About

Overview

We are an energy infrastructure company providing low-carbon solutions to advance the energy transition. Our business model includes large-scale power generation that provides sustainable, affordable, and stable energy.  JERA Americas is continuing its expansion into diverse energy markets and advancing new energy technologies including hydrogen and ammonia.

Headquartered in Houston, we are a U.S. subsidiary of Tokyo-based JERA, one of the largest energy providers in the world. Together, we are committed to achieving net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050.

Business Areas

Low-Carbon Fuels

Low-carbon fuels reduce emissions and support JERA’s global power generation fleet.

  • We are developing large-scale clean hydrogen/ammonia projects in the U.S. Gulf Coast for export to global markets.
  • We are currently substituting hydrogen for natural gas at our Linden Cogeneration plant in New Jersey, lowering emissions.

Renewables

We work closely with our sister company, JERA Nex, which develops, invests in and operates a global portfolio of offshore wind, solar, onshore wind and battery storage.

  • We work closely with JERA Nex to explore opportunities to leverage renewable energy to decarbonize with other solutions, including hydrogen and ammonia.
  • JERA Nex recently acquired the largest solar farm in Louisiana, and a 95 MW solar farm in Arkansas.
  • El Sauz, our 300 MW onshore wind project in South Texas, is now online.

Thermal IPP

Thermal assets provide baseload and peaking capabilities, preserving grid stability and reliability.

  • We own approximately 3.7 GW of thermal assets across the U.S.
  • We are developing decarbonization solutions for our thermal power assets.

LNG

LNG supports energy security and serves as a key feedstock and fuel for global customers.

  • JERA offtakes approximately ~2.3 MTPA of LNG from Freeport LNG, one of the most sustainable LNG projects in the U.S., for export to Japan and other global markets.

Science and Tech

Meeting the challenges of the energy transition will require scientific advances and new technologies.

  • Our team surveys and analyzes the applied science and emerging technology developments needed to fully decarbonize JERA’s global operations by 2050.  
  • Global surveillance of decarbonization technologies—emerging from academic research institutes, venture funded startups and large corporations—goes to support investment through JERA Ventures.
  • Recent technology investments have been made in the fields of CO2 capture using metal-organic framework materials, high-efficiency water electrolysis that leverages industrial waste heat, and a water electrolysis technology that integrates easily with renewables, while removing the need for expensive and supply chain constrained raw materials.