Japan eyes domestic geologic hydrogen production
In Japan, the Japan News reported that the Japanese government plans to launch a project to identify suitable locations for the production of geologic hydrogen this fiscal year, with an aim to start using it as an energy source by 2040.
Hydrogen is seen as a key tool in decarbonization efforts, and the government plans to develop the geologic hydrogen industry from the viewpoint of economic security, according to the report
The government-affiliated New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) will develop a method of injecting water underground to stimulate geologic hydrogen generation.
In the location survey, NEDO will try to identify locations with concentrated deposits of peridotite at a depth of 1,000 meters by analyzing geological data in cooperation with research institutes and companies.
NEDO will carry out experiments in which collected rock samples are reacted with water. This aim is to determine what types of peridotite easily react with water and determine the duration of the reaction, the report stated.
Based on the results of the experiment, NEDO will determine locations suitable for geologic hydrogen development and select candidate sites for test drilling by 2030, with the aim of realizing commercial production in around 2040, it added.
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