Toyota, Mitsubishi to make Thailand’s premier biogas-derived hydrogen production equipment

Thailand’s first biogas-derived hydrogen production equipment will be delivered by Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota), Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Toyota Tsusho), and Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha, Limited. (Mitsubishi Kakoki).

According to Toyota, its infrastructure and industrial development arm will cooperate on hydrogen production to consider the construction and introduction of an overall system. This will likely include the compression, storage, and transportation of biogas and hydrogen.

Meanwhile, Mitsubishi’s industrial machinery and environmental wing will manufacture and install the equipment.

The target month for the project’s completion is by November 2023. Once completed, the equipment will produce hydrogen from biogas derived from local chicken manure and food waste.

The aforementioned equipment will be used as part of a series of initiatives in the areas of producing, transporting, storing, and using hydrogen.

Additionally, Toyota stated that the three companies will cooperate on hydrogen production to consider the construction and introduction of an overall system for the compression, storage, and transportation of biogas and hydrogen, as well as the establishment of an operating system.

They will also work together with various stakeholders to help achieve a hydrogen society and ultimately a carbon-neutral society.

By the looks of it, Toyota could be laying the groundwork for hydrogen-powered vehicles as the lack of hydrogen stations is obviously hindering the progression of cars — like the Mirai for example — that rely on the said technology. 

Conversely, electric cars appeal to many motorists due to the abundance of charging stations globally. Here in the Philippines, you are more likely to see an electric vehicle charging station when you visit a mall or when you book a stay in a hotel than you would see a hydrogen fueling depot. 

Photos from Toyota, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, and Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha, Ltd.

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