Gas turbine gensets up to 34 MW, including natural gas-hydrogen flexible gas turbines and full lifecycle service.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Tokyo (Minato), Japan · Germany (Kawasaki Gas Turbine Europe)New on Amplifa
About Kawasaki
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) is a Japanese, publicly listed multinational conglomerate headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. Founded in 1878 by Shōzō Kawasaki, the company ranks among the three major Japanese heavy industry manufacturers and produces, among other things, gas turbines, pumps, boilers, industrial plants, aerospace technology, rolling stock, ships and industrial valves. For the European market, gas turbine gensets up to 34 MW of electrical output are marketed, including natural gas-hydrogen flexible gas turbines with up to 100 % hydrogen operation and total efficiencies of up to 84 % in combined heat and power. The European subsidiary Kawasaki Gas Turbine Europe offers sales as well as service and maintenance of the systems throughout Europe, including full lifecycle support. Customers and partners include RWE and Graforce; fields of application are power generation, industrial energy/heat supply and hydrogen technology.
- Site
- Tokyo (Minato)
- Processes
- Service and maintenance throughout Europe, Full lifecycle support, Combined heat and power solutions
- Materials
- Gas Turbine Technology, Hydrogen Operation (up to 100 % H₂), DLE Combustor Technology, Combined Heat and Power
- Founded
- 1878
- Industries
- Power Generation, Industrial Energy/Heat Supply, Hydrogen Technology
- 01
Development and manufacturing of the gas turbines (headquarters Japan)
- 02
Sales in Europe via Kawasaki Gas Turbine Europe
- 03
Project engineering and commissioning of the systems
- 04
Service, maintenance and full lifecycle support throughout Europe
Technologies and Processes
Gas Turbine Technology
Gas turbine gensets up to 34 MW for power and heat generation, flexibly operated with natural gas or hydrogen.
Hydrogen Operation (up to 100 % H₂)
Enables CO₂-free, low-emission operation with natural gas-hydrogen blends or pure hydrogen.
DLE Combustor Technology
Modern DLE technology (Dry Low Emissions) for reducing emissions during turbine operation.
Combined Heat and Power
Highly efficient CHP solutions with total efficiencies of up to 84 % for maximum energy yield.
Locations
Tokyo (Minato)
JPHeadquarters and Manufacturing
Germany
DEGas Turbine Sales and Service (Kawasaki Gas Turbine Europe)
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1878
Founding of Kawasaki Tsukiji Shipyard by Shōzō Kawasaki
- 1896
Incorporation of Kawasaki Hyogo Dockyard
- 2021
Milestone: cooperation partners RWE and KHI
- 2022
Innovation Award of the German Gas Industry; MoU with Airbus on hydrogen in aviation
- 2023
Kawasaki Day – Hydrogen ready; cooperation with Graforce
- 2024
Winner of the MENA Hydrogen Future Award; hydrogen gas turbine technology milestone