Japanese technology firm Asahi Kasei expects to secure an ¥11.4bn ($73m) government subsidy to scale its hydrogen electrolyser component manufacturing to at least 2GW of capacity as it aims to grab a 20% market share.
The company plans to bolster the production of cell frames and membranes for alkaline electrolysers at its plant in Kawasaki.
It comes as part of Asahi Kasei’s previously announced plans to build the 2GW plant by 2026 – adding to its 1GW of chlor-alkali ion-exchange membrane production.
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