Construction of a new training center that will serve as a base for disseminating hydrogen energy

January 23, 2023
Construction of a new training center that will serve as a base for disseminating hydrogen energy
-Human resource development for the next generation-
Iwatani Corporation (Headquarters: Osaka/Tokyo, President: Hiroshi Majima, Capital: 35 billion yen) established Kobe Port
We will build a new training center on Toshima Island (Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture). Since his founding in 1930, our company has
As a leading company in the LP gas business, we also operate mainly in the industrial gas and material businesses.
We are expanding our business. Various efforts have also been made in the hydrogen business, which began handling in 1941.
The training center will serve as a transmission base for the realization of a decarbonized society through the utilization of hydrogen.
At the same time, we aim to develop diverse human resources that will contribute to the promotion of the hydrogen energy business.
At the new training center, pure hydrogen fuel cells and
Plans to introduce carbon-offset LP gas and solar power generation using J-credits
is fixed. In the future, we plan to utilize our own procured green hydrogen and green LP gas to
We aim to be a carbon-neutral training center that does not emit carbon dioxide.
The city of Kobe, where the construction will take place, is ahead of other cities in developing a
We are actively working to achieve carbon neutrality. In Kobe Airport Island,
There is also a receiving base for liquefied hydrogen of the technology research association "HySTRA", which consists of
There is also an affinity with business.
Obayashi Corporation (Head office: Tokyo; President: Kenji Hasuwa) designed and constructed a large-scale high-rise building.
By using wood that is rare in buildings ("Omega Wood (fireproof)": Obayashi's fireproof wood technology), he can reduce CO2
We aim to become an advanced training institute for the realization of carbon neutrality. The company is
At our Central Research Laboratories and Iwatani Hydrogen Technology Research Laboratories, one of Japan's leading research and development bases for hydrogen energy
Japan's first demonstration of using liquefied hydrogen cold energy in buildings
We also do
Our company will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2030. “Iwatani wishes for a better world to live in”
Under the business slogan, we will develop human resources who are “necessary to the world” even at the new training institute.
At the same time, we will accelerate our efforts to realize a decarbonized society and work to improve our corporate value.
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Overview of the new training institute
(1) Location: 4-3-1, 7-2-1 Minatojima Minamicho, Chuo-ku, Kobe City
(2) Site area: 10,065.80 square meters
(3) Scheduled completion: around October 2024
(4) Completion image