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Kawasaki Heavy fighting for place in 'hydrogen economy'

YOKO SHOJI & HISASHI IWATO September 3, 2015 Nikkei Asian Review

TOKYO -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries is working to create a supply chain for liquefied hydrogen, a fuel it sees as a major new energy source. The key to its success lies in developing a network of allies that can demonstrate the viability of the "hydrogen economy."


Kawasaki Heavy hopes to become a leader in setting standards for the transport of hydrogen, which will rely heavily on tankers like the one in this artist's rendering

The Japanese company is joining forces with Electric Power Development, known as J-Power, to produce hydrogen. The technology to transport the liquefied fuel will come through an alliance with energy company Iwatani. It has also begun a "smart community" project with Obayashi, a construction company, aimed at generating electricity from hydrogen and supplying it to the community.

Kawasaki Heavy has many of the technologies needed to handle hydrogen, from production to supply, but creating a comprehensive hydrogen infrastructure by itself would be impossible, so the company is expanding its partnerships...snip

Australian Fire

In the mines of the Latrobe Valley, in southeastern Australia, brown coal is piled high as far as the eye can see. Kawasaki Heavy is testing technology here to produce hydrogen from the coal. As early as 2017, it will begin construction on a pilot plant that can produce 20 tons of hydrogen a day...snip
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