Hydraulic & Energy Business Group, Hydraulic & Energy Department, Nuclear Energy Systems, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Toward achieving carbon neutrality, the application of fuel cell technology is not limited to passenger cars. The demand is expected to grow in various settings such as commercial vehicles, ports, and transportation (trains) in the coming years. It is therefore required to increase the capacity of hydrogen stations for fuel cell vehicles and the refueling speed. This report pertains to hydrogen stations, especially focusing on the hydrogen station system with a liquid hydrogen booster pump, which is suitable for increasing the capacity and refueling speed. The liquid hydrogen booster pump, which we developed for use in hydrogen stations, is also presented in terms of the structure, features and current status in development, in addition to our future challenges.
