Posted on 20 Nov 2023
Japanese chemicals and materials science group Asahi Kasei Corp has signed an MOU with Gentari Hydrogen and JGC Holdings Corporation to undertake a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for a green hydrogen project in Malaysia.
The project is expected to produce up to 8,000 tonnes/year of green hydrogen using a 60-megawatt (MW) alkaline water electrolyser system, coupled with an integrated control system. The firms recently completed its detailed feasibility study, with FEED expected to begin in January and the operation planned for 2027, Kallanish learns from Asahi Kasei.
Nobuko Uetake, lead executive officer of Asahi Kasei, says the commercial-scale project will demonstrate the practical application of green hydrogen. “Asahi Kasei’s experience from demonstration experiments in Germany and managing a 10-MW electrolyser in Japan for over three years will play a pivotal role in this project’s success,” she says.
“This strategic collaboration between Gentari, Asahi Kasei, and JGC, amplifies value for all involved,” adds Michèle Azalbert, Gentari’s chief hydrogen officer. Azalbert believes the project will serve as a “catalyst” to help Malaysia achieve its target of producing 200,000 tonnes per year of green hydrogen by 2030.
Gentari recently inked a partnership with Singapore’s gas utility provider City Energy to explore building a pipeline to import hydrogen from Malaysia to Singapore.
JGC Group, meanwhile, is constructing a clean ammonia demonstration facility adjacent to Asahi Kasei’s electrolyser at Namie-machi, in Japan’s Fukushima prefecture. The company plans to use the technical outcomes and lessons learned from the facility to develop the Malaysian green hydrogen project, according to Masahiro Aika, senior executive officer at JGC.
Source:Kallanish
