Vol. 62 No. 2 (2025)   Logistics, Thermal & Drive Systems
Technical Papers

CO2 Reduction and Hydrogen Utilization Technology for Power Generation Gas Engine KU30GSI

HIROSHI YOSHIZUMI
HAJIME SUZUKI
MASAO TAKATSUKA
KAZUHIRO KAWAI
JUNNOSUKE ANDO
KAZUTOSHI NOMURA

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, Ltd. (MHIET) provides gas engine cogeneration systems that can be used for various applications from small-scale distributed power sources to commercial power generation. The gas engine cogeneration system (CGS) with all steam recovery, which uses cooling water as a heat source for steam recovery by raising its temperature, has been in operation for a long time as a system that reduces the CO2 emission factor of gas engine power generation facilities. In addition, MHIET conducted hydrogen co-firing combustion tests on a single-cylinder test engine of KU30GSI to verify the actual performance at up to 50 vol% hydrogen co-firing rate and the effect of CO2 emission factor reduction. In the future, we will commercialize a hydrogen co-firing gas engine using the obtained hydrogen utilization technology.