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1. Governmental Measures For CO2 free hydrogen to be widely used, the report says that (1) MOE design of institutional arrangements will be required including st On March 1 , the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) use of power to gas (P2G) and reduction in CO2 of the showed a draft of the long-term vision of reduction in carbon hydrogen supply chain. To do so, the hydrogen production emissions towards 2050 to related members of the Central process from fossil fuel should be combined with CO2 capture Environment Council. To hit the target of a reduction in and storage (CCS). To increase renewable energy use, greenhouse gas by 80%, they will start discussion on the design hydrogen is an effective mean for energy storage to stabilize of institutional arrangements to trigger changes in all directions the power grid. Water electrolysis technology needs to in April. The vision clearly states an aim to be the advanced improve, and it is important to develop a technology to 3 country in solutions to achieve the world’s most significant achieve ¥260,000/(Nm /hr). Another agenda is defining CO2 reduction in carbon emissions while being economically free hydrogen. The report also suggests the use of power successful by connecting the measures to economic growth and transport from one supplier to another through the existing regeneration of regional areas. In the automobile areas, electric power grid, tradable green certificates, and a reduction in vehicles (EVs) and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) are expected to greenhouse gas emissions/carbon offset credit for smooth CO2 take a significant part, and transport will become more efficient free hydrogen trade. Renewable energy has increased the through carsharing and automated driving technology. EVs output by the governmental feed-in tariff (FIT). However, this while they are parked are expected to take a role to adjust will increase utility bills of consumers. Also growing oversupply and shortage of power in communities. Logistics renewable energy is putting pressure on the power grid, and will improve efficiency using artificial intelligence (AI) and the stabilizing the power grid is a big problem. Considering these, Internet of Things (IoT). Earlier introduction of carbon pricing hydrogen is expected to make distribution of renewable such as carbon tax and emissions trading is expected. (Nikkan energy even and to moderate the output. (The Chemical Daily, Jidosha Shimbun, March 2, 2017) March 9, 2017; Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun, March 10, 2017) (2) German Government (4) Gas Safety Subcommittee of METI The Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure Hydrogen is planned to be supplied to FCs in the athletes’ of Germany has announced that €0.25 billion, about ¥30 billion, village of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics from a would be invested in research and development of hydrogen hydrogen refueling station through about a 1.2 km pipe. and fuel cells (FCs) in the transport area over the period until Natural gas is odorless, but a smell is added from a safety point 2026 to back up FCVs and hydrogen infrastructure preparation. of view. Tokyo has planned out to supply hydrogen without this This might lead more cooperation with . Daimler and additive, and METI says that it is important to make sure to BMW have a long history of hydrogen energy. (The Nikkei, keep the same safety level of gas with smell. The ministry March 4, 2017) indicated its direction of hydrogen supply through pipes at a (3) METI meeting of the Gas Safety Subcommittee held on March 10th. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has The technical standards of natural gas supply through pipes can published the report of a meeting of the working group on be applied to hydrogen. An alternative detection mean for

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