Amendment 2023: The strategy aims to increase Japan's hydrogen and ammonia supply to 20 million tons by 2050. Additionally, it aims to scale up Japanese water electrolysis equipment production to about 15 GW by 2030 globally and attract JPY 15 tn ($107.5 billion) in public and private investments into the sector over the next 15 years.
The roadmap seeks to realize a hydrogen-based society on a step-by-step basis under the following three-phase program, carefully considering both short and long periods of time required to overcome technological challenges and secure economic efficiency:
(i) Phase 1: Dramatic expansion of hydrogen use (from present). By expanding the use of fixed fuel cells and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) dramatically, Japan will capture the global market for hydrogen and fuel cells in which it leads the world.
(ii) Phase 2: Full-fledged introduction of hydrogen power generation and establishment of a large-scale hydrogen supply system (by the second half of the 2020s). While increasing hydrogen demand further, Japan will increase the scope of current hydrogen sources to cover unused energy sources and establish a new secondary energy structure including hydrogen in addition to traditional electricity and heat.
(iii) Phase 3: Establishment of a CO2-free hydrogen supply system on a total basis (by around 2040). Japan will combine hydrogen production with CCS or use hydrogen from renewable energy to establish a totally CO2-free hydrogen supply system.