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3.3.3 Japan
The Strategic Roadmap for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells (METI 2019) has been
amended to integrate the Basic Hydrogen Strategy (2017), the Fifth Strategic
Energy Plan (2018) and the Tokyo Statement (2018) to form the New Strategic Roadmap for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells has been issued in 2019. The strategy
document focuses on the use and the supply of hydrogen while the production is
not mentioned. For the use of hydrogen, quantifiable targets are set for the costs
and the efficiency of the electrolyser technology. For the supply, a non-quantifiable
target is set. The use of CO 2 -free hydrogen shall be considered in a sequential
manner as the processes achieve economic rationality. There is no reference or
mention of renewable energy in the hydrogen strategy document.
Concurrently, the Basic Hydrogen Strategy lays out the key objectives and
actions to be undertaken by 2030 to develop the hydrogen industry and eventually
becoming a carbon-free society by 2050. While renewable energy technologies are
mentioned as a source of CO 2 -free hydrogen, brown coal combined with CCS is
considered as the main path for the long-term target future picture (i.e. CO 2 -
free hydrogen). The strategy envisages 5 to 10 million tons per year of hydrogen
consumption (METI 2017).
NEDO plays a key role in enabling the implementation of the Basic Hydrogen
Strategy by providing technical and financial support to the industry actors. As of
2019, NEDO’s budget for hydrogen was of USD 260 million (Ohira 2019).
3.3.4 South Korea
The third Energy Master Plan released in 2019 defines the central role of hydrogen in the future energy mix where hydrogen is considered as one of the main
clean energy sources. The Hydrogen Law published in 2020 provides the legal
basis to develop the South Korean hydrogen economy (IPHE n.d.). To support
the application of the Hydrogen Law, the Hydrogen Economy Roadmap of Korea
has been established (Government of Korea 2019). The Korean hydrogen strategy
resides in the development of technologies for the use of hydrogen, mainly for the
transportation and the energy sector. South Korea aims at developing its leadership
in the development of downstream industries such as fuel-cells and the hydrogen
infrastructure (Eastspring 2019). The development of the hydrogen industry aims
at reducing the GHG and fine dust emissions. The energy self-sufficient is another driver for the development of the hydrogen industry. The National Vision for
the Hydrogen Economy establishes targets to produce hydrogen vehicles and fuel
3 Practical Literature Review for Establishing the Current Renewable …
3.3.3 Japan
The Strategic Roadmap for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells (METI 2019) has been
amended to integrate the Basic Hydrogen Strategy (2017), the Fifth Strategic
Energy Plan (2018) and the Tokyo Statement (2018) to form the New Strategic Roadmap for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells has been issued in 2019. The strategy
document focuses on the use and the supply of hydrogen while the production is
not mentioned. For the use of hydrogen, quantifiable targets are set for the costs
and the efficiency of the electrolyser technology. For the supply, a non-quantifiable
target is set. The use of CO 2 -free hydrogen shall be considered in a sequential
manner as the processes achieve economic rationality. There is no reference or
mention of renewable energy in the hydrogen strategy document.
Concurrently, the Basic Hydrogen Strategy lays out the key objectives and
actions to be undertaken by 2030 to develop the hydrogen industry and eventually
becoming a carbon-free society by 2050. While renewable energy technologies are
mentioned as a source of CO 2 -free hydrogen, brown coal combined with CCS is
considered as the main path for the long-term target future picture (i.e. CO 2 -
free hydrogen). The strategy envisages 5 to 10 million tons per year of hydrogen
consumption (METI 2017).
NEDO plays a key role in enabling the implementation of the Basic Hydrogen
Strategy by providing technical and financial support to the industry actors. As of
2019, NEDO’s budget for hydrogen was of USD 260 million (Ohira 2019).
3.3.4 South Korea
The third Energy Master Plan released in 2019 defines the central role of hydrogen in the future energy mix where hydrogen is considered as one of the main
clean energy sources. The Hydrogen Law published in 2020 provides the legal
basis to develop the South Korean hydrogen economy (IPHE n.d.). To support
the application of the Hydrogen Law, the Hydrogen Economy Roadmap of Korea
has been established (Government of Korea 2019). The Korean hydrogen strategy
resides in the development of technologies for the use of hydrogen, mainly for the
transportation and the energy sector. South Korea aims at developing its leadership
in the development of downstream industries such as fuel-cells and the hydrogen
infrastructure (Eastspring 2019). The development of the hydrogen industry aims
at reducing the GHG and fine dust emissions. The energy self-sufficient is another driver for the development of the hydrogen industry. The National Vision for
the Hydrogen Economy establishes targets to produce hydrogen vehicles and fuel