Toyota aims to reduce emissions

Toyota has announced it will start using general-purpose hydrogen burners at its factories and industrial plants in Japan in a bid to reduce dangerous emissions.

In conventional hydrogen burners, hydrogen reacts rapidly with oxygen, leading to a high flame temperature and environmentally hazardous nitrous-oxygen emissions, which has made the practical use of hydrogen burners challenging.

The newly developed burners incorporate two new structures that enable hydrogen to combust more slowly. The new burners also have zero carbon dioxide emissions and greatly reduced nitrous-oxygen emissions, resulting in outstanding environmental performance.

The new technologies announced will enable 1,000 large-scale natural gas burners to be replaced by hydrogen burners at our plants across Japan.

Toyota is planning to install hydrogen burners gradually at its other plants, and other companies in the Toyota Group are also considering installation.

Going forward, Toyota seeks to realise a hydrogen-powered society and reduce its industrial carbon footprint by promoting industrial hydrogen use and by contributing to increased demand for hydrogen.