Enapter provides electrolysers for Tokyo Gas hydrogen refuelling station

Energy technology company Enapter has delivered electrolysers and dryers for a hydrogen refuelling station in Tokyo, Japan, as part of an agreement with the Japanese gas company Tokyo Gas.

The contract included delivery of 30 AEM EL 2.1 electrolysers and 15 DRY 2.1 dryers for the Senju station, touted to be the first commercial hydrogen refuelling station using AEM electrolysis in Asia.

The AEM electrolysers, integrated by partner Inabata & Co, are used to produce hydrogen on-site for refuelling vehicles.

According to Tokyo Gas, since the start of operations in 2016, the station has sold hydrogen produced from city gas on the premises. However, at the end of last year, they switched to 100% renewable electricity.

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According to Enapter, their electrolysers are available as an 8-bar pressure version that complies with the local thresholds set by the High Gas Pressure Safety Act in Japan, and the hydrogen produced reaches the purity required for fuel cells through the DRY 2.1 dryers.

Beyond the current project, the Tokyo Gas and Enapter are exploring the potential use of hydrogen in future projects in Japan.

Japan is aiming for 1,000 hydrogen filling stations for fuel cell vehicles to be installed throughout the country by 2030 and from 2035, no new vehicles with pure combustion engines will be registered nationwide.

All new car sales will then be converted to electric vehicles. Hydrogen vehicles, which use fuel cells to power electric motors, are also included.

Sebastian-Justus Schmidt, CEO of Enapter: "Japan is planning enormous investments in the expansion of renewable energies and is taking on a pioneering role internationally. Hydrogen has a key role to play in achieving the environmental goals. Our cooperation with Tokyo Gas opens up a wide range of opportunities for the use of hydrogen. We look forward to further cooperation and the exciting joint projects that will develop as a result, establishing a hydrogen economy in Japan."