RIA Novosti: Japan Set to Become ‘Hydrogen Society’
The Japanese government is set to bolster the use of hydrogen in an attempt to contribute to a "hydrogen society", The Times of Japan reported.
"Hydrogen, which can achieve high energy efficiency, low environmental burden and capability for emergency use, provided appropriate usage, is expected to play a central role as a secondary energy source," the newspaper quoted a Japanese governmental policy report as stating Sunday.
Energy-saving, the environment, energy security and industrial competitiveness are the four main goals behind Japan's plans to create a society that would depend on hydrogen rather than nuclear power, Eiji Ohira, director of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology Group at the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (Nedo), told the newspaper.