Advanced Energy Systems and Structure Division, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Strategic Roadmap for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells (Full text)(PDF:1,375KB), Outline of the Strategic Roadmap for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(PDF:464KB), Formulation of a New Strategic Roadmap for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells. According to a 2019 study by market research company Fuji Keizai, the hydrogen market in Japan is expected to grow 56-fold to JPY 408.5 billion (approx. First test runs are planned for 2021. Every barrel counts. The nationwide hydrogen market is expected to grow 56-fold to JPY 408.5 billion (approx.

Kawasaki technology will link hydrogen production sites to energy consumers, and in so doing give birth to the Hydrogen Road. Instead of designing it only for hydrogen, Kawasaki devised a technology so that natural gas, hydrogen, or mixture of them can be used as its fuel flexibly.

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Japan’s hydrogen dream: game-changer or a lot of hot air? Now with Tokyo on my mind, I wonder how the city would transform if Japan succeeds in transitioning into a hydrogen-fueled society. It was 2017, the Japanese Oil Industry was feeling the pain of years of continuous decrease in oil demand caused by the country’s shrinking population, improved energy efficiency, and slow economic growth. Finally, it will be pumped into cars, buses and trucks, all equipped with affordable fuel cells to convert the hydrogen into electricity to power their wheels. In order to ensure the achievement of the goals set forth in the Basic Hydrogen Strategy and the Fifth Strategic Energy Plan toward the realization of a hydrogen-based society, on March 12, 2019, the Council for a Strategy for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells renewed the existing Strategic Roadmap for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells.

The pain that oil refiners have felt due to declining oil consumption could be replaced by the gain that is sustainable over time and that is kinder to the environment. Japanese companies have already shown interest in procuring hydrogen from New Zealand, and there is current exploration into the use of liquid hydrogen, hydrogen in combination with a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC)³ or as ammonia to facilitate ... Roadmap Hydrogen (Taranaki) 2.

Petting this apparently harmless feline, I would walk the streets of the world’s biggest urban area, enjoying the cleanliness of the city, thinking about the changes in demographics and in the declining oil consumption of the Land of The Rising Sun. For example, in February 2018, METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Japan) began to relax the provisions of fire safety legislation that previously hindered the expansion of such stations.

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Toyota, one of the biggest backers of hydrogen, has recently stepped up its investment in battery-powered vehicles. Compressed gaseous hydrogen trailers to meet various transportation needs. It is an ambitious dream with the potential of opening new ways of cooperating with the world and achieve a higher level of energy autonomy. It was developed with input from 17 companies Nearly 40 years have passed since Japan's first LNG carrier was built. Development Organization (NEDO).

We will be able to continue to drive cars and use electricity with hydrogen. With the release of these additional materials, the council considered that the existing roadmap needed significant revision, and it undertook the current revision of the roadmap.

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“From a technological perspective, the biggest issue is large-scale provision of hydrogen.”. It’s the economics.”.

This report was prepared for the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking. The reserves are estimated to be equivalent to 240 years’ worth of total electric power generation in Japan.

Japan’s small, mountainous and densely populated islands are ill-suited to large-scale production of renewable electricity, while in the aftermath of the meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi in 2011, the country has little appetite for nuclear power. In fact, that same year in December, Japan released the Basic Hydrogen Strategy where it announced its commitment to developing the world’s first “Hydrogen Society”. In January 2019, Korea announced its Hydrogen Economy Roadmap. In practice, this means that advanced technology is required in order to develop a combustor that can cope with the characteristics of hydrogen combustion. Through hydrogen energy, Kawasaki hopes to bring a new future to the people of the world.This initiative, which draws on the integrated capabilities of the whole Kawasaki Group, has already started. Hydrogen power generation is useful in terms of ensuring stable and large-scale use of hydrogen, bringing stability and economy to the market.

The goal of the roadmap is to achieve a hydrogen society. Through the development of the liquefied hydrogen storage tanks at JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)’s Tanegashima Space Center rocket launch facilities, as well as liquefied hydrogen containers for land transportation, Kawasaki has cultivated technology to transport and store -253°C cryogenic liquefied hydrogen safely. * The results of the present research were obtained from the following researches. A difference between a conventional gas turbine and a hydrogen gas turbine lies in the combustor. Japan has firm intentions to change its energy supply status quo to gain power autonomy.

With a change of direction essential, Japan has identified hydrogen as the answer, both for transportation and in power generation.

In response to the issue of increasing NOx emission with higher flame temperature, Kawasaki inject water to lower the flame temperature, but in fact this worsens the fuel economy. Advancement of Hydrogen Technologies and Utilization Project. In cooperation with the Japanese government, JHyM plans to build a total of 80 new hydrogen filling stations by early 2022. Gain energy autonomy; 2191 0 obj <> endobj The Council for a Strategy for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells formulated the Strategic Road Map for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in 2014, and revised it in 2016. Kawasaki has been making steady progress in building a world's first liquefied hydrogen(LH2) carrier.The pressurized cryogenic cargo containment system specifically for LH2 was developed successfully based on Kawasaki's existing technologies of LNG carrier building and of LH2 land transportation and storage.Currently, the LH2 carrier is designed and under construction based on the safety requirements approved by the IMO* as interim recommendations.

Get the hydrogen to Japan and there is still the need for vehicles and fuelling stations — and it is hard to justify building one until the other is in place. The power of hydrogen will create a new path called the “Hydrogen Road” between energy production sites and consuming sites. McPhy Announces the Appointment of Laurent Carme as CEO in a Dynamic Commercial Environment, Havyard Taking Next Step in Hydrogen System for Large Ships with Fuel Cells from PowerCell.

The train will have a maximum speed of 100 km/h and is expected to cover about 140 kilometers per hydrogen tank. Japan was the first country to adopt a "Basic Hydrogen Strategy" and plans to become a “hydrogen society”.

At Switzerland Global Enterprise, we offer you initial free country consultations, prepare more detailed market and competition analyses according to your needs, support you in your search for the right business partner, and inform you about legal regulations. has been conducted as Advancement of Hydrogen Technologies and A Cleaner Beast The energy landscape of Japan, from a dependency standpoint, is not so different from other countries.

q Kawasaki built Japan’s first LNG carrier in 1981. There are a few countries actively promoting hydrogen as a versatile energy carrier that can be produced with low CO2 emissions, but the developments in Japan, which strives to secure a pioneering position here, are particularly interesting to follow. Head of Swiss Business Hub USA, International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo, Swiss Business Hub Japan: our local experts, How to get the most of your tradeshow presence in Japan, How to avoid problems with your business partner in Japan.