The Research Association of Hydrogen Supply/Utilization Technology

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The Research Association of Hydrogen Supply /Utilization Technology - HySUT is an association founded in July 2009 aiming to establish hydrogen supply infrastructure and to improve hydrogen business environment. At first, 13 private energy-related companies with desire to realize low carbon society by hydrogen supply became members of HySUT and today, total of 19 companies/associations (including auto industry) have been carrying on the phase 1 (FY2009-2010) and the phase 2 (FY2011-2015) studies under the name of HySUT.

From FY2009 to FY2010, HySUT demonstrated two projects, “Hydrogen Highway project” in Tokyo area, and “Hydrogen Town project” at Kita-Kyushu city which was a part of “Hydrogen utilization society system establishment demonstration” project sponsored by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry - METI.

From FY2011 to FY 2013, we carried out four new projects. “Local Hydrogen supply infrastructure technical & social demonstration” - sub item “Technical & Social demonstration study”, “Development of technologies for hydrogen production, transportation and storage systems” - sub item “Optimization of Regulations for FCV and Hydrogen Infrastructure”,and“R&D of technologies for hydrogen utilization”both sponsored by New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization - NEDO and “Demonstration study utilizing Kita-Kyushu Hydrogen Town” , sponsored by Fukuoka Strategy Conference for Hydrogen Energy.

HySUT continues R&D for 5subjects of NEDO's R&D of technology for hydrogen utilization contributing to the cost reduction of devices and systems of hydrogen infrastructure, the spread of FCV and strengthening Japan's international competitiveness toward the market establishment of FCV and hydrogen infrastructure after 2020.

June 2015