Fukushima set to become hydrogen production center
The Yomiuri Shimbun | March 6, 2016
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday revealed a plan to make Fukushima Prefecture a center for the development of hydrogen energy technology in Japan.
According to his plan, dubbed “Fukushima new energy society initiative,” facilities will be developed in the prefecture by 2020 to produce enough hydrogen for annual consumption by 10,000 fuel-cell cars. Electricity to provide hydrogen would be generated by renewable energy sources such as wind power. Part of the hydrogen produced will be used for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, he said.
A public-private task force for the initiative, with the addition of the Fukushima prefectural government and electric power companies, will be established by the end of March to work on details of the plan.
Water will be electrolyzed to produce hydrogen by using 10,000 kilowatts of electricity collected from renewable energy sources such as wind power stations, according to the plan. Technology for efficient transportation of liquefied hydrogen will also be developed. The liquefied hydrogen will be used to run fuel-cell cars transporting athletes at the Tokyo Olympics and generate electricity at the Olympic village...
...“I would like to make Fukushima a major place of hydrogen production,” said the prime minister when he visited Naraha in the prefecture for inspections. Since the prefecture is a suitable region for wind power generation, the government plans to help the development of wind power stations in its coastal areas and Abukuma mountains...snip
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