Realizing a Hydrogen Energy Society

「また、一般社団法人水素バリューチェーン推進協議会が公表した「水素１％調達宣言」に当社も参画しました。」

「日本水素エネルギー株式会社, in which we hold an investment, entered into a shipbuilding contract with Kawasaki Heavy Industries,Ltd. for a 40,000 m³ liquefied hydrogen carrier, which will be the world's largest. We will continue promoting initiatives to build a system capable of supplying large volumes of hydrogen reliably.」

「Toward realizing a hydrogen energy society, our on-site low-carbon hydrogen production and supply business, conducted jointly with TOYOTA TSUSHO CORPORATION and 株式会社ユーラスエナジーホールディングス, was certified by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as eligible for a price-gap subsidy under the Hydrogen Society Promotion Act. The 3 companies plan to establish a limited liability company in March 2027 and aim to commence operations around 2030.」

「We began passenger operations at Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai by the hydrogen fuel cell vessel Mahoroba, promoting the use of hydrogen in mobility applications.」

「To help realize a hydrogen energy society, we entered into an agreement to invest in the Japan Hydrogen Fund, Japan's first fund specializing in hydrogen-related businesses. We will use the fund to accelerate efforts to build a hydrogen supply chain.」

「To help realize a hydrogen energy society, a demonstration project to supply hydrogen-blended LPG to general households in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, through existing pipelines was selected for a grant program operated by NEDO. To decarbonize port terminals, we will also participate in a demonstration project to operate cargo-handling equipment used at the Hanshin Port container terminal with hydrogen engine generators by supplying the hydrogen used as fuel.」

「To help realize a hydrogen energy society, we established a limited liability company with a group company of COSMO ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY,LIMITED to collaborate on engineering for hydrogen-related projects. Iwatani Cosmo Hydrogen Station LLC was selected as the operator responsible for developing hydrogen stations at 2 sites owned by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, including the first site in Japan to include an on-site bus facility, and progressed with construction of hydrogen stations to meet demand from commercial fuel-cell vehicles.」

「To help realize a hydrogen energy society and expand applications in mobility, we decided to operate Japan's first hydrogen fuel cell passenger vessel at Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai. We also opened the first hydrogen station in Japan at a highway service area or parking area at the outbound Ashigara Service Area on the Tomei Expressway, advancing initiatives to expand demand. In addition, we began joint research and development with TOYO KANETSU K.K. on a large liquefied hydrogen storage tank, which was selected for a grant from NEDO.」

「To help realize a hydrogen energy society, we are promoting the development of a CO2-free hydrogen supply chain using Australian brown coal and have begun basic design work for a project to produce green hydrogen on a large scale from renewable energy in Queensland, Australia.」

「To create demand for hydrogen, we also began selling hydrogen co-firing burners for use with LPG and city gas, as well as hydrogen cutting machines that use hydrogen gas to cut steel plate.」

「To help realize a decarbonized society, we decided to invest in 日本水素エネルギー株式会社, the entity leading the liquefied hydrogen supply chain commercialization demonstration project selected for the Green Innovation Fund. We will work with the investing companies to conduct detailed business feasibility studies toward construction of liquefied hydrogen carriers and terminal facilities.」

「To help realize a decarbonized society, we began feasibility studies for businesses that combine local renewable energy and hydrogen to expand local energy production for local consumption and address social issues. In the Awaji area of Hyogo Prefecture, we aim to develop a model for using hydrogen inexpensively and reliably in local industries and elsewhere by operating storage batteries in combination with hydrogen production equipment. In Aso District, Kumamoto Prefecture, we plan to use otherwise unused geothermal energy to produce hydrogen.」

「We are participating in a demonstration test involving the liquefaction of hydrogen produced from brown coal in Australia and marine transportation and cargo handling between Japan and Australia by liquefied hydrogen carrier. The demonstration test was successfully completed in February 2022.」

「As global efforts to decarbonize accelerate, we are participating in a demonstration test to liquefy hydrogen produced from brown coal in Australia and transport it to Japan toward realizing a hydrogen energy society. Following the first international voyage by a liquefied hydrogen carrier, the vessel arrived at an Australian loading terminal in January 2022. It is scheduled to return to Japan from mid-February onward, and plans call for several future round trips between Japan and Australia. We aim to transport large volumes of CO2-free hydrogen to Japan toward commercialization around 2030.」

「Drawing on the hydrogen technologies and expertise we have developed over many years and working with relevant companies, we aim to build a CO2-free hydrogen supply chain toward achieving carbon neutrality in Japan by 2050.」

「As global efforts to decarbonize accelerate, we are working to build a large-scale overseas hydrogen supply chain toward realizing a hydrogen energy society. In addition to the demonstration project to produce liquefied hydrogen from Australian brown coal and import it, we are collaborating with Australian power company Stanwell and iron ore producer Fortescue Metals Group, among others. We opened an office of Iwatani Australia in Brisbane, Queensland, and aim to bring commercialization forward by conducting local market and infrastructure research and strengthening relationships with relevant companies and the state government.」

