Ebara opens liquid hydrogen pump testing and manufacturing hub in Japan
EBC•Ebara opened a liquid hydrogen pump testing and manufacturing hub in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on Oct. 27, 2026. Its test center uses actual liquid hydrogen at -253°C (-423°F) and spans 18,000 square meters.
1. New hydrogen facility
Ebara opened a hub in Chiba Prefecture that combines E-HYETEC, a commercial-scale liquid hydrogen pump test center, with E-HYEFAB, a cryogenic equipment manufacturing facility. Ebara describes E-HYETEC as the world's first commercial-scale pump test center using actual liquid hydrogen at -253°C (-423°F).
2. Facility details
The test center spans 18,000 square meters, with a building area of 2,800 square meters. Integrated manufacturing and testing aim to accelerate development and delivery of cryogenic equipment for global hydrogen supply chains.
