2023-07-20 08:00:13
[월간수소경제 이종수 기자] Enapter AG announced on the 19th that it had supplied 30 ‘AEM EL 2.1’ water electrolyzers and 15 ‘DRY 2.1’ dryers to Tokyo Gas for a hydrogen filling station in Tokyo, Japan.
According to Enapter, the hydrogen filling station at Senju Station in Tokyo is Asia’s first commercial hydrogen filling station using AEM (anion exchange membrane) electrolysis. Enapter’s AEM water electrolyzer is used to produce hydrogen on-site to refuel hydrogen-powered vehicles.
Enapter’s EL 2.1 water electrolyzer is sold in an 8 bar pressure version that complies with local standards set forth in the Japan High Pressure Gas Safety Control Act. The hydrogen produced reaches the purity required for fuel cells through a DRY 2.1 dryer.
Japanese partner Inabata & Co was responsible for integrating the Enapter water electrolyzer. In addition to this project, the company plans to explore the potential uses of hydrogen with Tokyo Gas and implement additional hydrogen projects in Japan.
Tokyo Gas is one of the largest gas companies in Asia, with approximately 16,000 employees and annual sales of tens of billions of dollars.
In Japan, by 2030, 1,000 hydrogen filling stations for hydrogen-powered vehicles will be installed nationwide. From 2035, new cars with pure combustion engines will not be registered nationwide. Then all new car sales will be converted to electric vehicles. It also includes hydrogen-powered vehicles that use fuel cells to power electric motors.
Sebastian-Justus Schmidt, CEO of Enapter, said: “Japan is planning to invest heavily in the expansion of renewable energy and is playing a leading role internationally. Hydrogen plays an important role in achieving environmental goals. Cooperation with Tokyo Gas opens up a wide range of opportunities for hydrogen use. Through further cooperation, we look forward to exciting joint projects that will establish the hydrogen economy in Japan.”
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