Hydrogen Supply Chain Business
Hydrogen Supply Chain Business
Hydrogen Supply Chain Business International Hydrogen Supply Chain Development Project Using Methylcyclohexane (MCH)
Helping to Realize the Energy Transition through Stable Supplies of Hydrogen
MC is working together with related companies to conduct joint commercial development to realize an international hydrogen supply chain that uses methylcyclohexane (MCH). Produced from toluene and hydrogen, MCH is a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) that can be used to store and transport hydrogen at ambient temperature and pressure. Since MCH and toluene have similar physical properties to petroleum products such as gasoline and are highly safe and stable, they have the advantage of being able to divert existing petroleum supply infrastructure to hydrogen supply. We participated in the “Demonstration Project for a Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain Utilizing the Organic Chemical Hydride Method” in 2020, a project that was subsidized by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and where Chiyoda Corporation’s hydrogen transportation and storage technology (SPERA Hydrogen™ technology) was used. Following the successful completion of the demonstration project, we are now accelerating our efforts as an investor and operator toward commercializing a hydrogen supply chain.
SPERA Hydrogen PV (External Link)
International Hydrogen Supply Chain Development Project
Hydrogen supply chain business for Singapore
In 2021, we signed a memorandum of understanding regarding a strategic alliance with Chiyoda Corporation and Sembcorp Industries, one of Singapore's leading renewable energy operators, to realize a hydrogen economy in the Republic of Singapore, which is considering introducing hydrogen as the center of its energy policy. Since then, the parties have been progressing with specific discussions and studies towards realizing a supply chain, and in 2022, we made a new agreement with Chiyoda Corporation and Sembcorp Industries to proceed with both technical and commercial development in detail, including a conceptual design of the hydrogen importing facilities.
Hydrogen supply chain business for Europe
In Europe, a continent that is leading decarbonization policy-making efforts, we signed a memorandum of understanding in 2021 with the Port of Rotterdam Authority in the Netherlands, Koole Terminals, and Chiyoda Corporation, and conducted a joint study on the construction of an international supply chain involving the import of hydrogen to the Port of Rotterdam. Currently, based on the study outcomes, the parties are now proceeding with specific discussions and development towards realizing the project together with related companies.
