Japanese companies take another crack at Australian hydrogen

Kansai Electric and Kawasaki Heavy unit return with lower-cost procurement plan

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Kawasaki Heavy Industries is developing this hydrogen carrier. (Kawasaki Heavy Industries)

SHIMPEI NAKAMURA and EISAKU NITTA

OSAKA/TOKYO -- Japan's Kansai Electric Power and a Kawasaki Heavy Industries-backed company will begin joint hydrogen procurement in Australia as early as 2030, looking to learn from past failures by keeping costs down.

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