The World's First Global Hydrogen Supply Chain Demonstration Project

Chiyoda, Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) established the Advanced Hydrogen Energy Chain Association for Technology Development (AHEAD), with the aim of verifying the effectiveness of international hydrogen transportation and, with the support of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), conducted the world’s first global hydrogen supply chain demonstration project from 2015 to 2020.

In 2020, we successfully transported 210 tons of hydrogen in the form of MCH* by sea from Brunei to the Kawasaki coastal area. Hydrogen was extracted and used as fuel for power generation gas turbines, confirming that the technology for a hydrogen supply chain using LOHC-MCH System^* can be scaled up to commercial levels.

Chiyoda continues contributing to the realization of a hydrogen society, ‘scaling-up’ the system through technological improvements and reduced costs to meet increasing global demand. Following semi-commercialization in the late 2020s, we will advance towards full commercialization and contribute towards carbon neutrality by 2050 as a Japanese environmental technology provider.

• Methylcyclohexane - As a Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) used to transport hydrogen, MCH is a liquid at ambient temperature and pressure and widely used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals. MCH contains over 530 times hydrogen per unit volume than hydrogen gas, allowing for efficient and safe transportation of hydrogen.