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January

“Interim Summary Report” by the external committee in relation to hydrogen strategies

Summarized the external committee's discussion so far to describe the recommended policy design to introduce hydrogen at scale

Includes the skeleton concept of support schemes (supplier support and cluster development support), plans to induce using low-carbon hydrogen among the existing use-cases, and suggestion to refine safety rules

February

Cabinet Office approved the “Hydrogen Society Promotion Bill (tentative name)”

Expected to be enacted in the current Diet session ending in June

Enables the Government to implement the support schemes

Funding from the proceeds of GX Economy Promotion Bond (allocated circa $20 billion for 15 years)

Key Collaborations

2023 October - December

Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) on hydrogen, ammonia and derivatives with Denmark

Green Strategic Partnership Joint Communique with Norway, which encompasses hydrogen and ammonia.

October

The liquefied hydrogen carrier “Suiso Frontier” tour was held at the Port of Hastings, Victoria, Australia, as part of the Aus-JP Ministerial Economic Dialogue.

2024 February

MOUs between H2Global and (1) JOGMEC and (2) Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Director-General level meeting with MOTI, Republic of Korea

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Liquefied Hydrogen Technology

Liquefied hydrogen tank on ship (1,250m3): BOR 0.3%
Liquefied hydrogen tank on shore (2,500m3): BOR 0.06%

Source: https://global.kawasaki.com/en/corp/newsroom/news/detail/?f=20231211_8742

Suntory Hakushu Distillery and Suntory Minami Alps Hakushu Water Plant, Yamanashi Pref, Japan

Suntory and Yamanashi Prefecture to produce green hydrogen by installing Japan’s largest 16 MW-size Power-to-Gas System at Suntory’s Hakushu facilities by 2025. The green hydrogen produced will not only be used as fuel for heat energy at the company’s Hakushu facilities but are also planned to be utilized in the surrounding communities.

Manesar Plant of Maruti Suzuki Heat Supply at Automobile Manufacturing Plant Hariana, India

India's first 10 MW-class PEM water electrolyzer will be installed at an automobile plant to demonstrate the production, storage, and utilization (low and high-temperature heat demand) of green hydrogen using surplus electricity from the 50 MW-class PV on site.

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Japanese Statement (PDF); 40th Steering Committee Meeting; Washongton DC, USA; 4-5 October 2023

Japanese Statement (PDF); 35th Steering Committee Meeting: Virtual 22 - 25 July 2021

Japanese Statement (PDF); 34th Steering Committee Meeting: Virtual 1 - 4 December 2020

Japanese Statemtent (PDF); 33nd Steering Committee Meeting; Online, 16-19 June 2020

Japanese Statemtent (PDF); 32nd Steering Committee Meeting; Seoul, Republic of Korea; 21-25 October 2019

Japanese Statement (PDF); 31st Steering Committee Meeting; Vienna, Austria; 9 - 12 April 2019

Japanese Statement (PDF); 30th Steering Committee Meeting; Pretoria, South Africa; 4 - 7 December 2018

Japanese Statement (PDF); 29th Steering Committee Meeting; Japan; 8 - 11 May 2018

Japanese Statement (PDF); 28th Steering Committee Meeting; Netherlands; 20 - 23 November 2017

Japanese Statement (PDF); 27th Steering Committee Meeting; Hamburg, Germany; 25 - 28 April 2017

Japanese Statement (PDF); 26th Steering Committee Meeting; Gwangju, Republic of Korea; 1 - 4 November 2016

Japanese Statement (PDF 566KB); 25th Steering Committee Meeting; Berkeley, CA, USA; 17 - 20 May 2016

Japanese Statement (PDF); 23rd Steering Committee Meeting; Wuhan, China; 27-28 May 2015

Japanese Statement(PDF 1.77MB); 22nd Steering Committee Meeting; Rome, Italy; 2-3 December 2014

Japanese Statement (PDF 981KB); 21st Steering Committee Meeting; Oslo, Norway; 19-21 May 2014

Japanese Statement(PDF 935KB); 20th Steering Committee Meeting; City of Fukuoka, Japan; 20-21 November 2013

Japanese Statement (PDF 1.26MB); 19th Steering Committee Meeting; London, United Kingdom; 23-24 May 2013

Japanese Statement (PDF 179KB); 18th Steering Committee Meeting; Seville, Spain; 14 November 2012

Japanese Statement (PDF 930KB); 17th Steering Committee Meeting; Cape Town, South Africa; 3-4 May 2012

Japanese Statement (PDF 4.15MB); 15th Steering Committee Meeting; Vancouver, Canada; May 2011

Japanese Statement (PDF 2.81MB); 13th Joint Meeting of the ILC & SC; Essen, Germany; May 2010

Japanese Statement (PDF 1.25MB); ILC/SC Joint Meeting; Washington, DC; 1-3 December 2009

Japanese Statement Steering Committee Meeting; Sao Paulo, Brazil; 24-25 April 2007

Japanese Statement (PDF 651KB); Steering Committee Meeting; Kyoto, Japan; 14-15 September 2005

Japanese Statement (PDF 425KB) ; Steering Committee Meeting; Paris, France; 26-28 January 2005

Japanese Statement (PDF 10KB); Steering Committee Meeting; Beijing, China; 26-28 May 2004

Japanese Statement (PDF 10KB); Implementation-Liaison Committee; Reisensburg, Germany; 26 February 2004

Ministerial Statement IPHE Inaugural Ministerial Meeting; Washington, D.C.; 20 Nov 2003

Contact: Toshiyuki SHIRAI | shirai-toshiyuki@meti.go.jp ; Kohei FUJIMURA | fujimura-kohei@meti.go.jp

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