Hydrogen carrier demonstration plant

Energy

Energy and industrial technology development

Energy

Photovoltaic generation integrated into Kaiser Permanente's microgrid as part of the hybrid renewable energy system.

A proprietary low-cost method developed by Eneos to produce MCH using electrochemical synthesis with toluene as the base material.

Proton Exchange Membrane electrolyzer technology developed by Hydrogenics. The article describes it as next-generation with the highest power density and lowest carbon footprint of any such system in the world.

Japan

Queensland

A planned commercial-scale electrolyzer project 30 times larger than the demonstration plant, intended to enable full-scale MCH production for hydrogen supply chains.

An eight-month demonstration project in Brisbane, Australia producing methylcyclohexane (MCH) as a hydrogen carrier using a 150-kilowatt electrolyzer powered by a 250-kilowatt solar system. The MCH will be shipped to Japan for hydrogen extraction and use in fuel cell vehicles.

A Japanese government-commissioned project by NEDO that includes the development and demonstration of large-scale hydrogen supply chains, including Eneos' MCH hydrogen carrier technology.

An organic hydride hydrogen carrier produced through electrochemical synthesis that can be shipped at ambient temperatures on conventional tankers. MCH suspends hydrogen in a stable form, eliminating the need for cryogenic handling and complex infrastructure.