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PRESS RELEASE

July 12, 2024
Using SPERA HydrogenTM Technology with Imported Hydrogenin a Dehydrogenation Demonstration Project in Singapore
Chiyoda Corporation (Chiyoda) is pleased to announce the commencement of a dehydrogenation
demonstration project at Pasir Panjang Terminal Port in Singapore, one of the world’s largest container
terminals, operated by PSA Singapore (PSA).
Using methylcyclohexane (MCH)*1 as the Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC), the hydrogen isimported to PSA’s terminal using ISO tank containers and stored in above-ground tanks. Chiyoda’s
compacted dehydrogenation skids*2 extract the hydrogen for purification and utilization as a clean energy
source for heavy-duty fuel cell container transportation vehicles.
Chiyoda has been collaborating with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) since2022 on the research & development of the next-generation dehydrogenation catalyst, based on Chiyoda’sproprietary dehydrogenation catalyst technology. Having progressed from laboratory tests to full-scale
plant demonstration, NTU and Chiyoda intend to verify the performance of the improved catalyst throughthis project, funded by the LCER FI*3.

Compacted Dehydrogenation Skids Provided by Chiyoda
Project Participant Roles
NTU: Research and development of the next-generation dehydrogenation catalyst, procurement of MCH
and quality control, including sampling and analysis for verification during operation.
PSA: Provision of the demonstration project’s location, utilities, storage facilities, hydrogen refuelingstation and heavy-duty fuel cell vehicles. Project construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance.
Chiyoda: Research and development of the next-generation dehydrogenation catalyst, provision ofcompacted dehydrogenation skids and support as the technology provider.

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The Singaporean Government values the unique features of MCH, leading to this first demonstration
project in Singapore using imported hydrogen. Of particular significance is the fact that we obtained
permission under Singapore’s existing laws and regulations, enabling the operation of the demonstration
project without the need for new or additional framework. This advanced project will be operational until
2025 and is a major step towards a low carbon society.
The project participants have worked together to develop the commercialization of a hydrogen supply
chain following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding by a consortium of companies fromSingapore and Japan in March 2020. This important initiative contributes to commercializing a sustainablehydrogen supply chain, accelerating the use of hydrogen in Singapore and expanding the use of hydrogenworldwide towards the realization of a low carbon society.

*1: Produced from toluene and hydrogen, MCH is a chemically stable liquid under ambient conditions andeasily managed using existing petrochemical infrastructure under current international standards andregulations. It is widely used as pharmaceutical agent, as a solvent for agrichemical production, as anadmixture for jet-fuel and as a solvent for correction liquid.
*2: Chiyoda’s compacted dehydrogenation skids, manufactured in Japan for transportation using
conventional container vessels, are easily prepared for operation by connecting piping and cables on site.
*3: Low-Carbon Energy Research Funding Initiative
A Singapore Government program, supporting low carbon energy technology research, development anddemonstration projects.

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