Small and medium-sized enterprises such as Mie Prefecture will start a demonstration experiment to manufacture "hydrogen", which is expected as the next-generation energy, using electricity from solar power and wind power generation from the end of this month.
Efforts that do not depend on the national government, local governments, or major companies are rare, and attention is paid to whether they will lead to commercialization.
A construction-related company in Mie Prefecture and a hydrogen-related manufacturer in Kanagawa Prefecture will conduct a demonstration experiment, and set up a test site in the suburbs of Tsu City to produce "hydrogen" without using fossil fuels that emit carbon dioxide. It was maintained in a circle.
Two solar panels and three small wind power generators developed independently are installed on a site of 1000 square meters, and a device that electrolyzes water using the renewable energy generated by these facilities is operated to generate hydrogen. Take it out.
The extracted hydrogen can be stored in a dedicated portable cylinder and used for fuel cells, etc., so unlike the current mainstream extraction method, it does not emit carbon dioxide during the manufacturing process.
The demonstration experiment will start from the end of this month, aiming for commercialization while accumulating basic data such as the amount of power generated by solar and wind power and the amount of hydrogen generated.
Hydrogen is one of the next-generation energy sources expected for a carbon-free society, but according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, it is rare in Japan to challenge demonstration experiments regardless of the national government, local governments, or major companies.
Tadayoshi Akaishi, the representative of the company conducting the experiment, said, "We will pursue a clean method of producing hydrogen using water and promote the spread from small and medium-sized enterprises."