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THE LATEST NEWS NUMBER 260, 2017 FCDIC THE LATESTKyocera NEWS NUMBER Starts 256to ,Sell 2017 FCDIC Its Own SOFC System Reported by K. Onda MBER 220, 2014 FCDIC 1. Governmental Measures revising the feed-in tariffs (FIT). The government aims to (1) METI achieve short-term and spot contracts by reviewing previous The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will long-term contract of LNG through revision of the Law invite applications of the subsidy scheme for clean energy cars Concerning the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National for FY2017 from May 29. The subject is clean energy cars Corporation to enable investing in oversea state-run oil registered for the first time from April 28. The scheme aims to companies. As domestic consumption, they plan to accelerate promote next generation cars which contribute to energy and energy saving by fortifying the top runner program. As an CO2 emissions saving. The subsidy for fuel cell vehicles action to combine economy and environment, the white paper (FCVs) is ¥2.02 million for MIRAI and ¥2.08 for CLARITY indicates a target price of storage batteries and full use of FUEL CELL, and the amount for electric vehicles (EVs) is negawatt trading to diversify energy source. The government ¥0.228 to 0.28 million for Nissan LEAF. The total budget is continues measures of commercialization of large-scale ¥12,300 million. If the ministry notice that the prospective hydrogen power generation facilities for realizing hydrogen subsidy amount is likely to exceed the budget, the ministry will society and increasing hydrogen refueling stations for FCVs as close the invitation. Valid applications must arrive by the day well as achieving expansion of renewable energy use and before the closure. The details are found on the website of the reducing financial impacts on users by revising the Act on Next Generation Vehicle Promotion Center. (Nikkan Jidosha Special Measures Concerning Procurement of Electricity from Shimbun, May 17, 2017) Renewable Energy Sources by Electricity Utilities. The white (2) Reconstruction Agency & Tokyo paper shows that powerline fortification work will start from On May 31st, the Governor of Tokyo had a meeting with the this fiscal year for wind power generation and the construction Minister for Reconstruction at the Tokyo Metropolitan of large-scale hydrogen production base at 10 MW output level Buildings, and she said that the local government wanted to is planned to operate in 2020 based on the Innovation Coast advertise the “2020 Olympics and Paralympic to use Framework. To go with the global trend, it suggests that firms hydrogen” by running fuel cell (FC) buses on hydrogen of the Japanese energy industry should diversify their produced at Fukushima Prefecture. She has been selling the businesses, and use open innovation which employs “Tokyo Olympics is a symbol of recovery to the International technology and human resources from outside (Nikkan Jidosha Olympic Committee. Tokyo and Fukushima Prefecture signed Shimbun June 3, 2017) an agreement for joint research and development of hydrogen (4) Minister-level meeting of 25 countries in Beijing production using renewable energy such as wind and solar On June 7th, two minister-level meetings were held on power. She said that the Olympics using hydrogen energy research, development and promotion of clean energy in would be a symbol of cooperation of Fukushima, Tokyo and Beijing, China. The ministers all agreed to progress plans to the Japanese government. (The Tokyo Shimbun, June 1, 2017) achieve double the budgets for research and development of (3) Japanese Government renewable energy as well as expanding the share of electric On June 2nd, the Cabinet approved the energy white paper. vehicle (EV) in the new car sales. In the meeting of ministers of The white paper introduces a new movement to establish clean energy, EV30@30 was set up to increase the share of interest while the price of crude oil stays low. Also, it shows EVs, plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHVs) and FCVs in new car issues and the direction of energy policy such as policy making sales to 30% in all the participating countries by 2030 as a tool for a more flexible pricing of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and to solve political issues such as a measure for air pollution, 1 http://www.fcdic.com/eng/index.html energy security and economic growth. On the other hand, plans stations to be monitored remotely as the fuel industry requested to double the budgets of research and development in five and possible measures to refuel hydrogen during road services years were discussed in Mission Innovation which was decided which are currently not permitted by law. (Nikkan Jidosha to launch to focus mainly on research and development of Shimbun, June 13, 2017) clean energy in COP21. (The Denki Shimbun, June 9, 2017) (5) MLIT 2. Local Governmental Measures On