Japan CCS Survey Co.

What Japan CCS Survey Co. does

Japan CCS Survey Co., Ltd. (日本CCS調査株式会社) is a privately held Special Purpose Company (SPC) established on May 26, 2008, in response to the Japanese Government's initiative to develop Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) technology. The company is owned by approximately 34-35 Japanese corporations spanning power, petroleum, engineering, trading, steel, gas, and chemical sectors, with stated registered capital of ¥242.5 million (~$2.4M USD), and operates with 11-50 employees across a Tokyo headquarters (Sapia Tower, Chiyoda-ku) and the Tomakomai CCS Demonstration Center in Hokkaido. JCCS's mandate is to conduct studies and demonstrations for CCS projects in Japan, shape CCS legislation and technical standards, drive international collaboration, and serve as an industry knowledge hub.

The company's technology portfolio centers on Carbon Capture and Storage: offshore CO2 storage in earthquake-prone geological environments, CO2 separation and recovery equipment, subsea injection at approximately 1,000m and 2,400m depths, R&D into liquefied CO2 ship transportation (10,000-tonne/year scale), CO2 electrolysis for carbon monoxide production, and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis for Sustainable Aviation Fuel via a Power-to-Chemicals (P2C) pathway. Its flagship asset is the Tomakomai CCS Demonstration Project, Japan's first large-scale CCS demonstration, which achieved 300,110 tonnes of cumulative CO2 injection between April 6, 2016 and November 22, 2019, and was designated a Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) Recognized Project in 2016. JCCS also investigates potential CO2 storage sites across Japan, conducts public CCS education (lectures, site tours, children's science programs), and co-hosts the Japan-Asia CCUS Forum with the Global CCS Institute.

The business model is government commissioning rather than commercial sales. Revenue flows from entrusted projects funded through Japanese national budgets, with primary commissioning bodies being the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Ministry of the Environment, and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). Commercial pricing models do not apply. JCCS's distribution is direct government engagement, and its marketing channels are international climate forums (COP24-29, CO2CRC, APAC CCS Forum, Japan-UK CCUS Workshop), industry events (eco-pro, Smart Energy Week, Global Warming Prevention Exhibition), quarterly newsletter 'Kokusai Dayori,' and the Japan-Asia CCUS Forum. The customer base is concentrated in three Japanese government bodies, and the company has no disclosed commercial product revenue.

Name

Japan CCS Survey Co.

Legal name

日本CCS調査株式会社 (Japan CCS Co., Ltd.)

Website

https://japanccs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Japan CCS Survey Co. is a Japanese government-commissioned Special Purpose Company established in 2008 that develops and demonstrates Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technologies, including offshore subsea CO2 injection, liquefied CO2 ship transport, and carbon recycling into Sustainable Aviation Fuel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Carbon Capture and Storage Services

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services (1382)

akta.pro primary industry

CO2 Pipeline Development, Engineering & Construction (EPC) (TLAGAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

CO2 Gathering & Collection Pipelines (Capture-to-Hub Networks) (TLAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Carbon capture storage
• CO2 sequestration services
• Offshore CO2 storage
• CCS demonstration projects
• Carbon recycling research

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Commissioned Projects: JCCS is a special purpose company established in 2008 in response to the Japanese Government's call to develop CCUS technology. The company conducts studies and demonstrations for CCS projects in Japan as commissioned by government ministries. Primary clients are the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Ministry of the Environment, with projects funded through national budget allocations.
2. NEDO-Commissioned R&D Projects: Research and development projects commissioned by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). Includes CO2 transportation demonstration tests and CCS demonstration projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Japan CCS Survey Co. (JCCS) is a government-commissioned research and demonstration organization that develops and operates Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS/CCUS) technology projects in Japan. The company's flagship offering is the Tomakomai CCS Demonstration Project, where CO2 is separated, recovered, and injected into offshore geological formations; additional offerings include geological storage site investigations, R&D on liquefied CO2 ship transportation, and carbon recycling projects converting CO2 into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

