Kawasaki Hydrogen Road

Kawasaki Hydrogen Road

Paving the way for a hydrogen-based society

Kawasaki Vision for the Future

Today, in our daily lives we are mostly dependent on fossil fuels such as coal or natural gas for energy.
However, continued use of fossil fuels is causing the serious environmental problem of global warming and the risk of natural resource depletion.
It is hydrogen energy that offers solutions to the pressing challenges of realizing carbon neutrality while ensuring stable energy supply.

Through hydrogen energy, Kawasaki hopes to open up a new future for the people of the world.
This initiative, which draws on Kawasaki Group’s comprehensive capabilities, has already started.

News

Contract Signed to Build World’s Largest 40,000 m3 Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier —Constructing a Commercial-Scale Liquefied Hydrogen Supply Chain— (PDF:595.3 K )
Ship Shore Coupler for Liquefied Hydrogen Transport Obtains Technology Qualification from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) —major step towards commercial-scale marine transport of liquefied hydrogen— (PDF:670.1 K )
Groundbreaking Ceremony Key Facility for the Liquefied Hydrogen Supply Chain Commercialization Demonstration Project Another important step towards the realization of a hydrogen society. (PDF:389.0 K )
Daimler Truck, HHLA and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Launch Strategic Partnership to Establish Liquid Hydrogen Supply Chain for Europe (PDF:340.6 K )
World’s First Land-based Operation of Marine Hydrogen Engine Achieved by Consortium — Three companies combine technologies to lead global decarbonization of ships — (PDF:872.6 K )
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Kawasaki is exhibiting at “Hydrogen Technology World Expo 2025”
World’s First Commercial Launch of Hydrogen 30% Co-Firing Large Gas Engine System ～ Towards a Carbon-Neutral Society with Hydrogen Ready Products ～
Signing of “Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation to develop a Japan-Germany hydrogen supply chain”
Demonstration Tests of Environmental Attributes Management in Hydrogen Co-firing Power Generation Launched (PDF:630.8 K )
Fabrication of Large Liquefied Hydrogen Storage Tank Launched - Toward the Establishment of Liquefied Hydrogen Supply Chain -
Joint Study on the Construction Scheme for Liquefied Hydrogen Carriers (PDF:259.7 K )
Kawasaki is exhibiting at “WORLD HYDROGEN 2025 SUMMIT&EXHIBITION”
Kawasaki will be exhibiting at “Canadian Hydrogen Convention 2025 ”
Kawasaki Starts Construction of a Demonstration Facility for the World's First Centrifugal Hydrogen Compressor for Hydrogen Liquefaction Plants
Kawasaki Heavy Industries' advertisement feature has been published on the website of Nature, a leading multidisciplinary science journal.
Kawasaki’s ongoing commitment in the commercial scale project of production and transportation of li...
HySE to participate in the Dakar 2025 “Mission 1000 ACT 2” with the HySE-X2, to tackle further techn...
Kawasaki is exhibiting at “HYDROGEN Technology EXPO EUROPE 2024”
Airbus, Kansai Airports, Kawasaki Heavy Industries to accelerate readiness of hydrogen aircraft ope... (PDF:119.5K)
Kawasaki Successfully Completes Small, Hydrogen-fueled Aircraft Engine Test
Kawasaki and CB&I Sign a Strategic Collaborative Agreement for Promoting Commercial-Use Liquefie... (PDF:267.3K)
Kawasaki will be exhibiting at “ASIA-PACIFIC HYDROGEN 2024 SUMMIT & EXHIBITION”
Kawasaki Successfully Completes Japan’s First Operational Test Run with Thirty-percent-hydrogen Mixe...
World’s First Public Demonstration Run of a Hydrogen Engine Motorcycle by a Mass-Production Motorcyc...
Kawasaki will be exhibiting at “Global Energy Transition Congress and Exhibition”
Daimler Truck and Kawasaki Heavy Industries sign MoU to jointly study the optimization of liquefied ... (PDF:280.3K)
Kawasaki will be exhibiting at “HYDROGEN AMERICAS 2024 SUMMIT & EXHIBITION”
Kawasaki will be exhibiting at “WORLD HYDROGEN 2024 SUMMIT & EXHIBITION”
GPB17MMX 1.8 MW Class Hydrogen Gas Turbine Wins Hydrogen Technology of the Year 2024 at Connecting Green Hydrogen MENA 2024.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Symbio Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Joint Development of Fuel Cell Systems(PDF:117.5K)
Kawasaki to Start Demonstration Tests for “Suiso Platform” that Visualizes Hydrogen Distribution and Supports Hydrogen Trading
Kawasaki and Three Other Engineering Firms Sign Agreement for Liquefied Hydrogen Supply Chain FEED (PDF:649.5K )
Kawasaki Proves Excellent Thermal-insulation Performance for Liquefied Hydrogen Storage Tanks
INPEX to Acquire Shares in Japan Suiso Energy to Build International Liquefied Hydrogen Supply Chain (PDF:132.9K )
