通讯员 据能源转型新闻东京报道，日本伊藤忠公司2月26日表示，该公司时下正在考虑在日本中部建造世界上最大规模的液化氢厂，包括全球领先的工业、健康和环保气体供应商法国液化空气（液空）日本分公司和伊藤忠Enex公司尽早进行战略合作来开发氢供应链。
此前，伊藤忠公司、液空日本公司和伊藤忠Enex公司签署了一份谅解备忘录，以开发一条上游到下游的氢供应链，这条氢供应链将着眼于把氢引入日本。
伊藤忠公司发言人表示，作为谅解备忘录（MoU）的一部分，两家公司将首先考虑在日本中部地区的工业中心建造一座30吨/天的液化氢厂，并尽早就该液化氢厂项目做出最终投资决定。两家公司将共同探索一个有竞争力的氢生产、供应系统，以及扩大他们在日本的加氢站业务，并建立一个着眼于把氢进口到日本的氢供应链。
这位发言人说，作为两家公司为中部厂考虑的一部分，液化天然气可能是用于生产蓝色氢的选项之一。
李峻 编译自 石油新闻
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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.
