Low-carbon Hydrogen Demonstration of Waste Plastics Regional Circular Model in the Kawasaki Coastal Area

Abstract

Kawasaki City is aiming to be a strong industrial city, and the Kawasaki Coastal Area is expected to create regional development and employment and to lead the way in creating new values that solve global problems as a place for the social implementation of new technologies. In these situations, we are promoting the “Kawasaki Hydrogen Strategy for Realizing a Hydrogen Society”, which will be developed mainly in the Kawasaki Coastal Area. And we are promoting various projects in collaboration with companies.

Showa Denko K.K. started to supply “low-carbon” hydrogen gas made from waste plastics to Kawasaki King Skyfront Tokyu Rei Hotel through hydrogen pipelines. This hotel uses low-carbon hydrogen gas as energy source to be converted into electricity and heat through large sized fuel cells. This project has been accredited as an official project under the framework of ‘FY 2015 Regional Cooperation and Low-carbon Hydrogen Technology Demonstration Project’ commissioned by the Ministry of Environment, and Kawasaki City is cooperating local government. Through this case, we will also consider a future prospects for the Kawasaki Coastal Area.