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Softbank Launches Industrial FC Business the LATEST NEWS THE LATEST NEWS NUMBER 209, 2013 FCDIC SoftBank Launches Industrial FC Business Arranged by T. Homma 1. Governmental Measures Also, liquidized hydrogen filling stations will be able to (1) NEDO be installed in urban areas. The government aims New Energy and Industrial Technology Development FCVs to be commercialized in 2015 as a growth Organization (NEDO) has chosen Fukuoka City for strategy, and plans to prepare 100 hydrogen filling th the 20 Steering Committee Meeting of International stations nationwide by 2015. However, the current Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the figure of these filling stations stays at less than 20 due Economy (IPHE). The meeting will be held on two to high installation cost. To reduce the costs, METI th th days from 13 to 14 of November. Having plenty of intends to bring in cheaper steel, which is used related research facilities to show, Fukuoka City has overseas, to be used for storage tanks for hydrogen hosted international conventions in the hydrogen and refueling facilities for cost reduction. Stainless steel is fuel cell (FC) field. Also, Fukuoka Strategy Conference certified in the current standards, and cheaper for Hydrogen Energy has received an Excellence chromium molybdenum steel is planned to be usable Award in Leadership from IPHE. With these facts, for the tanks. The ministry will prepare the new NEDO determined the city is suitable for the occasion. standards to maintain safety to prevent explosion by IPHE was established in 2003 to build an FY 2014. Technical standards will be prepared for international cooperative framework to promote liquid hydrogen filling stations, which require smaller technology development, standardization, and space than other hydrogen facilities, for urban areas exchanging policy information. The organization within FY 2013. Currently only one liquid hydrogen consists of 17 members including Japan, USA, the refueling point operates in Tokyo, because the European Commission (EC) and China. (The standard is not yet set. Additionally, the inspection Chemical Daily, July 12, 2013) scheme for hydrogen tanks will be eased to support (2) METI FCV manufacturers’ development. At the moment, a th On July 24 , the minister Toshimitsu Motegi of the FCV is allowed to test run after its hydrogen tank is Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) had inspected. The deregulation lets FCVs to have test a meeting with the States Secretary of Energy Ernest runs without inspection of the tanks, and the Moniz of the United States Department of Energy manufacturers can simultaneously develop tanks and (DOE) at Washington. They released a joint statement vehicles. (The Nikkei, July 29, 2013; The Mainichi which the both countries agreed to cooperate to solve Newspapers, The Nikkei Business Daily, Osaka major bilateral energy issues. In the meeting, these Nichinichi Shimbun, The Chunichi Shimbun, The nations confirmed the importance of cooperation for Sanyo Shimbun, The Nishinippon Shimbun, research and development including joint studies on Minami-Nippon Shimbun, The Hokkaido Shimbun, hydrogen production and FCs carried out by National The Hokkoku Shimbun, Nihonkai Shimbun, The Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun, The Shinano Technology (AIST) and National laboratories of DOE. Mainichi Shimbun, The Toyama Shimbun, Saga (The Denki Shimbun, The Chemical Daily, July 26, Shimbun, Jomo Shinbun, The Kahoku Shimpo, Akita 2013) Sakigake Shimpo, Iwate Nippo, To-o Nippo, July 30, To promote fuel cell vehicles (FCVs), METI will ease 2013) the requirements for steel for hydrogen filling (3) MOE equipment, and lead to a maximum 30% reduction of The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) selected 14 the current cost which is ¥600 million for one facility. 1 http://www.fcdic.com/eng/index.html projects including “large FC transit bus development wind and hydroelectric power, cogeneration and FC as by Hino Motors and Toyota Motor” in four fields as the well as home energy management system (HEMS) “Technology Development and Experiment Projects and building and energy management system for Reducing CO2 Emission” for FY 2013. This (BEMS). (Architectures, Constructions & governmental scheme is to promote technological Engineerings News (Daily), July 9, 2013) developments and experiments which strengthen (2) Saitama City measures against global warming in the future. The Saitama City will start a subsidy scheme to prepare ministry started the scheme from FY 2013 with a energy creation and refueling points “Hyper Energy budget of ¥3.9 billion for grants to help businesses, Stations” in July. A Hyper Energy Station is equipped which have projects potentially leading to large CO2 with a quick charger for electric vehicles (EVs), reduction. (The Chemical Daily, July 30, 2013) storage batteries, hydrogen filling facilities for FCVs (4) Shikoku Bureau of Economy, Trade & Industry and energy creation facilities such as a solar panels Shikoku Bureau of Economy, Trade & Industry and independent generators to help in the rapid certified a research and development plan of Morita restoration of transportation network during disasters. Giken, Anan City, based on the Act for the The city invites oil suppliers, and expects 10 projects “Sophistication of Basic Manufacturing Technology of to be subsidized. The maximum subsidy is around ¥7 Small and Medium Enterprises”. The firm will million, and a third of the preparation cost will be develop a “double belt press to serially produce FCs for supported. The projects must have installation of both automobiles” as the research and development project. chargers for EVs and energy creation facilities. (The Firms with certified projects are eligible for lower Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, July 10, 2013) interest loans by public sector financial institutions. (3) Shimane Prefecture (The Tokushima Shimbun, July 31, 2013) Shimane Prefecture will join a project of small (5) Council for Science and Technology Policy emergency FC generators using hydrogen that Rohm, On July 31st, the Council for Science and Technology Kyoto City, and Aquafairy, Kyoto City, are trying to Policy chose five fields including an economical energy commercialize. As an emergency power source, the system with lower environment impact for the policy group aims for commercialization in 2015. The to intensively distribute the science technology budget prefecture will cooperate on an experimental for FY 2014. In the energy field, the schedule for prototype. This fall, 20 prototypes of 200 Wh rated highly efficient generation technology development power will be developed to be tested. They will have lists targets such as commercialization of 1700°C level with the dimensions of 24 cm width, 34 cm depth and gas turbines, advanced ultra-supercritical generation 24 cm high and total weight of 6 to 7 kg. (The San-in and carbon dioxide capture and storage technology Chuo Shimpo, July 11, 2013) after 2020 as well as cost reduction of FCs. (The Denki Shimbun, August 2, 2013) 3. Technology Development of FC Related Element (1) Maezawa Kasei & Ryukoku University 2. Local Governmental Measures Maezawa Kasei and Ryukoku University are (1) Tokyo developing microbial fuel cells together, and created a The Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs of Tokyo small scale demonstration product which can be Metropolitan Government will support technology scaled up to microbial fuel cells. The firm is developing development of smaller businesses in three industrial “Asitis energy” (provisional name) in collaboration fields, health, environment and risk management with Ryukoku University. Anaerobic microorganisms which are expected to expand their markets globally. in activated sludge decompose and remove organic The environment field includes technology and matters in sewerage in a short period. Electrons can product developments on independent/distributed and be drawn to create current from organic matter in the renewable energy, and efficient utilization of energy as process when the microorganisms eat organic matter examples. The example products are generation for their multiplication. Because energy from technologies based on renewable energy such as solar, microorganisms’ growth is partially collected as 2 http://www.fcdic.com/eng/index.html electricity, this system can reduce unnecessary sludge. than a thermal power plant as well as the long term The group made a small demonstration product to contract, their plan is potentially cheaper than buying prove that the generation efficiency can be improved electricity from a utility firm for the same period. (The by adjusting the pH of the air cathode liquid Nikkei, July 18, 2013; The Asahi Shimbun, The Denki membrane over time. (The Chemical Daily, August 1, Shimbun, The Nikkei Business Daily, The Nikkan 2013) Kogyo Shimbun, The Nikkan Kensetsu Kogyo (2) Hokkaido University Shimbun, July 19, 2013; The Nishinippon Shimbun, A study team of Prof. Jian Ping GONG at the August 3, 2013) Hokkaido University developed a very strong hydrogel which heals itself once it is cut and put 5. Ene-Farm Business Plans together. This hydrogel is over 100 times stronger (1) Taisei than conventional self-healing gel, and is potentially Taisei Housing Corporation renewed and reopened used for electrolyte and separators for FCs, material its showroom “Taisei Housing” on the 19th floor of the to mitigate seismic motion and biomaterial. A common Shinjuku Park Tower with “Smart Palcon Corner” material monomer is used for the hydrogel, which and “Apartment Corner”
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