Toyota to make hydrogen out of waste from Thailand's CP, others

Automaker tests equipment for project to decarbonize Thai trucks

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Toyota sees many options besides electric vehicles that can help decarbonize the transport sector. It is eager to develop hydrogen technology to power fuel cell vehicles. © Reuters

SAYUMI TAKE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Toyota Motor announced Monday that it will start producing hydrogen in Thailand from November using biogas, a step forward in its project with Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group to utilize hydrogen to help decarbonize the country's transport sector.

The Japanese automaker will install equipment that makes hydrogen using biogas at Toyota's Asia-Pacific headquarters in Samut Prakan province, south of Bangkok.

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