As part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's efforts to develop a city that utilizes hydrogen energy toward decarbonization, a "hydrogen station" has been opened in an area lined with apartments in Chuo Ward to supply hydrogen as fuel for power generation and buses.
A "hydrogen station" is a facility that supplies produced hydrogen as fuel for power generation and vehicles.
It was opened on the 27th in the Harumi Flag area, an apartment complex built on the site of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Olympic Village in Chuo Ward.
The station has the ability to supply hydrogen to the entire area through underground pipes, as well as metropolitan buses and BRT that run on hydrogen.
The hydrogen supplied through the pipes will be used to generate electricity in fuel cells installed in the area, and will be used to generate electricity for things such as lighting the common areas of the condominium.
This is the first time in Japan that a full-scale hydrogen supply through a pipe will be provided, and will begin on the 29th.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government hopes to use this initiative as an opportunity to expand the use of hydrogen energy in daily life.