Product overview

Japan CCS Survey Co. operates as a special purpose company established in 2008 in response to the Japanese Government's initiative to develop CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage) technology. The company offers a portfolio of research and demonstration services centered around its flagship Tomakomai CCS Demonstration Project, Japan's first large-scale CCS implementation. The service portfolio includes CO2 storage site investigation, CO2 ship transportation R&D, and carbon recycling initiatives including SAF production. Supporting services include public education through CCS lectures and children's programs, the Japan-Asia CCUS Forum for international collaboration, and a library of technical publications. The company functions as a government-commissioned research organization rather than a commercial software product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tomakomai CCS Demonstration Project Japan's first large-scale CCS demonstration project located in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, where CO2 is captured from a hydrogen production facility at a refinery and injected into offshore geological formations at depths of approximately 1,000m and 2,400m below the seabed. The project achieved its target of 300,000 tonnes of CO2 injection in November 2019. Commissioned by METI under the FY2012 Carbon Dioxide Reduction Technology Demonstration Test Project.
• Investigation of Potential CO2 Storage Sites Geological survey and assessment services to identify and evaluate potential CO2 storage sites in Japan, including seabed and onshore geological formations suitable for carbon capture storage. Commissioned by METI as one of JCCS's ongoing research study areas.
• CO2 Ship Transportation R&D and Demonstration Project Research and development project focused on establishing liquefied CO2 maritime transportation technology for large-scale CCUS deployment, including ship design, terminal facilities, and safety protocols. Part of NEDO-commissioned work targeting annual 10,000 tonne scale demonstration.
• Project to Promote the Creation of Circular Carbon Society Model through CO2 Recycling Ministry of the Environment project promoting carbon recycling by converting captured CO2 into valuable products such as Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) through CO2 electrolysis and Power-to-Chemicals (P2C) processes, in partnership with Toshiba Energy Systems, Toshiba, Toyo Engineering, Idemitsu Kosan, and ANA.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully injected 300,000+ tonnes of CO2 demonstrating large-scale storage feasibility
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministry of the Environment (Japan)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 August 2021JCCS and five other companies selected for Ministry of the Environment's 'FY2021 Project to Promote the Creation of Circular Carbon Society Model through CO2 Recycling'. Focus on artificial photosynthesis technology for CO2 electrolysis and regional carbon cycle implementation.
• Engineering Association (ENAA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2021Joint consortium with ENAA, Itochu Corporation, and Nippon Steel for NEDO's CO2 transportation demonstration project. Focus on R&D and demonstration of liquefied CO2 maritime transportation technology targeting annual 10,000 tonne scale demonstration.
• Itochu CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2021Part of the NEDO-commissioned CO2 transportation demonstration project consortium. Conducts business model studies for CO2 transportation from various emission sources including steel industry.
• Nippon Steel CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2021Part of the NEDO-commissioned CO2 transportation demonstration project consortium. Involved in business model studies for CO2 transportation from steel industry sources.
• New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2021Primary commissioning organization for CCS R&D and demonstration projects. JCCS and consortium partners conduct NEDO-commissioned work on CO2 transportation technology demonstration and CCS large-scale demonstration.
• Toshiba Energy Systems CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 December 2020Six-company consortium including Toshiba Energy Systems, Toshiba, Toyo Engineering, Idemitsu Kosan, ANA, and JCCS for carbon recycling business model development. Project aims to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from CO2 using P2C (Power to Chemicals) process.
• Toshiba CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 December 2020Developed CO2 electrolysis technology to convert CO2 to carbon monoxide (CO). Part of the carbon recycling SAF production consortium.
• Toyo Engineering CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 December 2020Engineering partner in the carbon recycling consortium for Sustainable Aviation Fuel production using CO2 as raw material.
• Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 December 2020Petroleum company partner in the carbon recycling consortium contributing to SAF production supply chain development.
• All Nippon Airways (ANA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 December 2020Aviation company partner in carbon recycling consortium. Represents the demand side for Sustainable Aviation Fuel production.
• CO2CRCminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2019JCCS presented at CO2CRC CCUS Symposium 2019 (November 2019, Victoria, Australia) and 2021. Presentation on Tomakomai CCS Demonstration Project progress and CO2 injection monitoring results.
• Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), UKminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 October 2019JCCS participated in the Japan-UK 1st CCUS Workshop held at Imperial College, London, following the Memorandum of Cooperation signed between METI and BEIS. Exchange of information on CCUS development efforts. JCCS presented Tomakomai CCS Demonstration Project overview and results.
• International CCS Knowledge CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 October 2019MOU signed on October 8, 2019 between JCCS and Canada's International CCS Knowledge Centre (Saskatchewan). Witnesses included the Premier of Saskatchewan, Canadian Ambassador to Japan, and Japan's State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. Aims to collaborate on CCS/CCUS development, demonstration and deployment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• Global CCS InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2018Co-hosting of Japan-Asia CCUS Forum 2020 and 2021. Site visits to Tomakomai CCS Demonstration Center in conjunction with Japan CCS Forum 2018 and 2019. Joint presentations at APAC CCS Forums and COP events. Tomakomai project featured in Global CCS Institute's State of the Art CCS Technologies publications (2022, 2023).
• Victoria State Government, AustraliaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2018Collaboration on CCS technology development and information exchange. Victoria hosts CO2CRC and has active CCS projects.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• 1PointFive (Occidental): Occidental's commercial CCS development arm, building large-scale DAC + storage hubs in the U.S. Comparable in pursuing carbon removal/storage at industrial scale and increasingly relevant as a competitor for government CCS demonstration funding and partnerships.
• Global CCS Institute: International think-tank/advocacy body promoting CCS deployment; co-hosts the Japan-Asia CCUS Forum with JCCS and has featured Tomakomai in its publications. Comparable as a CCS knowledge broker but operates at an international policy/advocacy level rather than as a project operator.

