Green hydrogen projects in Japan

The green hydrogen projects GaugeH2 tracks in Japan: 23 projects, each checked against a public source, with their status, technology and capacity.

projects: 23; projects
MW in the active pipeline: 128; MW in the active pipeline
operational: 18; operational
with FID or in construction: 0; with FID or in construction

Projects by status

Announced

Operational

Suspended

Cancelled

projects

Projects by electrolyser technology

57%

35%

PEM (13)57%
Alkaline (2)9%
Other or not disclosed (8)35%

Largest projects in the active pipeline

Project	Developer	MW	Status
Hydrogen plant in Tomakomai	Idemitsu Kosan + ENEOS + Hokkaido Electric Power (HEPCO)	100	Announced
Suntory Hakushu Distillery and Suntory Minami Alps Hakushu Water Plant	Yamanashi Prefecture + Suntory/Toray/TEPCO/Siemens Energy/Miura (consortium)	16	Operational
Hydrogen Park Takasago	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries/Mitsubishi Power (HydrogenPro Alkaline Electrolyser)	5	Operational
Asahi Kasei pilot	Asahi Kasei Corp. (support from NEDO’s Green Innovation Fund)	3	Operational
ITM-Sumitomo Coorp	Sumitomo Corporation and Tokyo Gas (NEPTUNE/HGas3SP electrolyser from ITM Power)	2	Operational
NEDO kofu city, Yamanashi Prefecture	Yamanashi Prefecture Enterprise Bureau with NEDO (Toray, TEPCO HD; later Yamanashi Hydrogen Company)	2	Operational
Obayashi geothermal hydrogen	Obayashi Corporation	0	Operational
H2One - Kyushu Resort Hotel, Huis Ten Bosch	Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions (customer: Huis Ten Bosch Co.)	0	Operational
Musashi-Mizonokuchi Station	Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions (customer: JR East)	0	Operational
H2One - Asahi Breweries in Ibaraki	Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions (customer: Asahi Group Holdings)	0	Operational

The active pipeline excludes cancelled and suspended projects. Capacities are electrolyser capacities as announced by each project; projects without a published capacity do not add MW. Figures come live from the catalogue.

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