The Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (Jogmec) and Germany\u2019s H2Global Foundation have agreed to cooperate on clean hydrogen, while officials from Japan and South Africa met this week to discuss hydrogen collaboration opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
https:\/\/www.pv-magazine.com\/2024\/02\/13\/the-hydrogen-stream-japan-expands-ties-with-germany-south-africa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Eneos, Idemitsu Kosan and Hokkaido Electric Power Company plan to build at least 100MW of capacity on Japan\u2019s northernmost island. Japanese oil & gas firms Eneos and Idemitsu Kosan have signed a memorandum of understanding with utility Hokkaido Electric Power Company (Hokuden) to develop a green hydrogen project with at least 100MW of electrolysis capacity within the country by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.hydrogeninsight.com\/production\/japanese-energy-companies-launch-the-countrys-largest-green-hydrogen-project\/2-1-1602552<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Nippon Steel plans to deploy H2-based process at Kimitsu works at beginning of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.hydrogeninsight.com\/industrial\/japan-s-largest-steelmaker-claims-hydrogen-injection-has-cut-its-test-blast-furnace-emissions-by-a-third\/2-1-1597214<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Japanese companies plan to sell the 5MW PEM machines in their home market and overseas. Auto maker Toyota is to mass-produce its own 5MW PEM electrolysers in a partnership with fellow Japanese company Chiyoda Corporation, the companies announced today. The equipment has been developed using the same stacks as Toyota\u2019s fuel cells, which it uses in its hydrogen-powered Mirai car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.hydrogeninsight.com\/electrolysers\/toyota-to-mass-produce-hydrogen-electrolysers-in-partnership-with-chiyoda\/2-1-1593648<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Joint venture says it has brought down costs down by a third compared to Honda\u2019s standalone fuel cell. Auto giants General Motors (GM) and Honda started mass production of their hydrogen fuel cell systems at their factory in Michigan, ten years after they first started work on the technology.The $85m \u201cFCSM\u201d factory in Brownstown, Michigan \u2014 named after the 50:50 Fuel Cell System Manufacturing joint venture between US-based GM and Japan\u2019s Honda that funded the facility \u2014 will now churn out fuel cells for \u201cvarious product applications and business ventures\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.hydrogeninsight.com\/transport\/ten-years-in-the-making-gm-and-honda-begin-mass-production-of-hydrogen-fuel-cells-at-michigan-factory\/2-1-1588982<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Manufacturing plant expansions exceed the capacity bid into government auctions<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.hydrogeninsight.com\/power\/south-korea-passes-1gw-of-hydrogen-fuel-cells-installed-for-power-but-market-not-gaining-momentum\/2-1-1589507<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Money will be used to subsidise green hydrogen produced in Australia and exported to Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.hydrogeninsight.com\/production\/australia-poised-to-jointly-fund-a-400m-h2global-green-hydrogen-subsidy-auction-with-german-government\/2-1-1588281<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n ACME has secured offtake for 30% of its Odisha plant\u2019s output once fully built. Japanese engineering conglomerate IHI has signed a term sheet with Indian renewables developer ACME for 400,000 tonnes a year of green ammonia offtake starting from 2028…In August, ACME said it would stump up 270 billion rupees ($3.3bn)<\/a>, although it is unclear whether this refers to the amount of investment needed to build the project\u2019s first phase, or its total commitment to the plant\u2019s costs. Ammonia\u2019s use in power generation is controversial. While proponents in Japan have argued that the country has limited options to built out wind and solar to decarbonise its grid<\/a>, necessitating imports of clean H2<\/sub> and NH3<\/sub>, critics have pointed out that in the short term, this will necessarily mean co-combustion with fossil fuels…Late last year, the Japanese government announced \u00a53trn ($21bn) in subsidies<\/a> for both domestically produced and imported clean hydrogen (and its derivatives) to cover the cost gap with their fossil equivalents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.hydrogeninsight.com\/production\/japanese-conglomerate-agrees-to-import-400-000-tonnes-of-green-hydrogen-based-ammonia-a-year-from-india\/2-1-1588275<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Yanmar plans two designs: one using a biofuel ignition source and the other running on 100% H2… Japanese engine manufacturer Yanmar has announced it has started development of two types of hydrogen-fuelled