Kawasaki Heavy Industries starts construction of hydrogen production plant in Kawasaki
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Kawasaki Heavy Industries has begun construction of a steam methane reforming hydrogen production facility in the coastal area of Kawasaki, Kanagawa. Scheduled for completion in spring 2029, the plant will produce approximately 18 tonnes of high-purity hydrogen per day from city gas and supply it via a high-pressure hydrogen pipeline to the Kawasaki LH2 Terminal as part of a commercial liquefied-hydrogen supply-chain demonstration.
Tsuruya has begun operating a solar power facility at its Agui Plant in Aichi under an on-site power purchase agreement with Toenec and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Panasonic Finance. The facility began operation on August 1, 2026, with 1,120.9 kW of installed capacity and expected annual generation of 1,414 MWh.
PT Mulya Energi Lestari has started commercial operation of its 3.4 MW run-of-river Pungga small hydropower plant in North Sumatra, Indonesia. The facility supplies renewable electricity to Indonesia's state-owned utility PLN under a long-term power purchase agreement and is expected to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 8,863 tCO2 annually; EnBio Holdings participates through its jointly managed investment vehicle Alamport Renewables.
Local Energy System, backed by Kumagai Gumi, Kiyomoto Iron Works and Shinsho Corporation, completed a black bark pellet manufacturing plant in Saijo, Ehime. The plant uses bark from sawmills to produce wood pellets and thermally processes them into black bark pellets for power-generation and industrial applications; trial operations will continue through September 2026, with commercial operations planned from October 2026.
Intellect is responsible for the design and construction of the Togusa Solar Power Plant in Kikuyo, Kumamoto. A safety prayer ceremony was held on July 3, 2026, marking the start of construction; the project's capacity and investment amount were not disclosed.
Arata installed a self-consumption solar power generation system under a power purchase agreement at its Kyushu South Center logistics facility in Kagoshima. The system began operating in February 2026, with planned annual generation of 603,707 kWh and surplus electricity supplied to the surrounding area as CO2-free power.