Yanmar Sunset Marina in Shiga, Japan, earned Blue Flag environmental certification for the second straight year, reaffirming its leadership in sustainable marina operations on Lake Biwa. The marina was also recognized for circular economy initiatives, including composting aquatic plants and food waste for agricultural reuse.
Yanmar America is advancing cleaner engine development with a new dynamometer facility in Georgia. By simulating real-world conditions, engineers can refine performance and reduce emissions ahead of future regulations. Featuring collaboration with partners like Thermo King, the story highlights innovation in action. Watch the accompanying video.
Yanmar Power Solutions has become the first engine manufacturer in Japan to receive both type approval and NOx certification from ClassNK for its pilot-ignition, hydrogen-fueled 4-stroke high-speed engine for domestic coastal vessels, under the Nippon Foundation’s Zero Emission Ships Project.
Yanmar is accelerating innovation to address climate change, labor shortages, and rising food demand. Through advanced mechanization, autonomous machines, and agrivoltaic initiatives, the company is building sustainable farming systems and resilient communities—guided by its YANMAR GREEN CHALLENGE 2050 vision.
Yanmar Holdings has signed an agreement with Faeger to purchase JCM carbon credits generated in the Philippines through the adoption of Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) in rice farming. The initiative supports farmer productivity, climate resilience, and agricultural decarbonization while helping offset Yanmar’s residual emissions.
The MIDORI Decarbonization Overseas Deployment Consortium delivered a COP30 statement urging global adoption of Japanese technologies that cut agricultural emissions. Yanmar showcased its Philippine project using AWD irrigation to curb methane from rice paddies, supporting climate goals and MIDORI∞INFINITY’s push for sustainable, low-carbon agri-food systems.
Yanmar’s concept tractor YPV-L and foiling sailboat YPV-S have won the Red Dot Design Award 2025 in the Design Concept category. Part of the YANMAR PRODUCT VISION 2035, the designs showcase “Essential Design,” uniting innovation, sustainability, and customer value across land and sea.
Kanadevia, MOL, and Yanmar Power Solutions have achieved a world-leading 98% reduction in methane slip during onboard trials of LNG-fueled vessels—far exceeding the 70% target. Backed by NEDO’s Green Innovation Fund, the project aims for social implementation by FY2027, contributing to major GHG reductions in the maritime sector.
Yanmar Holdings and Sony Group have launched YANMAR BLUE TECH Co., Ltd., a joint venture advancing underwater sensing and robotics. Its first project develops high-speed hull-cleaning ROVs with debris collection, integrating Sony’s imaging and sensing tech with Yanmar’s marine expertise to promote ocean conservation and sustainable shipping.
Yanmar has launched Yanmar Power Solutions Co., Ltd., a new company dedicated to advancing large engine technologies for marine and land-based applications. Formed through the spin-off of Yanmar Power Technology’s large power products business, the new entity will focus on developing multi-fuel solutions to support the maritime industry’s path toward decarbonization and carbon neutrality by 2050.
Yanmar Group will exhibit for the first time at the TICAD Business Expo, Aug. 20–22, 2025, in Yokohama, showcasing the YH700 combine harvester and HIMOINSA EHR battery system to African leaders and global delegates.
The passenger vessel HANARIA, equipped with Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.’s GH240FC maritime hydrogen fuel cell system, has received the Marine Engineering of the Year 2024. The honor is awarded by the Japan Institute of Marine Engineering for outstanding technological innovation in the field.
The Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA), Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. (Yanmar HD), and Marino-Forum 21 have jointly developed a new tank for the mass production of Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) seedlings. This initiative is part of a Fisheries Agency-commissioned project titled “Demonstration of Mass-Production System for Commercialization of Eel Seedlings.”
In the maple forests of Quebec, tradition meets innovation. Discover how Canadian syrup producers are preserving their way of life—sustainably—with help from Yanmar’s compact equipment. A quiet partnership rooted in care, craftsmanship, and the future.
In an important step toward the issuance of world's first issuance of compliance credits in the agricultural sector, Yanmar Agribusiness and Yanmar Philippines have submitted the Project Design Document and the first monitoring report to the Joint Crediting Mechanism Secretariat as part of a decarbonization initiative in Luzon, the Philippines, jointly implemented with Faeger Co. Ltd.
Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. today announced the launch of “Save The Farms by Yanmar,” a comprehensive new initiative that combines regenerative agriculture with agrivoltaics—solar power generation using panels installed above farmland—to protect the farmland of tomorrow and promote sustainable agriculture.
Yanmar Sunset Marina, operated by Yanmar Corporation, a group company of Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd., has become the first lake marina in Asia to receive the prestigious “Blue Flag” certification. The Blue Flag is an international environmental certification for beaches, marinas, and tourism boats managed by the Denmark-based international NGO, the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). To ac
Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd. and Kita-Sanriku Factory Co., Ltd. launched a pilot project on April 1, 2025, to develop a land-based sea urchin aquaculture system tackling coastal ocean desertification. Supported by Japan's SBIR program, the project includes a 920 million yen budget and a new facility in Iwate, showcasing UNI-VERSE systems® for scalable, high-quality sea urchin production.
Yanmar America has taken a major step toward its sustainability goals with the installation of 914 high-efficiency solar panels at its headquarters in Adairsville, Georgia. As of March 25, the solar array is fully operational and will reduce the facility’s reliance on non-renewable power sources and lower the company’s carbon footprint in line with the Yanmar Green Challenge 2050 goals.
Yanmar Power Technology has received an Approval in Principle from classification society DNV for its GH320FC Maritime Hydrogen Fuel Cell System. Designed as a next-gen marine power source, it features an innovative design for easy installation on various vessels, supports parallel unit connections, and offers flexible hydrogen module configurations to meet diverse power needs.
