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TheDiplomat.com | Daisuke Akimoto | January 04, 2023

In the upcoming ordinary session of the Diet to be held this month, the Japanese government plans to enact new legislation to financially support industries that are involved in the production and establishment of hydrogen and ammonia supply chains, as well as the development of relevant infrastructure. Needless to say, the envisaged legislation is designed to facilitate Japan’s goal of being carbon neutral by 2050.

The legislation will include regulations to exclude businesses that intend to produce hydrogen or ammonia using environmentally hazardous methods from receiving the government subsidy. In other words, the Japanese government will subsidize businesses that can produce and deal with “clean” hydrogen and ammonia.

During the seventh hydrogen policy subcommittee meeting held in December last year, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) compiled an interim arrangement plan to establish a supply chain system by around 2030 with a view to expanding the use of hydrogen and ammonia in the country. The plan proposed that the Japanese government would subsidize the difference in price between the two substances (hydrogen and ammonia) and existing fuels (fossil fuels) for 15 years. In the new subsidy system (called nesahoten in Japanese), the price of hydrogen will be cross-referenced with the price of liquefied natural gas (LNG), whereas the price of ammonia will be compared to that of coal.

The Japanese government also decided on the future energy policy at a session of the GX Implementation Council, which is chaired by Prime Minister Kishida Fumio. At the December 22 meeting, Kishida stated, “Steady efforts to gain trust from the public and local communities involved are indispensable in accelerating policy measures to deal with an energy crisis.” According to the energy strategy of the Kishida administration, more than 7 trillion yen in subsidies will be offered over the next 10 years to establish a hydrogen and ammonia supply network.In the upcoming ordinary session of the Diet to be held this month, the Japanese government plans to enact new legislation to financially support industries that are involved in the production and establishment of hydrogen and ammonia supply chains, as well as the development of relevant infrastructure. Needless to say, the envisaged legislation is designed to facilitate Japan’s goal of being carbon neutral by 2050...more
https://thediplomat.com/2023/01/japan-looks-to-promote-a-hydrogen-society/?h2fd

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https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/02/japans-okinawa-prefecture-applies-solar-curtailment-for-first-time/

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