Cosmo Energy, Iwatani press ahead with Chiba refinery hydrogen project, invest JPY 50 billion

PUBT · 3d ago
Cosmo Energy, Iwatani press ahead with Chiba refinery hydrogen project, invest JPY 50 billion
  • Cosmo Energy Holdings, Iwatani made a final investment decision on a hydrogen project at Cosmo Oil’s Chiba refinery in Ichihara.
  • Plan restores an idle hydrogen unit with capacity of 80 tons/day; targeted start-up in 2030; investment about JPY 20 billion.
  • Iwatani to build a liquefied hydrogen plant on-site with capacity of 11 tons/day; targeted start-up in 2030; investment about JPY 30 billion.
  • Hydrogen produced in refinery operations to supply Iwatani for liquefaction; deliveries to domestic customers by tanker truck.
  • Cosmo Iwatani Hydrogen Engineering to handle EPC, using a joint-venture platform formed in 2023.


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