Asia

Production trials set for 2028 after plant passed safety test in March.

TOKYO — The Japanese government plans to start field testing clean hydrogen production using nuclear power as soon as 2028, Nikkei has learned, with the move following a successful safety test of a next-generation reactor last week.

Singapore–Amogy, a provider of mature, scalable, and efficient ammonia-to-power solutions, announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ITOCHU Corporation (“ITOCHU”), a Japan-based global trading and import/export company. This strategic partnership is aimed at exploring the potential application of Amogy’s technology on ITOCHU’s maritime vessels.

JGC Holdings Corporation (Representatve Director, Chairman and CEO Masayuki Sato) announced today that JGC Corporation (Representative Director and President Farhan Mujib) which operates the overseas engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) business of the JGC Group was awarded the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) for a green hydrogen and MCH production plant in Malaysia by ENEOS Corporation (ENEOS) and Sumitomo Corporation (Sumitomo) .

SANY Hydrogen, a leading player in China’s hydrogen industry, expressed strong optimism regarding the application of hydrogen-powered heavy trucks in the country’s growing hydrogen transport sector.

KATHMANDU– Successful hydrogen production and vehicle refueling has been achieved in Nepal.

The government, through the ministry of science, technology and innovation (MOSTI) aims to start operation of its mobile hydrogen refueling unit (MHRU) pilot project in Putrajaya before the end of this year.

Kochi metro is moving a step closer to sustainability by bringing in hydrogen fuel cell technology for the vessels in near future. The project is expected to be established within the next five to ten years.

TOKYO (Kyodo) — One of Japan’s largest hydrogen filling stations for fuel cell vehicles opened Wednesday at the former site of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics main athletes village, the metropolitan government said.