Hitachi Zosen: Metanation Plant released:
-Installed at Tsukiko Factory / PtG SQUARE-
Hitachi Zosen:
PtG SQUARE was newly established.
It is exhibited at PtG SQUARE.
One-third is related to metanation,
Two-thirds are water electrolysis related equipment,
Metanation area:
Catalyst samples and manufacturing equipment developed by Hitachi Zosen,
Small metanation equipment for research and development,
H2 generator used in metanation, etc.
The latest metanation device is installed.
Areas related to water electrolysis:
A small-capacity water electrolyzer will be exhibited.
Production equipment for water electrolysis cells is also on display (production equipment is not open to the public)
Hitachi Zosen
A cell with electrodes attached to both sides of a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM).
Work on a device that electrolyzes water to obtain H2 and oxygen.
When renewable energy is surplus, it transforms energy into H2 form.
Obtaining methane from CO2:
It can also be used to obtain methane from CO2.
It is said that H2 with a purity of 99.999% can be obtained.
Exhibiting large equipment:
We have already made a prototype of “a large device that can obtain H2 of 200 Nm3 per hour with 1 MW of electric power”.
A packaging device built into a 40-foot container is also on display at the Tsukiko Plant.
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Hitachi Zosen steps up carbon neutrality efforts
One of the country’s major machinery makers has set up a research-and-development facility in western Japan
to find a more efficient way to turn carbon dioxide into fuel.
Osaka-based Hitachi Zosen
has been working on the methanation technology for years.It combines carbon dioxide andhydrogen
to produce methane, which is the key component of city gas.The company now wants to improve the conversion process so that the methanation is more efficient and can work on a larger scale.
Executives say they aim to start supplying the technology to industries with large carbon footprints, including the steel and energy sectors, by 2025.
Yasuda Toshihiko
heads Hitachi Zosen’s technology research center.He says the company hopes its R&D efforts at the new facility will help tackle global warming.
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