Development of hydrogen-based fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) is continuing worldwide toward 2015 FCV commercialization.
Semi-full-fledged installation of hydrogen fueling (H-fueling) station facilities will start soon in Japan.
The Japanese government has decided to take a measure to install H-fueling station facilities that are for supplying hydrogen gas to FCVs. METI will amend the ordinance of the High Pressure Gas Safety Law so as to raise the upper limit of hydrogen gas pressure to 70 MPa, from 35 Mpa. The amendment will be made by this autumn. If the 70 MPa circumstance has been set up, the investors will actively invest in this field. Further, METI has a plan to use a government subsidy to promote the building of H-fueling station facilities. It will request the subsidy budget targeting 1,000 hydrogen stations for the coming fiscal budget. >> More
Semi-full-fledged installation of hydrogen fueling (H-fueling) station facilities will start soon in Japan.
The Japanese government has decided to take a measure to install H-fueling station facilities that are for supplying hydrogen gas to FCVs. METI will amend the ordinance of the High Pressure Gas Safety Law so as to raise the upper limit of hydrogen gas pressure to 70 MPa, from 35 Mpa. The amendment will be made by this autumn. If the 70 MPa circumstance has been set up, the investors will actively invest in this field. Further, METI has a plan to use a government subsidy to promote the building of H-fueling station facilities. It will request the subsidy budget targeting 1,000 hydrogen stations for the coming fiscal budget. >> More
