Suntory, YHC, and Tomoe Shokai's Green Hydrogen Supply Project Certified Under the Hydrogen Society Promotion Act's Price-Gap Support Scheme

Suntory Holdings Limited, in collaboration with Yamanashi Hydrogen Company (YHC) and Tomoe Shokai Co., Ltd., has been advancing initiatives to build a full value chain for green hydrogen—from production and storage to transport and sales—to help realize a hydrogen-based society. Today, this initiative was certified by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as eligible for the "support focused on price gaps under the Act on Promotion of Supply and Use of Low-Carbon Hydrogen, etc. for a Smooth Transition to a Decarbonized Growth-Oriented Economic Structure (Hydrogen Society Promotion Act)."

Moving forward, the companies will continue to contribute to the realization of a hydrogen society by creating and promoting the unique value of green hydrogen to drive its adoption and expansion.

*A support scheme that provides subsidies for 15 years to cover the price gap between the cost of low-carbon hydrogen (base price) and existing fuel prices (reference price), enabling certified low-carbon hydrogen suppliers to provide supply continuously according to their certified plans.

1. Certification Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

2. Certified Project:

Overview: A manufacturing SPC established by Yamanashi Hydrogen Company and Suntory Holdings Limited plans to produce low-carbon hydrogen via water electrolysis on land adjacent to the Suntory Tennensui Minami-Alps Hakushu Plant. The produced hydrogen will primarily be used as a heat source for the sterilization process of natural water at the plant, and will also be supplied to the surrounding region through Tomoe Shokai Co., Ltd.

Type of Low-Carbon Hydrogen, etc.: Hydrogen

Annual Supply Volume During Subsidy Period: 1,607 tons/year

Implementation Period: April 2028 – March 2055