Eiji Ohira New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
Hydrogen is key for sustainable development;
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Most abundant element - Can be produced from various source - Various utilization and no direct CO2 emissions - Storage / Transport potential
Hydrogen can link different energy sectors and energy T&D networks and thus increase the operational flexibility of future low-carbon energy systems. |
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Energy system in the future Source: IEA Technology Roadmap Hydrogen and Fuel Cells |
Japan’s policy on Hydrogen
Basic Hydrogen Strategy” (former Prime Minister Abe’s Initiative)
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World’s first national strategy launched in Dec. 2017 2050 Vision: position H2 as a new energy option (following Renewables) Target: make H2 affordable ($3/kg by 2030 ⇒ $2/kg by 2050) |
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Green Innovation Fund” for supporting 10 years R&DD activities (JPY 2 trillion).
- 1% Hydrogen/Ammonia are positioned in 2030 energy mix by 6th
Japan’s Strategic Energy Plan (October 2021)
- Revision of Basic Hydrogen Strategy (6 June 2023)
- Setting new targets
- H2 introduction: 12million tons (2040)/ Electrolysis: 15GW(2030, worldwide)
- Promoting transition to “low-carbon hydrogen”
-Definition of low-carbon hydrogen: below 3.4kg-CO2e/kg-H2
- Strengthening industrial competitiveness
- JPY 15 trillion Public-Private investment for H2 supply chain next 15 years (incl. contracts for difference (CfD)-style subsidy scheme)
- Prioritizing nine strategic areas
(Electrolysis, Hydrogen Supply Chain, Fuel Cells, Power Generation, etc.)
Direction: How to promote Hydrogen
Current status
NEDO’s R&DD on Hydrogen
What is NEDO
Step by Step approach: R&D to commercialize
- Residential Fuel Cell
- Step 1: Bring Fuel Cell Application into the Market (Marketization in 2009)
- FCV & HRS
- Step 2: Direct use of H2 as energy source (Marketization in 2014)
- Hydrogen in Energy System
- Step 3: Widely use of H2
Current Topic: Various Fuel Cell Application development
Current Topic: Hydrogen Gas Turbine
Current Topic: Liquefied Hydrogen
Current topic: MW scale electrolysis
Hydrogen Hub / Fukushima
Current topic: Industry decarbonization
at DENSO Fukushima factory
https://www.denso.com/global/en/news/newsroom/2023/20230309-g01/
https://global.toyota/en/newsroom/corporate/38917359.html
https://www.denso.com/jp/ja/driven-base/project/fukushima_factory/
Current topic: Hydrogen@Port
Conclusion
- Hydrogen is key technology for carbon neutral
- Japan has been strongly promoting hydrogen
- Just started market penetration
- need to enhance application, improve technology
- Our goal: Developing low-carbon energy system
- scaling-up / integration with other energy system
