The two parties have signed an MoU to study the implementation and optimisation of liquid hydrogen supply. An essential point for Daimler Truck, which is banking on this form of storage for its truck.
The MoU was pre-signed last week at a Europe-Japan event in Tokyo, in the presence of Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy, and Ken Saito, Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. It was later confirmed by Yoshinori Kanehana, Chairman of the Board of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and Martin Daum, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Daimler Truck. The signing took place at the annual meeting of the Hydrogen Council in Berlin, in the presence of the German Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Action, Stefan Wenzel, the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Maroš Šefčovič, Kazuchika Iwata, and the Japanese Minister of State for Economy, Trade and Industry.
A comprehensive scan of the value chain
The collaboration between these two pioneering companies represents a significant step forward in expanding the use of liquid hydrogen, particularly in road freight transport. Daimler Truck and Kawasaki Heavy Industries will study the entire liquid hydrogen supply chain, including LH2 terminals, large- and medium-scale overseas shipping and large-scale storage of liquid hydrogen.
Yoshinori Kanehana, Chairman of the Board of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, stated: “Kawasaki Heavy Industries focuses on liquefied hydrogen out of various hydrogen carriers. We are simultaneously developing all core technologies necessary to establish international hydrogen supply chains, such as hydrogen liquefiers, liquefied hydrogen carriers, liquefied hydrogen storage tanks and its usage. In the context of the European hydrogen market, which has the world’s largest demand, Germany’s efforts are indeed crucial.”
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Article written by Laurent Meillaud and translated by Mariem Ben Tili
