Hiroshi Matsuda

As the Chief Regional Officer of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for Europe, Middle East and Africa, based in London, Mr. Matsuda leads business activities and works with MHI’s Group Companies across the region.

Prior to this role he served as a Senior Vice President of Energy Systems and as a General Manager at the Energy Transition & Power Headquarters at MHI, where he worked toward the creation of new businesses in the energy transition field. He has also served as Chairman at an Italian MHI Group Company Turboden, which specializes in heat recovery solutions for energy intensive sectors such as oil and gas, steel, glass, cement production. He has also engaged in the nuclear energy businesses before that.

MHI Group is one of the world’s leading industrial firms, spanning energy, smart infrastructure, industrial machinery, aerospace and defense, which delivers innovative solutions across a wide range of industries that move the world forward. Through collaborative partnerships and customers, the goal is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040 through their “Mission Net Zero” goal.

Session Overview

Wednesday, 6 November

14:30

Hydrogen Conference ICC Hall B 14:30 - 15:30

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Asia’s role in defining the hydrogen market

Asia is emerging as a key player in the hydrogen economy, supported by significant investments in low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia technologies. China may need to import substantial quantities of hydrogen by 2030 due to high domestic demand but could conversely also achieve near self-sufficiency, or become an exporter, depending on its success in scaling low-carbon hydrogen production and resolving infrastructural challenges. Meanwhile, Japan and South Korea could become major importers of hydrogen, driven by their high energy dependence and constraints in domestic renewable energy production. As Asian nations start to configure their hydrogen markets, the region provides a compelling case for the development of new technologies to produce lower cost hydrogen, as well as investments in a rapid expansion of enabling infrastructure for international hydrogen trade.

Attendee insights:

Gain insights into how Asian countries are positioning themselves within the global hydrogen economy, focusing on their advances in hydrogen production technologies and infrastructure, and the geopolitical implications of their evolving roles as both importers and exporters in the hydrogen market.