Hydrogen-fueled Vessel Wins AiP Towards Demonstration Operation(PDF:566.9K)
Kawasaki and Resonac Conclude “Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Development of Hydrogen Power Generation Business in KawasakiArea”(PDF:223.3K)
Three Japanese Shipping Companies Partner to Establish Global Liquefied Hydrogen Supply Chain（JSE）
Technological Development of Cargo Tank for Large Liquefied Hydrogen Carriers Completed
Memorandum of Understanding with DNV, a Third-Party Certification Body, for Collaborative Work to Visualize CO2 Emissions in the International Liquefied Hydrogen Supply Chain
Ministerial Approval Granted to Form Research Body “HySE” for Development of Hydrogen Small Mobility Engines to Help Build Decarbonized Society
Liquefied Hydrogen Supply Chain Commercialization Demonstration Project selects sites for shipping and receiving liquefied clean hydrogen Aiming to achieve hydrogen supply cost of 30 JPY/Nm3 in 2030
Kawasaki Receives First Order for Modification of Gas Turbine for Hydrogen Mixed Fuel Combustion
World’s First AiP Granted to Kawasaki’s 2.4 MW Class Dual Fuel Generator Engine Using Hydrogen Gas as Fuel
Kawasaki Gas Turbine Europe GmbH wins the INNOVATION AWARD OF THE GERMAN GAS INDUSTRY 2022
Kawasaki’s First Electric and Hybrid Motorcycles on Display as Kawasaki Reveals Carbon Neutrality Plans at EICMA
Kawasaki Commences Sales of Thirty-percent-hydrogen Mixed-fuel DLE Combustor for 30 MW Class Gas Turbines
Hydrogen Transported from Australia Used　for Hydrogen Power Generation～The hydrogen production, transportation, storage, and utilization　are seamlessly connected into an integrated supply chain～ （PDF:584.6 KB）
Kawasaki Completes World’s First Basic Engineering Works for Hydrogen Marine Main Boiler
Kawasaki Obtains AIP for Large, 160,000㎥ Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier
Airbus, Kawasaki Heavy Industries partner to study use of hydrogen in Japan
HySTRA celebrates completion of world’s first liquefied hydrogen vessel voyage in Japan (PDF:1.2M )
Dawn of Australia’s Hydrogen Industry - Arrival of the World’s First Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier, the SUISO FRONTIER, in Victoria (PDF:207.5K )
The SUISO FRONTIER commences its maiden voyage to Australia, marking the start of the World's First Demonstration of International Transporation of Large Volume Liquefied Hydrogen (HySTRA)
One of The World's First 100% Hydrogen-to-Power Demonstrations on Industrial Scale Launches in Lingen, Germany
Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier -SUISO FRONTIER- Receives Classification from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Subaru, Toyota, Mazda, and Yamaha Take on Challenge to Expand Options for Producing, Transporting, and Using Fuel Toward Achieving Carbon Neutrality
Kawasaki Hydrogen Aircraft Core Technology Development Project Selected for NEDO Green Innovation Fund Support
Implementation of a Japan-Australia Project Feasibility Study for the Creation of a Large-Scale Green Liquefied Hydrogen Supply Chain - Six Japanese and Australian companies sign a memorandum of understanding -
Kobe/Kansai Hydrogen Utilization Council Report-Organizing a Future Vision for a Hydrogen Society and Quantifying Supply and Demand-
Industry partners to jointly explore the development of a liquefied hydrogen supply infrastructure for Keppel’s data centres in Singapore
Kawasaki Develops Cargo Containment System for Large Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier with World's Highest Carrying Capacity—AiP Obtained from ClassNK
Japanese Manufacturers Cooperate on Development of Hydrogen Fueled Marine Engines
Major Milestone for Victoria’s World-First Hydrogen Project
Kawasaki Technical Review No.182（Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain） has issued
Kawasaki Completes Basic Design for World's Largest Class (11,200-cubic-meter) Spherical Liquefied Hydrogen Storage Tank
Kawasaki Completes World's First Liquefied Hydrogen Receiving Terminal Kobe LH2 Terminal (Hy touch Kobe)
World's First Successful Technology Verification of 100% Hydrogen-fueled Gas Turbine Operation with Dry Low NOx Combustion Technology
Kawasaki Commences Sales of Hydrogen Liquefier
Kawasaki Completes Installation of Liquefied Hydrogen Storage Tank for Marine Transport Applications on World's First Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier
World's First Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier SUISO FRONTIER Launches
The Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain Project starts construction of Hydrogen Liquefaction and Loading Terminal
World’s First Loading Arm for Ship-to-Shore Transfer of Liquefied Hydrogen Developed
World's First Heat and Electricity Supplied in an Urban Area Using 100% Hydrogen

