RE: Japanese consortium's is where it's now at12 Apr 2021 14:34
They're committed to pioneer the worlds first 'Hydrogen Society', secure PGM's is an absolute must -
"With the Basic Hydrogen Strategy released on December 26, 2017, Japan reiterated its commitment to pioneer the world's first 'Hydrogen Society'. The Strategy primarily aims to achieve the cost parity of hydrogen with competing fuels, such as gasoline in transport and LNG in power generation. The retail price of hydrogen is currently around 100 yen per normal cubic meter and the target is to reduce it to 30 yen/Nm3 by 2030 and to 20 yen/Nm3 in the long-term. Toward this end, over the past six years, the Japanese government has dedicated approximately $1.5 billion to technology R and D and subsidies in support of: Achieving low cost, zero-emission hydrogen production from overseas fossil fuels + Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), or from renewable energy electrolysis; Developing infrastructure for import and domestic distribution of hydrogen; Scaling up hydrogen use across various sectors, such as mobility, residential Combined Heat and Power (CHP), and power generation."
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