MHIET Conducts Combustion Test for Hydrogen Engine with Pure Hydrogen
Joint Project with AIST to Achieve Stable Combustion of 100% Hydrogen Fuel for a Carbon-free, Hydrogen Economy
- Strengthening efforts to develop a hydrogen engine based on its diesel and gas engines and make it available on the market
- Achieved stable combustion of 100% hydrogen fuel with a single cylinder engine at AIST
- Aims to make 1 MW-class hydrogen engine available for the introduction of hydrogen economy in the 2030s
TOKYO, Jan 21, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group has been working on the development of various products that will have zero CO2 emissions. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, Ltd. (MHIET, President: Takeshi Kajino, Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture), a part of the group, is strengthening its efforts to develop a hydrogen engine based on their existing diesel and gas engines. MHIET has conducted a combustion test of a hydrogen engine in a joint r