R&D on Hydrogen and Energy Carriers in Japan
Japan – Norway Hydrogen Seminar Feb. 28th, 2017
Shigeru Muraki
Program Director for Energy Carriers, Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program(SIP), Cabinet Office, Government of Japan 1
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Strategies toward Hydrogen Society Speech by Prime Minister Abe at COP21
“The key to acting against climate change without
sacrificing economic growth is the development
of innovative technologies. To illustrate, there
are technologies to produce, store and transport
hydrogen towards realizing CO2–free societies,”
Strategic Energy Plan April, 2014 Realization of hydrogen society is one of key strategies of Energy Plan.
The Strategic Roadmap for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell
(formulated in June 2014, revised in March, 2016)
Council for Science, Technology and Innovation(CSTI) Hydrogen is one of key areas of CSTI strategies.
Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program(SIP)
Energy Carrier Program:RD&D for hydrogen related technologies
As for future secondary energy, hydrogen is expected to play
the central role, as well as electricity and heat.
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Hydrogen / FC Strategy Roadmap Step by Step approach to realize Hydrogen Society
Natural gas
Petroleum
Coal
Renewable
energy
Carbon dioxide
capture and storage
Reforming/
gasification
Transport (Energy carriers)
Production by
electricity and heat
Fuel cell vehicle
Fuel cell
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RD&D Scheme to develop CO2 free hydrogen value chain
Ammonia
Liquid hydrogen
Organic hydrides
(methylcyclohexane)
Hydrogen
production
H2
H2
LH2(⊿253℃)
MCH
NH3
H2
Power generation
NH3 direct combustion
gas turbine
Fuel cell
Utilization
Dehydrogenation
NH3 furnace
Gasification
CH3 3 H2
toluene
CH3
MCH
Direct use
(H2 6wt%)
Liquid:▲33℃ or 8.5Bar
(H2 18wt%)
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Overview of RD&D projects
SIP Energy Carrier Program
Hydrogen-fueled gas turbine(Press Released on Dec. 21, 2015)
Developed 100% hydrogen-fueled Dry Low
Emission (DLE) combustion technology that
achieved low-NOx combustion without using
water and steam. low-NOX
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・Development of ammonia-fueled cell stack (direct supply of
ammonia) and successfully generated 200W of electrical power.
・The performance attained is equivalent to the hydrogen supply
type fuel cell.
Next stage : Development of 1kW ammonia-fueled SOFC system.
Direct ammonia-fueled fuel cell (SOFC)
(Press Released on Jul. 22, 2015)
DLE Combustor
The highest
performance
Fuel cell stack
Recent Achievement
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・Successfully power generated by 50kW gas turbine
with multi-fuel (NH3/CH4) and ammonia fuel
(100%NH3) under low NOx emission combustion.
・Electric power companies joined.
Next stage : Development of 2MW multi-fueled gas turbine.
Ammonia-fueled gas turbine(Press Released on Sep. 17, 2015)
・Developed oxygen enriched combustion and
staged combustion.
・Successfully controlled NOx generation below
the environmental standard and reinforced the
radiative heat flux from the flame.
Direct combustion of ammonia(Industrial furnaces) (Press Released on Oct. 31, 2016)
Recent Achievement
μ gas turbine
The 1st achievement
10kW model furnace
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Direct combustion of ammonia(Press Released on Oct. 31, 2016)
・Visualized multi-fuel combustion of pulverized
coal and ammonia.
・To be utilized to solve combustion mechanisms for
multi-fuel combustion of pulverized coal and ammonia in
coal fired power stations and industrial furnaces.
World’s first
CO2
20%減 760kW(Thermal input)
Recent Achievement
Luminous flame by
released volatile matter
combustion
100mm
Multi-fuel combustion of pulverized coal and ammonia (Press Released on Jan. 10, 2017)
Coal particle
Successfully demonstrated 20%
ammonia mix combustion in single
burner of pulverized coal boiler with
Nox level low enough to be treated
with the existing denitration equipment.
Next stage : Plan for ammonia mix combustion in the existing
coal fired power plant.
アンモニア供給
微粉炭シングルバーナー炉
Up to 20%(LHV)
Ammonia supply
Pulverized
coal Single burner boiler
World’s
first
Study for Practical Utilization on Energy Carriers
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Value Chain of Ammonia produced from CO2 free Hydrogen
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Basic Scheme of Hydrogen Society
Realization of Society 5.0 using AI · IoT for optimum control of hydrogen, heat and
electricity, and integrated control of energy and transportation. 11
One of Planned Sites ~ Harumi Hydrogen Town (tentative name) ~
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