Chiyoda Corporation, one of the association members of The Advanced Hydrogen Energy Chain Association for Technology Development (AHEAD), is pleased to announce that the dehydrogenation plant constructed by Chiyoda in TOA OIL CO., LTD.’s Keihin Refinery located in the Kawasaki Coastal Area, has entered into stable operation to separate hydrogen and toluene from Methylcyclohexane (MCH) produced in Brunei Darussalam.
This event marks a significant milestone in the “Demonstration Project for a Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain Utilizing the Organic Chemical Hydride Method”, supported by New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization of Japan (NEDO), for it has realized the world’s first international hydrogen supply chain by connecting the hydrogen supply chain between Brunei Darussalam and Japan through a series of processes including MCH production in Brunei, maritime MCH transport, and dehydrogenation of MCH in Japan.