four-stroke engine for use in ships along the coast, including one that will be used on a \u201chybrid\u201d H2-battery electric vessel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similar to the ammonia-powered engine brought to market by Wartsila<\/a> in November, Yanmar will first develop a so-called \u201cpilot ignition\u201d engine, which uses a small amount of biofuel to ignite the engine and co-combusts hydrogen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Japanese firm aims to start onshore verification tests for a 6-cylinder engine this year, with an eye towards verifying the pilot ignition engine in operations by 2026. It also plans to design another engine that only runs on hydrogen, including for ignition…While Yanmar said in its announcement that verification tests for both types of engine would take place \u201cconcurrently\u201d, it confirmed to Hydrogen Insight that the development timeline for the engine running only on hydrogen has not been finalised…Yanmar last year started taking orders for a 300kW hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion system for small vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.hydrogeninsight.com\/transport\/japanese-firm-starts-work-on-four-stroke-hydrogen-engine-for-h2-and-battery-powered-hybrid-ship\/2-1-1581634<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The money will be spent over a 15-year period under the previously announced CfD-style scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.hydrogeninsight.com\/policy\/japanese-government-allocates-21bn-to-clean-hydrogen-subsidies\/2-1-1574077<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n If the targets are achieved, the total would exceed the current number of H2 filling stations installed around the world…While China does not offer direct subsidies such as those offered in the US or EU, some analysts have noted that since many of its energy companies are state-owned<\/a>, this could mean policy is directly applied as soon as targets are set, rather than when incentives kick in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.hydrogeninsight.com\/transport\/chinese-provinces-aim-to-install-more-than-1-200-hydrogen-refuelling-stations-by-end-of-next-year-analyst\/2-1-1592421<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Semarak Renewable Energy has commissioned PowerChina to build a 60MW facility powered by floating solar…Malaysia\u2019s largest green hydrogen project so far, a 60MW plant in the state of Perak powered by floating solar, has secured a 1.88bn-ringgit ($393.6m) from private investors. The deal was facilitated by Singaporean investment firm Capitale Ventures with Chalfouh LLC as advisory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.hydrogeninsight.com\/production\/malaysias-largest-green-hydrogen-project-to-begin-construction-this-year-after-closing-400m-in-finance\/2-1-1602253<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Enapter reports double the turnover for 2023 from previous year, amid strong interest in its megawatt-scale product<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.hydrogeninsight.com\/electrolysers\/pioneering-aem-electrolyser-maker-announces-first-pre-tax-profits-as-it-seals-chinese-licensing-deal\/2-1-1594685<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Longi, Mingyang, and Shuangliang will supply a combined 65MW of equipment…Three Chinese electrolyser manufacturers secured a combined 65MW of orders in January from projects in Oman, Thailand, and Uzbekistan. Solar module giant Longi has reportedly won its bid to supply state-owned construction firm PowerChina with 20MW of electrolysers for installation at ACWA Power\u2019s pilot green ammonia project in Uzbekistan<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.hydrogeninsight.com\/electrolysers\/chinese-electrolyser-companies-secure-export-orders-for-green-hydrogen-projects-in-middle-east-and-asia\/2-1-1592954<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The plant will produce an initial 500,000 tonnes a year, but could be scaled up to 100 million tonnes of annual capacity…A subsidiary of Chinese auto company Geely has secured approvals for a green methanol project that could reach 100 million tonnes of annual production capacity, requiring about 20 million tonnes a year of green hydrogen, according to local reports. .