Recycling methane through use of microbes

We are conducting joint research with the University of Tokyo on a sustainable carbon recycling system. This system for reuse of carbon dioxide (CO²) as an energy source starts with the application of CO²-to-methane biotechnologies in underground CO² storage. The mechanism utilizes hydrogen-generating microbes to produce hydrogen from the petroleum left over in depleted oil fields. CO² is injected into the targeted fields and reacts with the hydrogen to produce methane. In conjunction with the University of Tokyo’s Frontier Research Center for Energy and Resources (FRCER) School of Engineering, we hold a chair on the engineering behind sustainable carbon recycling systems at the center.

Producing Methane from CO² In Oil Fields Through Use of Microbes

New Energies and Renewable Energies

Fuel Cells

With the cooperation of gas distribution companies, we have been continuously studying the compatibility of our domestic produced gas, supplied through a pipeline network approximately 1,300km in length, with fuel cell system.

Geothermal development

Our subsidiary Teiseki Drilling Co., Ltd. provides a geothermal well drilling service. Thus far, Teiseki Drilling has successfully completed many projects drilling geothermal wells to depths exceeding 3,000m.