Roles of multi-stakeholders towards subnational decarbonization

Namie Town’s Effort
to Become a Zero-carbon CityNovember 2021
Namie Town Hall
Industry Promotion Division

Namie Town Before the Earthquake◆Before the Earthquake
NamieTown

Population

21,434

Households

7,671

Area

Fukushima

223.14 ㎢◆Present・Located in Futaba-County, Fukushima Prefecture・Central city of Futaba-County surrounded by mountains, rivers and sea
・Salmon swim upstream in the fall

Population

1,717Households

1,079 ※Aug 31st, 2021

◆Special Products

Ooborisoma-WareSeafoodSakeNamieFried NoodlesDASH Village

The Great East Japan Earthquake• Tremor of seismic intensity 6+ (JMA scale)• Tsunami over 15 meters high Flooded: 6 ㎞2
 Houses completely destroyed: 651
 Business sites destroyed: 1,000 Dead: 182
Because of the nuclear accident the next day,we could NOT save lives that might have been saved.

Moving toward Reconstruction
復興に向けた動き• 2011: All 21,000 residents of Namie evacuated.
• 2016: We returned to Namie.

Reopening of JR Joban Line

Opening of Namie Roadside Station Reopening of Joban Expressway

Opening of Child Center

Reopening of Ukedo Fishing PortChildren and Students

Development of public housing

Reopening of farms

Flower cultivation
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Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field
復興に向けた動き• March 5, 2020: Namie Town declared its
commitment to net zero emissions by 2050.
• March 7, 2020: Fukushima Hydrogen Energy
Research Field (FH2R) completed in Namie Town.

FH2R

Declared commitment
to net zero emissions.

4Expand Introduction of Renewable Energy- Renewable energy generation businesses are developing throughout the town, leveraging
the abundant renewable energy potential. They already produce renewable energyequivalent to the amount of power consumed by the town prior to the disaster.
- We will build a model for local production and consumption to fully utilize town-generated
power in the town.

Solar power

Solar power

Wave power (planned)

Hydro power (planned)

Wind power (planned)

Building Smart Communities
Facilities in the town center

Solar power

Small-scale wind power

Pure hydrogenfuel cellHousehold fuel cell(Ene-farm)

Solar water-heater
Storage battery

EV

EV-PS

CEMS

BEMS

HEMS

EV transport

CEMS telecommunications[Public disaster housing (Ohirayama)][Ikoinomura Namie]
Existing

Deploying electrified vehicles (EVs) and EV recharging facilities atNamie Town Hall, the Children’s Playground, Regional SportsCenter, Station Square, Clinic, Sunshine Namie, Ikoinomura Namieetc. Enabling them to power public facilities in an emergency, anduse the EVs at normal times, in an effort to popularize the smart
community and raise public awareness. [FY2018-][Interaction/information-sharing base][Namie Clinic]【Namie Town Hall】

The interaction/information-sharing base,symbolizing the town’s reconstruction, is usedto showcase renewable energy, thereby creating
added-value for the base, in an effort to drive
popularization of the smart community within
and outside the town. [FY2019-]

Existing[Sunshine Namie]
Existing[Namie Sosei Elementary & Junior High School][Station Square]

Existing[Public disaster housing (Kiyohashi)][Regional Sports Center]
Existing[Authorized Children’s Playground]
Existing

To Iwaki

Promoting effective use of energy in publicdisaster housing and energy self-sufficiency
initiatives, in an effort to create a new lifestylefor returning residents and a living environment
for the next generation. [FY2018-]

Efforts towards Realizing a Hydrogen-based Society
We are working on various efforts towards realizing a hydrogen-based society.

≪Introducing FCs to public facilities
and FCVs as official vehicles≫≪Awareness-rising activities for children≫≪Namie-produced hydrogen usedin Tokyo Olympic torch≫≪Introducing various FCVs is under consideration≫≪Working on tourism businesses using hydrogen≫≪Building and street design incorporating hydrogen, witharchitect Kengo KUMA≫≪Declaration ofMunicipal Partnershipfor Hydrogen
Advancement of Smart
Sister Cities
betweenNamie Town andLancaster ≫In conclusion
Namie Town will do its best to utilize hydrogen as a newenergy source for the reconstruction of the town.
We appreciate your support, cooperation and suggestions.

UkedonNamie Town mascot

Thank you very much foryour attention!