First Green Hydrogen-Based DRI Production in Japan

Published: Aug 4, 2026 14:43

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It is JFE Steel who able to achieve through its small-scale pilot plant with production capacity 15kg per hours at Chiba. The green hydrogen itself was produced using renewable energy through 1.5 MW PEM water electrolysis system via Yamanashi Hydrogen Company & Tomoe Shokai. Approximately 1 mt of direct reduction iron was produced during this small pilot project. From here itself, NEDO as the leader of this project will continue to support the program & facilitate to achieve the commercial development of these technologies. This will help to develop carbon-neutral steel making target.

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