Building a Hydrogen Society and Developing Hydrogen Supply Chains

「The Company is advancing initiatives toward the social implementation of next-generation energy sources such as hydrogen, ammonia and e-methane, as well as CCUS, and is working to develop a new energy supply chain originating in the Tomakomai and Atsuma areas」

「In addition, to promote the use of hydrogen, the Company is working to establish operational and maintenance expertise for hydrogen production equipment that began operations in May 2023, and in February 2024 began considering a project to develop a domestically produced green hydrogen supply chain in the western Tomakomai area.」

「To promote the use of hydrogen, the Company is evaluating the performance of hydrogen production equipment using water electrolysis that began operations in Tomakomai in May 2023 as a measure to address surplus renewable energy, while working to establish operation and maintenance technologies for cold regions and advancing various studies toward the realization of a hydrogen society in the future.」

「To promote the use of hydrogen, the Company established the “Hokkaido Hydrogen Business Platform” in July 2021 based on its proposal. In March 2022, a project involving hydrogen production equipment using water electrolysis was selected for a subsidy program by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. This equipment is attracting attention as a technology for absorbing fluctuations in the output of renewable energy sources. In cooperation with companies inside and outside Hokkaido, the Company aims to achieve the early development of a hydrogen supply chain and, in the future, to make Hokkaido a pioneer in the use of domestically produced clean hydrogen.」