Technology:
Chiyoda Corp.
will construct the world’s first import and distribution base of hydrogen in
Kawasaki in 2015. In the base, it will start to operate the world’s first
large-scale hydrogen power plant in the same year. The hydrogen generation can
basically use the existing equipment for natural gas thermal power plant. Chiyoda’s
hydrogen power plant will burn the mixture of hydrogen and natural gas, and hydrogen
will account for up to 70% of the mixture. The output will be 90,000 kW that is
enough electricity for 30,000 standard households. The generation cost will be
lower than oil thermal generation that costs 22 yen per kW and emissions of harmful
gases will decrease drastically. The required amount of hydrogen is 200 million
cubic meters (about 18,000 tons) per year.
Choyoda's demonstration plant of
producing hydrogen fuel
Chiyoda
is ahead in hydrogen generation because it is the only company in the world
that has a technology for mass production, transport, and stable supply of
hydrogen. The technology dissolves gas that generates in oil drilling in an organic
solvent and transport the gas at normal temperature. The special equipment will
recover only hydrogen in the Kawasaki base that has an annual capacity to
produce 600 million cubic meters of hydrogen at about 30 yen per cubic meter. The
company plans to decrease the cost to 20 yen per cubic meter to compete
successfully with coal-fired thermal power that costs 10 yen per kW at present
by spreading hydrogen generation.
It is
estimated that hydrogen generation will account for 15% of power demand in 2030,
much higher than 9% in Europe and 7.3% in North America.
Chiyoda Corp.
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