The Sarawak authorities could also be main the cost in terms of hydrogen energy, Peninsular Malaysia isn’t too far behind. The ministry of science, know-how and innovation (MOSTI) may also be bringing in three items of the Toyota Mirai to be trialled on the western facet of the nation within the first quarter of 2025, based on The Star.
Minister Chang Lin Kang stated the pilot, which may also contain cell hydrogen fuelling stations, is a part of Malaysia’s purpose to have equal gross sales of hydrogen, petrol and electrical autos by 2050. “This initiative is a step in direction of establishing Malaysia as a pacesetter in clear vitality within the area.
“The imaginative and prescient for a hydrogen economic system positions hydrogen as a clear, low-carbon vitality supply that’s able to changing conventional fossil fuels and changing into a key part of a clear vitality portfolio. As a carbon-neutral vitality supply, hydrogen gives inclusivity and advantages for trade stakeholders,” he informed the publication.
Chang added that his ministry will retain the usage of one of many Mirais to advertise the usage of hydrogen. “We’ll convey within the Mirai and conduct promotional actions. This may function an indication of {our capability}, proving that it’s road-ready and can be utilized successfully,” he stated, including that it’s important for the federal government to advertise hydrogen automobiles along with EVs, on condition that the previous solely emits water.
The three automobiles can be fuelled by the aforementioned cell hydrogen stations arrange in both Putrajaya or Cyberjaya. “The whole finances for the Cellular Hydrogen Refuelling Station (MHRS) cyber challenge is round RM12 million, with larger preliminary value because it’s the primary within the peninsula,” Chang stated.
The transfer to trial hydrogen-powered autos is in step with Chang’s feedback in October 2023, throughout which he stated MOSTI was growing a Hydrogen Economic system and Know-how Roadmap (HETR) to place the nation inside the profitable international hydrogen ecosystem, projected to be price US$189.19bil (RM834.33bil) by 2050. “The hydrogen economic system is seen as a viable resolution to Malaysia’s financial challenges, which embody plans to part out petrol subsidies,” he stated.
The necessity to shift away from petrol energy is urgently wanted because it’s been reported that Malaysia’s oil and gasoline reserves might solely final one other 15 years, based on the reserves life index. However Chang nonetheless doesn’t anticipate hydrogen automobiles to be common for one more decade, because the nation has but to supply its personal and even on the worldwide scale, solely the Mirai and the soon-to-be-replaced Hyundai Nexo are at the moment provided on the market.
“There may be, nevertheless, speedy growth in freight transportation with gas cell know-how, with firms like Hyzon, Hyundai and Nikola making important progress,” he stated, including that Malaysia’s hydrogen economic system targets lengthen past mobility, encompassing the whole hydrogen worth chain together with manufacturing, transportation, storage and end-use in industries, energy era and transportation.
The opposite drawback dissuading wider adoption is hydrogen gas prices, particularly for eco-friendly inexperienced hydrogen. Manufacturing of the gas at the moment prices round US$6 (RM28.15) per kilogram, which means {that a} full tank of 5.65 kg for the Mirai would value round US$33.90 (RM159) for a variety of 800km.
Nevertheless, the change to focused subsidies will regularly slim the fee hole between petrol/diesel and new vitality sources. This can be helped by the import, excise and highway tax exemptions for hydrogen autos, just like EVs, as a part of HETR. Subsidies may also be provided, akin to these China at the moment supplies for EVs.
Malaysia can also be working to part out gray hydrogen, produced utilizing fossil fuels corresponding to pure gasoline and coal, in favour of blue hydrogen that provides carbon seize and storage know-how to scale back emissions. The final word purpose is the transition to inexperienced hydrogen that’s made utilizing renewable vitality, lowering dependency on fossil fuels and mitigating local weather change via carbon impartial initiatives.
GALLERY: 2024 Toyota Mirai and cell hydrogen station in Malaysia
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