Development and Deployment of Hydrogen and Ammonia Combustion Technologies
First written in FY2021. 8 of 12 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2022-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-10-16.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Advanced".
- 2026-10-16Advancedwww.nikkei.comA specific deployment achievement was reported for hydrogen combustion technology: a test kiln for sanitary ware, in addition to the steel and heat-treatment fields, was delivered to a customer's plant.
- 2026-10-13AdvancedOther Disclosures
「Chugai Ro Co.,Ltd. has delivered a hydrogen-combustion sanitary-ceramics firing test furnace to TOTO Corporation’s Kokura No. 1 Plant.」
A specific delivery record for hydrogen-combustion technology was presented through the delivery of a hydrogen-combustion sanitary-ceramics firing test furnace to TOTO Corporation. The furnace supports hydrogen-only combustion, city-gas-only combustion and co-firing, concretizing the scope of combustion-technology applications through demonstration testing. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Furthermore, in February 2025, the Company received the Toyota Technology Development Grand Prize from TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (hereinafter, “Toyota”) for a hydrogen-combustion afterburner furnace that replaced conventional LP gas with hydrogen.」
Hydrogen combustion technology added a specific achievement in the form of customer evaluation and an award for an afterburner furnace that replaced LP gas with hydrogen. - 2026-04-28AdvancedFinancial results presentation
「Delivered one of Japan’s largest hydrogen-combustion demonstration furnaces for metal heating」
Delivery of a demonstration furnace capable of hydrogen-only combustion, hydrogen and city-gas co-firing, and city-gas-only combustion was reported, marking progress in implementing hydrogen-combustion technology. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Drawing on its extensive engineering expertise, the Group actively proposed technologies contributing to carbon neutrality, including the application of hydrogen and ammonia fuels to heat-treatment processes and the electrification of heat-treatment processes.」
Technology proposals concerning the application of hydrogen and ammonia fuels to heat-treatment processes and the electrification of heat-treatment processes are continuing. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「The demonstration furnace installed at the Thermal Technology Creation Center can evaluate not only the effects of the atmosphere inside a furnace created by hydrogen combustion on products, but also allows customers interested in hydrogen combustion to observe the actual combustion conditions. Four months after the center opened, 75 customer companies had visited the facility.」
The development and promotion of hydrogen combustion technology progressed to customer evaluations and visits using the demonstration furnace, with 75 companies visiting during the four months after its opening. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Drawing on its extensive engineering expertise, the Group actively proposed technologies contributing to carbon neutrality, including the application of hydrogen and ammonia fuels to heat-treatment processes and the electrification of heat-treatment processes.」
Technology proposals concerning the application of hydrogen and ammonia combustion technologies to heat-treatment processes and the electrification of heat-treatment processes are continuing. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this business backdrop, the Group drew on its extensive engineering expertise to propose technologies including the application of hydrogen and ammonia fuels to heat-treatment processes and the electrification of heat-treatment processes, thereby contributing to carbon neutrality.」
The scope of its technology proposals was made more specific, covering not only the application of hydrogen and ammonia fuels to heat-treatment processes but also the electrification of those processes. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this business backdrop, the Group actively pursued technology development using hydrogen and ammonia and conducted marketing activities to contribute to carbon neutrality.」
The policy of developing technologies that use hydrogen and ammonia toward carbon neutrality, together with related marketing activities, continued to be disclosed. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of orders, in addition to heat-treatment equipment for machinery parts for domestic and overseas markets and indirect-type hot-air generators, contracts were secured for ammonia-combustion research and development for thermal power plants,」
The Company reported securing a contract for ammonia combustion R&D for thermal power plants, adding a specific project aimed at commercializing hydrogen and ammonia combustion technologies. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Securing contracts for ammonia combustion R&D for thermal power plants and other projects」
The Company reported securing a contract for ammonia combustion R&D for thermal power plants. - FY2021First statedAnnual report
「In addition to its ongoing development and promotion of hydrogen combustion technology, the Company began jointly developing large-capacity ammonia burners for thermal power plants, a new field for the Company, as part of an NEDO national project aimed at expanding the use of ammonia fuel. The project also covers application in industrial furnaces, the Company’s core business area, and is being conducted jointly with J-POWER, the Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, and Osaka University.」
A new technology development project has begun to jointly develop large-capacity ammonia burners for thermal power plants under an NEDO national project, in addition to hydrogen combustion technology. The project is linked to contributing to carbon neutrality by 2050.