Located at Japan’s largest power-to-gas plant in Yamanashi Prefecture, the trial involves replacing part of the site’s heat energy with hydrogen using newly developed high-efficiency, low-NOx hydrogen boilers.
The 16MW facility will explore how hydrogen can substitute natural gas in beverage production, a model with implications for decarbonising food and drink manufacturing globally. The trial also involves Suntory Hakushu Distillery.
If operating round-the-clock, hydrogen production would total 2,200 tonnes annually.
“From now until the end of 2026, we will demonstrate how this system procures power from renewable energies to produce green hydrogen that is in turn used for steam production,” according to a statement.
“In conjunction with the introduction of large volumes of renewable energy in the future, we will also aim to deploy the aforementioned system to various regions and locations.”
It follows Suntory’s green hydrogen vision which was launched in June.
Japan is targeting 3 million tonnes of low-carbon hydrogen by 2030, 12 million tonnes by 2040, and 20 million tonnes by 2050.
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