Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Yanmar Energy Expertise Co., Ltd., and Japan Engine Company shaped a consortium of Japanese engine producers to pursue joint improvement of hydrogen fueled marine engines for ocean-going and coastal vessels.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries will develop medium-speed 4-stroke engines, Yanmar Energy Expertise will concentrate on medium- and high-speed 4-stroke engines, and Japan Engine Company will embark on the event of low-speed 2-stroke engines. All three simultaneous developments will improve the product lineup of propulsion and auxiliary (generator) engines for a variety of vessels. As well as, a hydrogen gas storage and provide system might be developed as a part of the built-in hydrogen gas system.