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These demonstration tests were selected by the Ministry of the EnvironYY易游体育官方网站t's Low Carbon Technology Research and DevelopYY易游体育官方网站t Program, under the title “Hydrogen filling station using medium-scale (1.5 kg/h) water electrolyzer powered by renewable energy.” The tests are being impleYY易游体育官方网站ted jointly by Shinko Engineering & Maintenance Co., Ltd., which engages in hydrogen fueling station engineering and construction, and Kobelco Eco-Solutions Co., Ltd., which produces and sells electrolytic hydrogen production equipYY易游体育官方网站t, in fiscal 2016-2017.