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ignition properties that it cannot be transported efficiently, and thus has no place in international trade, but HySTRA is working on a project to produce hydrogen from brown coal, liquefy hydrogen like LNG, and then transport it to Japan. If the project is successful, a stable supply can be expected.**HySTRA; Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Electric Power Development Co., Ltd., Iwatani Corporation, Shell Japan Ltd., Marubeni CorporationMotohiko Nishimura, chief administrative of■ cer of HySTRA, says that successful commercialization is linked to understanding what the world will require in 2030.CG image of the world's ■ rst liqui■ ed hydrogen carrier that will be used by the project led by HySTRA**. In the future, even these hydrogen carrying ships will run on hydrogen.The ■ rst Hydrogen Energy Ministerial Meeting, held in Tokyo, will bring together ministers of major countries committed to hydrogen-related efforts worldwide.A system for supplying hydrogen will not have an impact unless demand is also stimulated. In April 2018, in Port Island of Kobe City, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Obayashi Corporation successfully conducted the world’s ■ rst demonstration of supplying heat and electricity in the urban area using a gas turbine fueled by 100% hydrogen.13 “Not only do we hope to produce hydrogen from brown coal,” says Motohiko Nishimura, HySTRA’s chief administrative officer, “but also to create a supply chain that includes the efficient transportation of cryogenic liquefied hydrogen, and most-advanced cryogenic storage tanks in Kobe City.” Both projects offer major benefits to the supplying countries, including the possibility of utilizing hitherto unused resources, and creating employment. Before hydrogen can become a common energy source, many problems must be solved, such as assuring that it can be handled safely, creating demand, and implementing the capture and storage of the CO2 generated during production. But given the great expectations of hydrogen as a carbon-free source of energy, the projects to demonstrate the feasibility of constructing a global supply chain deserve close attention. BRUNEIDARUSSALAMSungai Liang Industrial Park(SPARK)AUSTRALIAKobeCityKawasakiCityLatrobe ValleyJAPAN

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