Hydrogen energy to more people

The hydrogen-based society Kawasaki aims to realize is now in sight.

Hydrogen-powered vehicles operate throughout cities, and hydrogen energy provides electricity and heat for every facet of everyday life. It is just such a “hydrogen-based society” that Kawasaki aspires to realize. Towards that vision and with the aim of building a hydrogen supply chain, we continue to take on challenges in many areas, including the creation of infrastructure for hydrogen supply and the development of technologies to expand the use of hydrogen.

Kawasaki’s technologies are capable of linking hydrogen production and consumption sites, and in so doing give birth to the “Hydrogen Road.”

つくる・はこぶ、ためる・つかう・

Hydrogen Road

水素をつくる

Production

Creating
low-cost, clean
hydrogen

Hydrogen can be derived from numerous sources and created using a variety of methods, but in order to promote the widespread use of hydrogen as an energy source and in so doing realize a hydrogen-based society, production methods are required that keep costs to a minimum.
It is also important to ensure that the hydrogen production process generates as little carbon dioxide (CO₂) as possible. Kawasaki is tackling the difficult challenge of finding ways to produce “clean” hydrogen without emitting CO₂, while keeping production costs low.

再生可能エネルギーからつくる 再生可能エネルギーからつくる
水素をはこぶ・ためる

Transportation & Storage

Liquefaction at -253℃ holds the key to mass distribution

For hydrogen to be broadly used as a source of energy it is essential for it to be mass produced efficiently and be transported and stored safely. The key technology for achieving this is liquefaction, which converts hydrogen gas into a liquid.
The liquefied hydrogen shrinks to approximately 1/800th of its gaseous state, making large-volume transportation and storage much easier to achieve and therefore dramatically increasing distribution efficiency.
Hydrogen is cryogenically liquified at -253℃, changing from a gas to a liquid.
Kawasaki was one of the first to develop technologies for large-scale hydrogen transportation and storage.

