Transcription of Basic Hydrogen Strategy (key points) - meti.go.jp
1 (4)Hydrogenuseinpowergeneration Likenaturalgaspowergeneration,hydrogenpo wergenerationcanplayamajorroleasaregulat edpowersupplyandbackuppowersourcerequire dforexpandingrenewableenergy. Hydrogenpowergenerationisusefulintermsof ensuringstableandlarge-scaleuseofhydroge n,bringingstabilityandeconomytothemarket . Japanseekstocommercializehydrogenpowerge nerationaswellasinternationalhydrogensup plychainsandcuttheunithydrogenpowergener ationcostto17 sannualhydrogenprocurementmayhavetoreach around300,000tons(amountingto1 GWinpowergenerationcapacity). Inthefuture, ,Japan sannualhydrogenprocurementmayhavetobe5-1 0milliontons(amountingto15-30 GWinpowergenerationcapacity). Fortheintroductionofhydrogenpowergenerat ion,Japanmustimproveeconomicefficiencyof hydrogenpowergenerationandtheassessmento fitsenvironmentalvaluewhilemonitoringdis cussionsonotherinstitutionaldesigns. Basic Strategy for realizing a Hydrogen -based society (ii) Basic Hydrogen Strategy (key points)(5)Hydrogenuseinmobility JapanaimstoincreasethenumberofFCVsinJapa nto40,000unitsby2020,to200,000unitsby202 5andto800, Tothisend,Japanwillpromoteregulatoryrefo rm,technologicaldevelopment,andjoint,str ategichydrogenstationdevelopmentbythepub licandprivatesectors.
2 Tosecuretheoptimumlocationsforhydrogenst ations,Japanwillattempttodeveloprenewabl e-basedhydrogenstationsinconjunctionwith commercialhydrogenstationdevelopment. JapanaimstoincreasethenumberofFCbusesinJ apantoaround100byFY2020andtoaround1,200b yFY2030. JapanaimstoincreasethenumberofFCforklift sinJapantoaround500byFY2020andtoaround10 ,000byFY2030. Japanalsoaimsforthedevelopmentandcommerc ializationofFCtrucks. (8)Utilizinginnovativetechnologies Withaneyeon2050,itisnecessarytodevelopin novativetechnologiesforhighlyefficientwa terelectrolysisforhydrogenproductionaswe llaslow-cost,highlyefficientenergycarrie rsandhighlyreliable,low-costfuelcells. Basic Strategy for realizing a Hydrogen -based society (iii) Basic Hydrogen Strategy (key points)(9)Internationalexpansion(standar dization,etc.) (10)Promotingcitizen sunderstandingandregionalcooperation ,thecentralgovernmentwilladequatelyprovi deinformationincooperationwithlocalgover nmentsandbusinesssectors.
3 Thecentralgovernmentwillproactivelyexplo it theconferenceonlocalgovernments cooperationindiffusingandpromotingFCVs andregionalcouncilstoshareinformationwit hlocalgovernmentsandfacilitateinformatio nsharingbetweenlocalgovernments.(6)Poten tialhydrogenuseinindustrialprocessesandh eatutilization CO2-freehydrogencan(a)beusedasfuelforene rgyareaswhereelectrificationisdifficult, and(b)replaceindustrial-usehydrogenfromf ossilfuels,contributingtocuttingcarbonem issions. Inthefuture,JapanwillattempttouseCO2-fre ehydrogenforreducingcarbonemissionsinthe industrysector.(7)Utilizingfuelcelltechn ologies AsforEne-Farms,Japanwillseektolowerthepr iceto800,000yenforastandardpolymerelectr olytefuelcell(PEFC)andto1millionyenforas tandardsolid-oxidefuelcell(SOFC)byFY2020 tosecuretheirlaterautonomousdiffusion. Japanwillexploremarketsforapartmentbuild ings,coldregions,andEuropeandotherregion swithhighheatdemand. From2030.
