Japan Hydrogen Association Bolstered by Toyota Membership

Maybe we should have a Hydrogen Infrastructure week under the Biden Administration. Global warming deniers need not apply.

Toyota has joined the Japan Hydrogen Association* (JH2A), a new trade group of nine private companies that promotes global collaboration and the formation of a hydrogen supply chain in the field. JH2A says that it will work with various stakeholders to ensure that Japan continues to lead the world in the use of hydrogen, which is expected to play a central role in combating global warming.

“As part of our various efforts to contribute to the mitigation of global warming through the reduction of CO2 emissions, Toyota will actively make efforts together with our JH2A colleagues to realize the JH2A’s purpose of “establishing a hydrogen society at an early point,” Toyota said. (See AutoInformed.com on: Toyota, Hino to Make Class-8 Fuel-Cell Electric Truck, JR East, Hitachi, Toyota to Develop Fuel Cell Railway Vehicles, Toyota and Hino Heavy-Duty Fuel-Cell Electric Truck Verification Tests Start in the Spring of 2022)

*JAPAN Hydrogen Association (JH2A)

“By establishing a hydrogen society as well as partnering with various stakeholders, JH2A will look to cultivate the hydrogen industry and promote initiatives toward its development. The new Japan Hydrogen Association “will partner and collaborate with existing businesses and organizations as it works toward constructing the hydrogen value chain. JH2A will create plans on providing functions to promote initiatives, coordinate with external stakeholders, and conduct research.”

• Engage in cross-sectoral initiatives to establish the hydrogen value chain
• Accelerate developments toward social implementation to realize a hydrogen society
• Promote the establishment of systems for the supply of funds with financial institutions

Members

1. ENEOS Corporation,
2. Iwatani Corporation^#,
3. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.,
4. Kobe Steel, Ltd.,
5. MITSUI & CO., Ltd.,
6. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.^#,
7. The Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc.,
8. Toshiba Corporation,
9. Toyota Motor Corporation^#

^#Companies with secretarial roles