From left: Kensuke Yamamoto, Associate Director, IHI Corporation; Ken Saito, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Japan; and Michèle Azalbert, Chief Hydrogen Officer of Gentari, pictured after the signing ceremony
KUALA LUMPUR: Japanese engineering company IHI Corporation and Gentari Hydrogen Sdn Bhd, a unit under Petronas’ clean energy arm Gentari Sdn Bhd (Gentari), will collaborate to further develop the hydrogen industry through a memorandum of understanding (MoU).
Under the MoU, IHI and Gentari will jointly explore the establishment of a global green ammonia value chain which spans the production, transportation, storage and utilisation of green ammonia in Asia Pacific and other areas of mutual interest.
"Additionally, the parties will also explore progressing the commercial utilisation of IM270, a fully ammonia-powered gas turbine, developed by IHI with support from Japan’s New Energy and
Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO),” Gentari said in a statement today.
Anticipating commencement by 2026, it noted that the commercial demonstration could potentially
be the world’s first fully ammonia-powered gas turbine to be deployed.
"With this collaboration, IHI and Gentari aim to create demand for green ammonia in Malaysia and the broader Asia Pacific, accelerating the adoption of clean hydrogen as a viable energy transition lever, in line with Malaysia’s National Energy Transition Roadmap and Hydrogen Economy Technology Roadmap as well as the region’s net zero aspirations,” Gentari said. - Bernama
