This is a new initiative for a "decarbonized" society.
An experiment using a fuel cell vehicle that uses hydrogen as a power source for lighting at road construction sites at night began on the 15th in Ogi City, Saga Prefecture.
In this demonstration experiment, Saga Prefecture and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism have begun to promote the use of fuel cell vehicles as a power source for a "decarbonized" society that prevents global warming.
Around 9 pm, a power cable was connected to the fuel cell vehicle of the prefecture's official car to turn on a large light at the repair work site of National Highway No. 34 in Ogi City.
Normally, a gasoline-fueled "generator" is used to turn on the lights at the construction site, forcing carbon dioxide to be emitted.
If instead, a fuel cell vehicle powered by hydrogen can be used, which not only eliminates the need to emit carbon dioxide, but also has the advantage of not producing sound or odors.
This is the first attempt in Japan to use a fuel cell vehicle as a power source for a construction site.
Prefectures and countries want to verify technical issues and operational issues and use them as power sources for fuel cell vehicles.
Nobuhiro Ohno, chief of the New Energy Industry Division of Saga Prefecture, said, "I thought that a fuel cell vehicle could solve the problem of road construction at night. I wanted it to spread nationwide if there were no problems."