????通訊員 據能源轉型新聞東京報道，日本伊藤忠公司2月26日表示，該公司時下正在考慮在日本中部建造世界上最大規模的液化氫廠，包括全球領先的工業、健康和環保氣體供應商法國液化空氣（液空）日本分公司和伊藤忠Enex公司盡早進行戰略合作來開發氫供應鏈。

????此前，伊藤忠公司、液空日本公司和伊藤忠Enex公司簽署了一份諒解備忘錄，以開發一條上游到下游的氫供應鏈，這條氫供應鏈將著眼于把氫引入日本。

????伊藤忠公司發言人表示，作為諒解備忘錄（MoU）的一部分，兩家公司將首先考慮在日本中部地區的工業中心建造一座30噸/天的液化氫廠，并盡早就該液化氫廠項目做出最終投資決定。兩家公司將共同探索一個有競爭力的氫生產、供應系統，以及擴大他們在日本的加氫站業務，并建立一個著眼于把氫進口到日本的氫供應鏈。

????這位發言人說，作為兩家公司為中部廠考慮的一部分，液化天然氣可能是用于生產藍色氫的選項之一。

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????Itochu, Air Liquide eye world's largest scale hydrogen plant in Chubu, Japan

????Japan's Itochu said Feb. 26 it was considering building the world's largest scale liquefied hydrogen plant in Chubu in the central Japan including at the earliest possible date with Air Liquide Japan and Itochu Enex under a strategic collaboration to develop hydrogen supply chain.

????The move follows signing of a memorandum of understanding between Itochu, Air Liquide Japan and Itochu Enex to develop an upstream-to-downstream hydrogen supply chain, with an eye on hydrogen imports into Japan.

????As part of the MoU, the companies are first looking to build a 30 mt/day liquefied hydrogen plant in the country's industrial hub of the Chubu region and take a decision regarding the plant at an earliest possible date, an Itochu spokeswoman said.

????The companies will jointly explore a competitive hydrogen production, supply system as well as expanding their hydrogen station business in Japan, as well as establishing a hydrogen supply chain with an eye on importing into Japan.

????LNG can be among options to be used for producing blue hydrogen as part of the companies' consideration for the Chubu plant, the spokeswoman said.