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Toyota unveils carbon neutral hydrogen supply chain pilot
Toyota joins Japanese effort to test full-fledged hydrogen supply chainTrial to use wind energy and electrolysis to create carbon-neutral environment
Cleantech Canada Staff September 8, 2015
TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp. has announced it will take part in a Japanese public and private sector effort to test hydrogen on a large scale. The trial will take place south of Tokyo near Yokohama and Kawasaki.
The automaker, which has been producing and working to commercialize hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, noted the use of fossil fuels for transportation as well as power and heat generation, accounts for over half of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, producing nearly 25 gigatons of carbon dioxide annually.
“Realizing the importance of taking on this challenge by establishing carbon-neutral supply chains across different sectors (from power generation to vehicle fueling) as soon as possible, major corporate and public sector partners in Japan have decided to work together,” Toyota said.
“Hydrogen has the potential to permanently change the way we generate and use power,” the company added...snip
MORE: http://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/manufacturing/toyota-joins-japanese-effort-to-test-full-fledged-hydrogen-supply-chain-154095/