Transportation

Transporting large-volumes of liquefied hydrogen safely and efficiently

If the world is to make earnest moves toward a hydrogen-based society there is a need for technology to safely transport large volumes of hydrogen produced at low cost in regions with abundant energy resources across national borders to regions with high energy consumption.
It is in response to this need that Kawasaki is taking on the challenge of developing the world’s first large liquefied hydrogen carrier by combining the shipbuilding and cryogenic technologies that we have refined over many years.

Liquefied hydrogen carrier for commercial use

Following the success of demonstration tests of liquified hydrogen transportation using our demonstration carrier SUISO FRONTIER, Kawasaki is now working to develop commercial liquefied hydrogen carriers. These commercial carriers will be able to transport between 70 and 130 times larger volumes of liquefied hydrogen than the SUISO FRONTIER.

Transportation

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Storage

Supporting marine transportation of liquefied hydrogen

Building an international hydrogen supply chain requires not only large liquefied hydrogen carriers, it is also of course essential to develop shipping terminals for loading liquefied hydrogen at the sites it is produced onto carriers and receiving terminals for unloading hydrogen at the destination port and storing it in large tanks.
Utilizing the cryogenic technologies we have cultivated in the field of LNG, Kawasaki is focusing efforts on developing the various facilities and equipment that are essential at shipping and receiving terminals.

基地+船合成
Liquefied Hydrogen Receiving Terminal Hy touch Kobe

In December 2020, Kawasaki completed construction and delivered the world’s first liquefied hydrogen receiving terminal, “Hy touch Kobe” on Kobe Airport Island in Hyogo Prefecture.
Hy touch Kobe is home to the largest liquefied hydrogen storage tank in Japan (with a volume of 2,500m3) and a loading arm system designed to transfer liquefied hydrogen from a carrier to a land-based facility while maintaining a cryogenic temperature of -253℃. Various demonstration tests continue to be conducted at Hy touch Kobe.

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Utilization

Expansion of facilities and equipment lineup in response to diverse needs

In order to ensure that hydrogen that has been produced, stored, and transported can be used reliably, infrastructure to deliver it to points of use, along with products that meet usage needs.
Kawasaki is leveraging our accumulated knowledge and experience to develop a lineup of infrastructure facilities and hydrogen utilization systems.

Hydrogen supply infrastructure

To ensure the delivery of produced or transported hydrogen to end-use locations, Kawasaki is developing infrastructure to support large-scale hydrogen distribution at consumption sites.
These include pipeline networks that deliver high-pressure hydrogen to various locations, storage tanks that can stably store large volumes of liquefied hydrogen, specialized hydrogen tank lorries and tank containers for land-based transportation.

KMComp-H₂
KMComp-H₂
Liquefied hydrogen containers
Liquefied hydrogen containers
High-pressure hydrogen gas trailer with composite tanks
High-pressure hydrogen gas trailer with composite tanks

Energy use

By discovering new usage scenarios for hydrogen across society and creating large-scale demand, supply costs can be reduced, accelerating the realization of a hydrogen-based society.
Hydrogen is already used in various industries such as petrochemicals, steel and metals, glass, semiconductors, liquid crystals, and space development. Looking to the future, Kawasaki is developing and manufacturing various products to promote the use of hydrogen as a sustainable energy source.

Smart Community Technology Development Project Utilizing Hydrogen conbined heat and power Systems

Kobe Port Island

A world-first attempt to use hydrogen to supply electricity and heat to urban areas

In 2018, Kawasaki became the first company in the world to successfully supply electricity and heat fueled by 100% hydrogen to a civic hospital and sports center and other facilities close to its hydrogen gas turbine power generation demonstration plant on Kobe’s Port Island.

Hydrogen gas turbines

Hydrogen fueled power generation, conbined heat and power systems

Hydrogen engines

Trucks, buses, construction machinery, motorcycles , ships, aircraft , etc.

Fuel cells

Fuel-cell vehicles (FCV), trains, residential fuel cell appliances, etc.

Utilization

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