign companies)
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company（UAE） “ACME Cleantech Solutions Private Limited (IN)” Adani New Industries Limited (IN) AES Andes (CHL) AMEA Power LLC（UAE） AM Green Ammonia（IN） Amogy Inc（US) Argus Media Japan KK AustriaEnergy International GmbH (AUT) Australian Renewable Energy Hub Pty Ltd (AUS) Avaada Green H2 Private Limited (IN) CF Industries (US) Chevron New Energy International Pte.Ltd.(SIN) Clean Hydrogen Works (US) DNV (NOR) Energy North Pty Ltd. (AUS) Equinor ASA (NOR) “ExxonMobil LNG Market Development Inc.（US）” Fortescue Future Industries (AUS) Green Hydrogen International Corp.(US) Hygenco Green Energies Private Limited, (IN) KBR,Inc.(US) Keppel Ltd.(SIN) LSB INDUSTRIES (US) MAE Holding Chile SpA (CHL) new Meridian Energy Itd（NZ） NH3 Clean Energy Limited （AUS） Novatek Gas and Power Asia Pte. Ltd. (SIN) Orica Limited （AUS） Pilot Energy Limited (AUS) Purus Marine（UK） SK E&S (KOR) THERMON INC (US) Total Energies Japan S.A. (CHE) UGL Pty Limited (AUS) Uniper Global Commodities SE (DE) Welspun New Energy Private Limited（IN） Woodside Energy (AUS) Yara International ASA (NOR)
Honorary Member
Osamu Ishitobi（Former President of CFAA） Shigeru Muraki （Previous President of CFAA）
Associate Members （individual)
Fumiteru Akamatsu （The University of Osaka） Hideaki Kobayashi (Tohoku University) Hirofumi Taba Jyun Kubota (Fukuoka University) Norihiko Nakamura (Former Executive technical adviser, Toyota Motor Corp） Noritoshi Yagawa (Gifu University) Suguru Kimura Yoshitsugu Kojima (Hiroshima University)
Advisory Members
Bunro Shiozawa (Former SIP Deputy PD) Kenichi Aika (Former SIP Deputy PD) “Takeo Kikkawa (International University of Japan)” “Susumu Miyazaki (Previous Executive Director of CFAA)” Tetsuro Hitoshi (Former Auditor of CFAA) Aichi Prefectural Government Akita Industrial Technology Center Alberta Japan Office (CAN) Ammonia Energy Association （USA） Austrade Tokyo Office （Embassy） “Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation” (CSIRO) (AUS) Department of Science and Innovation (S.A.) Electric Power Research Institute (USA) Embassy of Canada to Japan Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Japan German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (AHK Japan)(GER) Government of Queensland (AUS) Government of South Australia (AUS) Government of Victoria（AUS） Government of Western Australia (AUS) GX Acceleration Agency Hokkaido Government Ibaraki Prefectural Government InvestChile（CHL） Japan Carbon Frontier Organization “Japan Fertilizer & Ammonia Producers Association” Japan Hydrogen Association (JH2A) “Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security” “Japan Ship Technology Research Association” “National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology（AIST）” “National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology” New Zealand Embassy, Tokyo, Japan Niihama City “Norwegian Embassy (Innovation Norway, Japan)” Research Institute for Applied Sciences Royal Danish Embassy Japan Shin-Mutsu-Ogawara Inc. SHUNAN CITY The Australian Hydrogen Council(AHC) (AUS) “The High Pressure Gas Safety Institute of Japan” The Institute of Applied Energy(IAE) The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan “THERMAL AND NUCLEAR POWER ENGINEERING SOCIETY” TOMAKOMAI CITY “New Zealand Hydrogen Association(NZHA) (NZ)” YOKKAICHI CITY