「Our domestic share of liquefied hydrogen is 100%, while our domestic share of hydrogen, including compressed hydrogen, is approximately 70%. We believe that the hydrogen business will be a future resource and energy business, and that securing abundant, inexpensive sources of CO2-free hydrogen is the most important issue.」

「As efforts to decarbonize accelerate, we established the Council for the Promotion of the Hydrogen Value Chain as a joint representative organization to promote global cooperation in the hydrogen field and the development of a hydrogen supply chain, toward realizing a hydrogen energy society.」

「To help realize a hydrogen energy society, we established the Kobe-Kansai Hydrogen Utilization Council to put hydrogen utilization into practice in Kobe and the Kansai region and build a hydrogen supply chain. We are also preparing to establish a new organization, the Council for the Promotion of the Hydrogen Value Chain, which will promote global cooperation in the hydrogen field and the development of a hydrogen supply chain.」

「To help realize a hydrogen energy society and strengthen the stable supply system, 株式会社ハイドロエッジ increased its liquefied hydrogen production capacity by 1.5 times.」

「In addition to further expanding our liquefied hydrogen production capacity, we will pursue hydrogen production from renewable energy and imports of CO2-free hydrogen from overseas, advancing management in line with our corporate philosophy.」

「To help realize a hydrogen energy society, we are conducting a demonstration project to produce and import liquefied hydrogen from Australian brown coal in order to secure an inexpensive, abundant source of CO2-free hydrogen. In fiscal 2020, marine transportation of liquefied hydrogen and cargo handling at the import terminal are scheduled to take place.」

「To help realize a hydrogen energy society, we opened 4 hydrogen stations during the cumulative second quarter of the current fiscal year in the hydrogen station business eligible for government subsidies. We also plan to open the Iwatani Hydrogen Station Tokyo Kasai within the current fiscal year and are working on the construction of an additional 10 stations.」

「To help realize a hydrogen energy society, we are conducting a demonstration project to produce and import liquefied hydrogen from Australian brown coal in order to secure an inexpensive, abundant source of hydrogen. The Kobe liquefied hydrogen import terminal is scheduled for completion within the current fiscal year, and transportation of liquefied hydrogen is scheduled to begin within the next fiscal year.」

「The hydrogen business is a future resources and energy business, and we believe that securing large volumes of inexpensive CO2-free hydrogen sources is most important. The Group will further increase its liquefied hydrogen production capacity, work on producing hydrogen from renewable energy and importing CO2-free hydrogen from overseas, and continue management in line with its corporate philosophy.」

「Toward realizing a hydrogen energy society, we began self-service hydrogen refueling in October, helping to reduce the labor required at hydrogen stations. We also opened the California branch of Iwatani Corporation of America to gather information on clean energy centered on hydrogen and expand our business in the United States.」

「Toward realizing a hydrogen energy society, in July we launched the Kitakyushu Hydrogen Town demonstration and PR project, and in August began construction in Fukushima Prefecture of one of the world's largest hydrogen energy systems using renewable energy.」

「To promote a hydrogen energy society, in April we developed the first hydrogen station in Okayama Prefecture. In addition, with support from the Australian government, 5 Japanese and Australian companies, including our company, launched a demonstration project to build a supply chain for producing liquefied hydrogen from Australian brown coal and transporting it to Japan.」

「To promote a hydrogen energy society, in December we doubled Yamaguchi Liquid Hydrogen Co., Ltd.'s liquefied hydrogen production capacity. In February, we established Japan H2 Mobility, LLC with a total of 11 companies, including hydrogen station operators such as our company and automobile manufacturers, to develop hydrogen stations on a full scale and promote the wider adoption of FCVs.」

「To help realize at an early date a society in which hydrogen is used as an energy source, we will work to build a supply chain centered on liquefied hydrogen.」

「In the hydrogen business, we are promoting the establishment of a new company to provide support for the development and operation of hydrogen stations toward the wider adoption of FCVs, and have also joined the Hydrogen Council, a global initiative promoting a hydrogen energy society.」

「To help realize at an early date a society in which hydrogen is used as an energy source, we will work to build a supply chain centered on liquefied hydrogen.」

「To help realize at an early date a society in which hydrogen is used as an energy source, we will work to build a supply chain centered on liquefied hydrogen.」

「To help realize at an early date a society in which hydrogen is used as an energy source, we will work to build a supply chain centered on liquefied hydrogen.」

「To help realize at an early date a society in which hydrogen is used as an energy source, we will work to build a supply chain centered on liquefied hydrogen.」

「To help realize at an early date a society in which hydrogen is used as an energy source, we will work to build a supply chain centered on liquefied hydrogen.」

「To help realize at an early date a society in which hydrogen is used as an energy source, we will work to build a supply chain centered on liquefied hydrogen.」