Japan's Tokuyama NEDO Magnesium Hydride Project Adopted, Hokkaido Green Hydrogen-Magnesium Supply Chain Launched [SMM survey]

The project "Investigation into the Construction of an Integrated Supply Chain of Renewable Energy Hydrogen and Domestically Produced Magnesium in Hokkaido Using Magnesium Hydride," in which Tokuyama, Japan participates, has been officially adopted by NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) under its public solicitation for the "Technology Development and Demonstration Project for the Sophistication of Hydrogen Society Model Construction," and has been publicly announced. The project is represented by H2 Hokkaido Co., Ltd. as the primary proposer, with Tokuyama as one of the co-proposers.

The project aims to leverage Hokkaido's abundant renewable energy potential to achieve the social implementation of an integrated supply chain of domestically produced green hydrogen and domestically produced green magnesium, while establishing an urban hydrogen utilization model in Sapporo City, with targets including improving the self-sufficiency rate of energy and magnesium, creating hydrogen demand, and fostering new regional industries. In terms of specific layout, with Wakkanai City as the manufacturing base and Sapporo City as the main hydrogen demand location, investigations will be conducted on the production of magnesium (Mg), hydrogen (H2) via SOEC water electrolysis, and magnesium hydride (MgH2) powered by renewable energy electricity. Furthermore, the project will also explore intra-Hokkaido transportation, hydrogen utilization at demand sites, and the construction of a circular ecosystem featuring local production and local consumption of magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)2) residue left after hydrogen release from magnesium hydride.

Tokuyama previously joined the "Sapporo City Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Promotion Council" in June 2025, and in March 2026, H2 Hokkaido and Sapporo City signed the "Cooperation Agreement for the Promotion of Hydrogen Energy Utilization." This NEDO adoption will further promote the popularization of magnesium hydride and the construction of a hydrogen supply chain. Co-proposers of the project also include Sapporo City, Chiyoda Corporation, TISI, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., Docon, and Mizuho Bank, while Hokkaido University serves as a joint research institution. The project period is fiscal year 2026.