Ebara building hydrogen testing center

Ebara Corp. is building a new 2,800-m sq. equipment testing and development center for hydrogen infrastructure-related equipment in Futtsu City, Japan.

The Ebara Group wants to apply its technologies and businesses groupwide to implement the “Production, Transport, and Use” of hydrogen throughout society. The company said it launched the world’s first liquid hydrogen booster pump and are marketing it around the world.

Visual concept of the testing and development center. (Image: Ebarra)

The 16 billion yen center will be used to conduct equipment performance tests and develop elemental technologies using liquid hydrogen to ensure that liquid hydrogen pumps, which are indispensable for the construction of hydrogen supply chains in Japan and other countries around the world, can be implemented in society. This center will be the world’s first full-scale commercial product testing facility for liquid hydrogen pumps using actual liquid. It is expected to open in 2026.

The company said it aims to grow its hydrogen infrastructure-related business as a new pillar of its operations, aiming to achieve revenue of 30 billion yen in 2030 and over 200 billion yen in 2040. The new test center will contribute to the construction of a global hydrogen supply chain, and will contribute to the realization of a hydrogen society and carbon neutrality by 2050.