Others

• Nippon Steel: Steel-industry partner in JCCS's CO2 ship transportation consortium; Nippon Steel is itself a potential large-volume emitter of CO2 and is exploring its own CCUS pathway. Comparable as a JCCS consortium member and downstream demand source.
• Toshiba Energy Systems: Strategic partner in JCCS's carbon-recycling/SAF consortium and a developer of CO2 electrolysis technology. Comparable as an adjacent technology partner in the broader Japanese CCUS ecosystem rather than a direct competitor.

Regional players

• INPEX: Major Japanese upstream E&P company and JCCS shareholder, with its own low-carbon/CCUS business line. Comparable as a Japanese-domestic CCS stakeholder operating at larger commercial scale but on a parallel (rather than directly competing) track with JCCS's demonstration mission.

Broad incumbents

• Shell (Quest CCS): Operator of the Quest CCS facility in Alberta, Canada — a flagship commercial-scale CCS project. Comparable as a large oil and gas major executing commercial CCS, and a counterpoint to JCCS's government-commissioned model.
• Sleipner / Northern Lights (Equinor): Equinor's Sleipner field in Norway has been the world's longest-running large-scale offshore CO2 storage operation since 1996. Comparable as an offshore CO2 storage operator with seismic-region experience relevant to Japan, though at vastly greater scale and commercialization.
• Northern Lights JV (Equinor / Shell / TotalEnergies): Operator of Europe's first cross-border CO2 transport and storage infrastructure. Comparable to JCCS as a dedicated CO2 storage operator but at a far more advanced commercial stage and with global oil-major backers rather than a national consortium.

Direct peers

• CO2CRC: Australian CCS research cooperative that has run CO2CRC Otway Basin demonstration projects. Closely comparable in mission and structure (multi-party CCS research/demonstration entity) and a documented collaboration partner of JCCS.
• International CCS Knowledge Centre: Canada-based non-profit established to advance CCS/CCUS demonstration and deployment; signed an MOU with JCCS in October 2019. Directly comparable as a government/industry-funded CCS knowledge and demonstration body targeting large-scale project commercialization.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/jccs.jp

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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