25 August 2026
ABB has been selected by Kawasaki Heavy Industries to supply its ABB Ability System 800xA distributed control system (DCS) for the Kawasaki LH2 Terminal in Ogishima – the world’s first facility designed to handle and scale liquefied hydrogen supply from pilot projects to commercial level.
Expected to complete its demonstration phase by 2030, the terminal will play a central role in Japan’s ambition to build an international liquefied hydrogen supply chain.
Once in operation, the facility is designed to receive, store and distribute imported liquefied hydrogen safely and at scale. ABB’s System 800xA will help achieve this by integrating process control, safety and operational data in one common environment, enabling faster decisions and greater operational visibility across the terminal.
ABB’s scope includes System 800xA integrated with a SIL 3 safety instrumented system (SIS), which will provide a unified platform for process control, safety and plant-wide operational visibility. The solution includes redundant AC 800M controllers and critical server infrastructure to support operations, data management and system availability, helping ensure reliable and continuous operation.
This integrated and redundant architecture reduces operational complexity, supports faster and more informed decision-making and improves availability across the terminal’s critical processes, from liquefaction and storage to loading, unloading and dispatch. This ensures stable and reliable performance in the event of equipment unavailability.
“Japan’s hydrogen ambitions depend on infrastructure that can operate safely, reliably and efficiently at commercial scale,” said Tetsuo Miura, Vice President of ABB’s Energy Industries division in Japan. “By bringing automation control, safety and operational insight together, we are proud to support the operations at Kawasaki LH2 Terminal as Japan takes an important step toward building a future-ready hydrogen supply chain.”