<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.hydrogeninsight.com\/production\/chinese-carmaker-plans-world-s-biggest-green-hydrogen-to-methanol-project\/2-1-1586770<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n State-owned Chinese oil and gas company predicts that year will see almost 12 million tonnes a year of renewable hydrogen production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.hydrogeninsight.com\/production\/green-hydrogen-will-make-up-more-than-a-quarter-of-chinas-h2-supply-by-2035-sinopec\/2-1-1581039<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Guangzhou-based Hybot says its fuel cell is 20% more efficient than rivals\u2019 tech, requiring 8kg of H2 per 100km<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hydrogen fuel-cell trucks normally have a fuel consumption of 9-9.2kg per 100km \u2014 12.5-15% higher than the H49 \u2014 according to the International Council on Clean Transportation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Germany\u2019s Daimler has also unveiled a truck<\/a> that can travel further than 1,000km on a single tank, but that runs on cryogenic liquid hydrogen \u2014 which contains 50% more energy by volume than gaseous hydrogen at 700 bar, and is not dispensed at any public H2<\/sub> filling station. <\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.hydrogeninsight.com\/transport\/chinese-start-up-unveils-worlds-first-gaseous-hydrogen-truck-with-1-000km-range\/2-1-1570968<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Country wants to see 300,000 H2 vehicles on its roads by 2030, up from less than 35,000 today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.hydrogeninsight.com\/transport\/only-two-hydrogen-cars-sold-in-south-korea-last-month-despite-subsidies-offering-50-discounts\/2-1-1602437<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The country currently has 192 refuelling stations, but the demand for new fuel-cell vehicles fell by more 50% last year…South Korea’s government aims to have 300,000 hydrogen-powered cars, vans and trucks on its roads by 2030, up from 34,258 at the end of last year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.hydrogeninsight.com\/transport\/south-korea-to-ease-explosion-related-restrictions-on-hydrogen-filling-stations-to-help-boost-their-numbers\/2-1-1593097<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) and SK ecoplant, an engineering and energy solutions provider and subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, today announced a sale of Bloom\u2019s electrolyzer…Jeju Island\u2019s \u201cCarbon Free Island 2030\u201d project aims to fully convert all vehicles and electricity generation to renewables by 2030. Hydrogen generated from this project will be used to advance that goal, demonstrating an alternative way to provide renewable and sustainable energy by helping supply green hydrogen to hydrogen refueling stations to power public vehicles. <\/p>\n\n\n\nJapanese energy companies launch the country’s largest green hydrogen project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Japan\u2019s largest steelmaker claims hydrogen injection has cut its test blast furnace emissions by a third<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Toyota to mass-produce hydrogen electrolysers in partnership with Chiyoda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Ten years in the making | GM and Honda begin mass production of hydrogen fuel cells at Michigan factory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
South Korea passes 1GW of hydrogen fuel cells installed for power, but ‘market not gaining momentum’<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Australia poised to jointly fund a \u20ac400m H2Global green hydrogen subsidy auction with German government<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Japanese conglomerate agrees to import 400,000 tonnes of green hydrogen-based ammonia a year from India<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Japanese firm starts work on four-stroke hydrogen engine for H2 and battery-powered ‘hybrid’ ship<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Japanese government allocates $21bn to clean hydrogen subsidies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Chinese provinces aim to install more than 1,200 hydrogen refuelling stations by end of next year: analyst<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Malaysia’s largest green hydrogen project to begin construction this year after closing $400m in finance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Pioneering AEM electrolyser maker announces first pre-tax profits as it seals Chinese licensing deal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Chinese electrolyser companies secure export orders for green hydrogen projects in Middle East and Asia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Chinese carmaker plans world\u2019s biggest green hydrogen-to-methanol project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Green hydrogen will make up more than a quarter of China’s H2 supply by 2035: Sinopec<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Chinese start-up unveils world’s first gaseous-hydrogen truck with 1,000km range<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Only two hydrogen cars sold in South Korea last month, despite subsidies offering 50% discounts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
South Korea to ease explosion-related restrictions on hydrogen filling stations to help boost their numbers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Bloom Energy and SK ecoplant Collaborate on a Major Hydrogen Project to be Developed by Korea Southern Power Co., Ltd<\/h2>\n\n\n\n