Tokyo Olympics - Hydrogen2 Jan 2019 19:09
We previously discussed Hydrogen use at the Olympics, or lack of, but this article is a little more positive.
By using hydrogen fuel from Fukushima Prefecture, the committee intends to spread the news to the global community about the region’s recovery since the 2011 disaster.
At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, propane gas was used for the cauldron, making it a symbol of the “kitchen revolution” in which gas cooking ranges spread in Japan in place of kamado hearths.
“We want to achieve a second energy revolution through the Olympics,” said a senior official of the Tokyo organizing committee.
Additionally, the Tokyo metropolitan government plans to use hydrogen fuel cells to cover part of the electricity needs for accommodations in the Athletes’ Village in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, the sources said. It will also open a temporary hydrogen station nearby for fuel cell vehicles that will transport athletes and others related to the Games. The plan is for 100 FCVs to be running for these purposes in Tokyo by 2020.
After the Games, the Athletes’ Village residences will turn into condominiums and rental apartments to house up to 12,000 people. The committee also has a plan to establish a permanent hydrogen station and provide hydrogen fuel to the common areas of these buildings and commercial facilities there.
A senior official of the Tokyo government said, “We want to make the Athletes’ Village a showcase for a next-generation ‘hydrogen town.’”
https://fuelcellsworks.com/news/tokyo-olympic-games-to-use-hydrogen-fuel-to-light-cauldronstorch-during-relay/
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