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January 27, 2021

INPEX Commences Performance Validation of Solar Hydrogen Production

Facility in Darwin, Australia

TOKYO, JAPAN - INPEX CORPORATION(INPEX) today announced that it has constructed a solar hydrogen production test facility in Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia, and begun its performance validation. This initiative is a segment of the Japan Technological Research Association of Artificial Photosynthetic Chemical Process (ARPChem), a project sanctioned by Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) in which the company is participating since 2012.

Solar hydrogen production is a technology that enables the production of CO2-free hydrogen from water using sunlight and photocatalysis. Its practical application in the future is widely expected to be one of the solutions to realize a hydrogen society.

Artificial photosynthesis panels installed in Darwin, Australia

INPEX has led efforts to install and operate artificial photosynthesis panels (at the facility) in Darwin, Australia, where the volume of solar radiation is more abundant in comparison to Japan. The panels were developed by ARPChem and a photocatalytic development team from the University of Tokyo. INPEX completed the installation of the panels and

Public Relations Group, Corporate Communications Unit

Akasaka Biz Tower, 5-3-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6332 JAPAN

commenced performance validation tests in December 2020. The tests are scheduled to run until December 2021 and their results are expected to contribute to the scaling up of the facility with a view to introduce practical applications.

Envisioning the advent of a hydrogen era, INPEX aims to expand its energy business to include the production and supply of hydrogen as one of the initiatives outlined in "Business Development Strategy - Towards a Net Zero Carbon Society by 2050," announced in January 2021. The company will continue to link up and cooperate with other companies and organizations to work towards the practical application of technologies contributing to climate change response initiatives.

Media Contact: INPEX Tokyo Office, Public Relations Group, Tel) +81-3-5572-0233

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