Japanese trio demonstrates land-based operation of marine hydrogen engine

A Japanese consortium gathering Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI), Yanmar Power Solutions, and Japan Engine Corporation has demonstrated land-based operation of a marine hydrogen-powered engine.

Described as the world’s first, the operation was conducted at Japan Engine’s headquarters factory, where a newly installed liquefied hydrogen fuel supply system was utilized.

The milestone demonstration is part of the trio’s project launched in 2021 under the Green Innovation Fund Projects / “Next-Generation Ship Development” of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).

The consortium has now shared the project results under the “Development of Marine Hydrogen Engine and MHFS”.

As explained, Kawasaki Heavy Industries manufactured the new liquefied hydrogen fuel supply system, which stores and gasifies liquid hydrogen, supplying it at both high and low pressure to engines developed by the three companies.

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