Sumitomo Rubber in April began full-scale operation of the Yamanashi Model P2G System, a hydrogen production system derived from renewable energy, at its Shirakawa Plant in Fukushima Prefecture, a major tire manufacturing base. With this, the company has established a two-fold system that enables the production of hydrogen within the plant in addition to the conventional use of hydrogen. This...
A high-pressure hydrogen tank produced by Toyoda Gosei has been adopted for use in Japan’s first passenger ship to be powered by hydrogen energy. The hydrogen tank is based on the hydrogen storage technology developed by Toyoda Gosei and Toyota Motor Corporation for the Mirai fuel cell vehicle, and is a large type that is being installed mainly in trucks...
On April 18, Sumitomo Rubber unveiled a tire manufacturing system that utilizes hydrogen energy and is being tested at the company’s Shirakawa Plant in Fukushima Prefecture. The verification experiment has been adopted as a project subsidized by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). At a press conference held on the same day, Sumitomo Rubber president Satoru Yamamoto...
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) and Microwave Chemical Co. Ltd. have launched a project for the joint development of a process that produces hydrogen by pyrolyzing methane through the use of microwaves. Aims here are to begin commercial production in the early 2030s, with sights set on a production capacity of tens of thousands of tons per year. Aims through...
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) has announced that it is set to trial the use of hydrogen in some processes at its Shirakawa Factory in Fukushima Prefecture. Demonstration testing for this is slated to run over August 2021 – February 2024. The project will see Sumitomo Rubber receive support from the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), which...
Continental AG and Chinese hydrogen specialist Censtar H2-Electricity Science & Technology are set to deepen their strategic partnership in the Chinese market. Both companies have now formally agreed to work together on developing dispensing hose solutions for hydrogen refueling stations, with the aim going forward of advancing mobility to help get society closer to carbon neutrality. Safe and efficient hydrogen...