June 9th, the Environment Working Group of the Panel (1) Hokkaido, Sapporo City & Air Water on Infrastructure Development and the Environment Working Hokkaido and Sapporo City have announced that they Group of the Transport System Subcommittee of the Council selected Air Water for the subsidy for opening a hydrogen for Transport Policy held the 31st joint conference in Tokyo to refueling station. Air Water will install the first commercial check progress on measures listed in the Environment Action hydrogen refueling station, a mobile system, in Sapporo City in Plan of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and FY2017. This will be the third station for Hokkaido following Tourism (MLIT). The following seven points were checked; 1) ones in Muroran City and Shikaoi-cho. The station will be progress on measures of counter and moderate global warming, installed in Toyohira-ku, and the installation will be completed 2) renewable energy use by using social infrastructure, 3) in March 2018. The filling pressure is 82MPa, and two FCVs progress on adaptation measure of global warming, 4) measure can be refueled in one hour. The total installation cost is about to form a society symbiotic with nature, 5) measure to form a ¥260 million which includes a subsidy of ¥160 million from recycling society, 6) measure to encourage people to select the Japanese government and ¥2.65 million from local better environmental behavior and 7) advancement of government. Sapporo City compiled Sapporo City FCV contribution to the environment using technology. For 2), Promotion Plan in March 2017, and aims to have four members appraised steady progress on preparation of standards hydrogen refueling stations and 3,000 FCVs in use by FY2030. for FCVs, safety measures for realizing hydrogen society and For now, the local government is working on preparation of a establishment of marine transport of liquid hydrogen. In 2014, hydrogen refueling station in one location, and will see growth the ministry decided an environment action plan for 2014 to of FCVs for further action. One FCV will be purchased by the 2020, and has been working on reduction in emissions of city as an official car in this fiscal year. Air Water installed a greenhouse gasses by thoroughly using renewable energy and stationary hydrogen refueling station Shikaoi-cho in January, fortifying measures to adapt effects of climate change as and is already working on an experiment to develop a supply priority issues. (The Denki Shimbun, June 13, 2017) chain from hydrogen production, storage, transport and use. (6) METI They will invest ¥9,000 million in facilities in Hokkaido, and The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) the Tomakomai Hydrogen Plant expects ¥500 million worked on deregulation for hydrogen refueling stations by investment. (Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun, May 31, 2017; The reviewing regulations to lead to reductions in costs focusing on Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, June 2, 2017) construction including hydrogen containers. Now, they are (2) Nagoya & Toyota; re-accelerating to relax regulations for reduction in operation On June 5th, Nagoya City announced an agreement was and maintenance costs of hydrogen refueling stations by signed with Toyota Motor to research a next generation reviewing safety inspection and approving remote monitoring. transport system including FC buses on 1st. The city is The basic plan will be compiled by the end of year to be considering a new public transport system on roads, and will included in the Strategic Road Map for Hydrogen and FCs exchange information on high speed transport systems and which is to be revised next spring. The ministry expects 2025 automated driving as well as FC buses. Toyota plans over 100 to be the earliest timing for the operation of hydrogen refueling FCVs to be used nationwide by 2020. (The Nikkan Kogyo stations to be financially viable. To make the timing for the Shimbun, June 6, 2017) business turn positive, they will focus on deregulation to (3) Miyagi Prefecture contribute to reduction in operation costs. Their plan is to On June 1st, Miyagi Prefecture started a car hiring service of eliminate the need of a safety book and to change to visual Toyota MIRAI and Honda CLARITY by contacting out to inspection for the facilities using materials which are not Toyota Rent-A-Lease Miyagi, Toyota Rent-A-Lease Sendai affected by hydrogen in the subject facilities only for hydrogen and Honda Cars Sendaichuo. This is the first operation to offer refueling stations. They will investigate operation of these the general public to hire the latest FCVs in Japan. To use the 2 http://www.fcdic.com/eng/index.html first hydrogen refueling station for the Tohoku region, the 91% in order to reduce waste fuel. Additionally, the system prefecture will advertise its hydrogen related measures by efficiently uses high-temperature gas to reduce heat loss to encouraging residents to use FCVs.