Browsing: Pacific

Japan is moving from hydrogen technology demonstrations toward commercial infrastructure with the development of the Kawasaki LH2 Terminal in Ogishima, about 30 kilometers south of Tokyo. Kawasaki Heavy Industries has selected ABB to supply the facility’s distributed control and safety systems as Japan works to establish an international liquefied hydrogen supply chain.

Toyota’s electrification strategy is increasingly moving beyond the question of whether battery electric vehicles will dominate the market and toward a more differentiated approach in which hybrids, plug in hybrids, battery electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cells are deployed according to vehicle segment, infrastructure availability and regional energy systems.

Indonesia is moving closer to developing its first landfill gas to hydrogen project, with a feasibility study concluding that the proposed pilot at the Sarimukti landfill in West Java could serve as a foundation for broader low carbon hydrogen deployment if key regulatory, commercial, and technical barriers are addressed.