Mitsubishi Power, a leading Japanese brand in power system solutions, has expressed commitment to continue its support for Bangladesh’s power industry. "Together with our valued partners and customers, we are committed to supporting Bangladesh in realising its energy needs and achieving net zero emissions,” said Osamu Ono, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Power Asia Pacific, while addressing a 2-day Gas Turbine Technical Seminar in the city on Sunday. Mitsubishi Power, the power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, kicked off its two-day (December 11-12) event aimed at discussing the latest solutions and services in the power generation industry to advance energy security and decarbonisation. Power secretary Habibur Rahman, Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) chairman Md Mahbubur Rahman and Deputy Chief of Mission of Japan Embassy in Dhaka Machida Tatsuya also addressed the function. Osamu Ono said Bangladesh was the first Asia-Pacific country where Mitsubishi Power successfully delivered a steam turbine back in 1960. Read: Mitsubishi Power wins Asian Power Award 2020 "Since then, we have remained committed to our mandate and today, are responsible for approximately 20 percent of Bangladesh’s total energy production", he said. The country has immense potential for growth, fueled by progress in its power sector, he added. The event, attended by around 200 government representatives, industry leaders and local partners, includes dedicated user sessions and presentations by Mitsubishi Power’s technical experts that deep dive into Mitsubishi Power’s industry leading solutions and services – from decarbonisation technologies such as hydrogen and ammonia co-firing, to enhancement of the reliability and performance of gas turbines. Addressing the event Habibur Rahman said that after achieving the target of 100 percent electricity supply across the country, now the transitional goal is to ensure affordable, better quality and uninterrupted power supply to all. He hopes that Mitsubishi Power will be with them in achieving the target of 40,000 megawatt of power generation by 2030. He also highlighted interest in hydrogen technology, citing Bangladesh's ‘Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan’ that seeks cleaner, renewable energy sources such as green hydrogen and blue hydrogen. Read: Mitsubishi Power to Establish Hydrogen Power Demonstration Facility BPDB chairman Mahbubur Rahman appreciated Mitsubishi Power for partnering with Bangladesh for more than two decades and helping the country in achieving long-term power supply. Bangladesh has started hydrogen-based power generation, which will play an important role in reducing carbon emissions. He expressed hopes that through this, Mitsubishi Power will play a special role in strengthening the partnership with the government towards achieving the country’s energy needs and the goal of zero carbon emission. It was told that Mitsubishi Power’s gas turbines support Bangladesh’s power grid at five power plants across the country. Its M701F gas turbine was installed in Haripur as the first large-class gas turbine in Bangladesh and one of the most efficient and reliable in the country since 2014. These power plants are complemented by after-sales and operations and maintenance services to ensure that plants remain efficient and support a constant supply of electricity across the country.

Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), will establish a Takasago Hydrogen Park, the world’s first center for validation of hydrogen-related technologies, from hydrogen production to power generation. According to a release of the company, the center will be co-located at the gas turbine development and manufacturing facility of MHI’s Takasago Machinery Works in Hyogo Prefecture, to support the commercialization of hydrogen gas turbines using hydrogen as fuel. Read: Power transmission from Payra and Rampal plants to Dhaka to wait for another 7-8 months The Takasago Hydrogen Park will be successively expanded and developed going forward. Mitsubishi Power has already announced its 30% hydrogen co-firing for large frame gas turbines and will use Takasago Hydrogen Park to commercialize small and large frame gas turbines on a path to 100% hydrogen firing starting in 2025. Takasago Hydrogen Park will be located adjacent to the T-Point 2 combined cycle power plant validation facility. Mitsubishi Power is beginning to test and demonstrate operations of technologies including hydrogen production and storage and hydrogen fueling of gas turbines, aiming to commence operations in fiscal year 2023. The hydrogen production facility utilizes a water electrolysis system, and Mitsubishi Power plans to conduct successive testing and verification of other next-generation hydrogen production technologies such as turquoise-hydrogen production by pyrolysis of methane into hydrogen and solid carbon, etc. An integrated system for all aspects of hydrogen-related technologies, from development to demonstration and verification, will be established at the Takasago Machinery Works. Read:Dhaka seeks Delhi's buy-in on trilateral cooperation in hydropower For the combustion chamber, the key component of hydrogen gas turbines, Mitsubishi Power will create a work-flow that includes development at the development center (Research and Innovation Center), design, production of an actual machine at the manufacturing plant, and validation testing at the demonstration facility. Mitsubishi Power's gas turbine development process encompasses verification testing of all elements at the basic design stage, the incorporation of those results in the detailed design, and finally validation using an actual machine. Completing this development cycle within the same plant will allow for quicker and more certain product development and commercialization.

Mitsubishi Power, Ltd., a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has won two awards at the Asian Power Awards 2020 in the Innovative Power Technology of the Year -Japan and Power Plant Upgrade of the Year –Japan categories, said a press release.

Mitsubishi Power, a major subsidiary of the Japan-based Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, officially changed its corporate name from Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems on Tuesday, said a press release.