 LP
Gas customers are already using one of the most efficient, clean-burning sources
of energy in the world. The history of the LP Gas industry in Japan has been continuing
for 50 years. The LP Gas demand in Japan is approximately 20 million tons per
year, which accounts for 5% of the Japan's total primary energy demand. LP Gas
is used in 25 million households, equivalent to about 53 % of total number of
households in Japan, as well as in industrial, auto-gas and chemical feedstock
applications.
In household use, LP Gas (propane) is consumed for cooking, water heating, room
heating, air-conditioning (Gas-Heat Pump), and electrical generation (Gas-Engine
Cogeneration System). Recently, an LP Gas bulk supply system, using small-sized
tank trucks in order to optimize distribution costs, has been developed for the
household and commercial use in Japan. This system has contributed to the enhancement
of LP Gas competitiveness against other energies such as city gas and electricity.
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