Fukuoka Strategy Conference for Hydrogen Energy

Fukuoka Strategy Conference for Hydrogen Energy▶http://www.f-suiso.jp/

Fukuoka Prefecture established the collaborative government-industry-academia organization, called the Fukuoka Strategy
Conference for Hydrogen Energy, in August, 2004 to take the initiative in creating an environmentally-compatible, sustainable society
based on hydrogen energy. In order to build a world-leading hydrogen energy research center, the conference comprehensively
promotes R&D human resource development and technology transfer in addition to featuring practical demonstrations of hydrogenenergy technologies.
The prefectural government has also started the“Hy-Life Project,”which includes the development of the a Hydrogen Highway andthe Hydrogen Towns.
These undertakings were evaluated by the International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE), which in
May, 2010, recognized the Conference’s achievements with a Leadership Award.
For integrated with the development of hydrogen energy industry. We are working on the development of hydrogen station andspread of FCV○Japan’s Largest Government-Industry-Academia Organization inthe Hydrogen Energy Field

The Fukuoka Strategy Conference for Hydrogen Energy
Established：3-Aug-04Advisers：Hiroshi Ogawa (Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture), Naoto Takahashi (DirectorGeneral of Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry), Kenji Kitahashi(Mayor of the City of Kitakyushu), Soichiro Takashima (Mayor of the City ofFukuoka), Chiharu Kubo (President of Kyushu University), Kinya Yanagawa(Director, NISSIN STEEL Co., Ltd.)

President：Shinji Fujino (Representative Directors and Executive Vice Presidents, Nippon
Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.)：Yutaka Kuwahara (Senior Vice President, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp.),Vice
Takashi Funaki (Executive Director, Iwatani Corp), Kiyotaka Ise (SeniorPresidents
Managing Officers, Toyota Motor Corp.), Kazunari Sasaki (Vice President,Kyushu University)
Administrative ：Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering co., Ltd., Toyota Motor Corp., ResearchCenter for Hydrogen Industrial Use and Storage, AIST, Iwatani Corp.,
agentsKyushu Electric Power co., INC, Saibu Gas co., Ltd., JX Nippon Oil & Energy
Corporation, Shimizu Corp., Electric Power Development Co., Ltd., Toto Ltd.,
Nissan Motor co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Hydrogen Energy
Test and Research Center, Kyushu University, Saga University, Kyushu
Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, Fukuoka Prefecture, City ofKitakyushu, City of Fukuoka
Number：Number of member organizations (as of Jan. 1, 2017):
of member
795 (641 companies, 116 universities, and 38 administrative/research/support organizations)organizations

General meeting of Fukuoka Strategy
Conference for Hydrogen Energy○International Partnership for Hydrogenand Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE)“Leadership Award”2010 Essen (top)
Essen Award ceremony, May 17, 2010,
Essen, Germany (bottom)○Overview of Hy-Life Project25

Practical Demonstrations「Fukuoka FCV Club」
To aims to form an advanced base of Fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) society in Fukuoka,“Fukuoka
FCV Club”was established by local businesses, industry organizations, universities andgovernments in Fukuoka, to further the integrated promotion of FCVs and the construction ofhydrogen stations.

Fukuoka FCV Club Logo

「Fukuoka FCV Club」
Established
Representative
MemberActivities

2014.8.19
Yutaka Aso Chairman, Kyushu Economic Federation
Hiroshi Ogawa Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture
Local businesses, universities and governments
in Fukuoka Prefecture that have an interest in orambitions to adopt FCVs and the construction ofhydrogen stations (265 member organizations (asof Aug. 2016)
Promotion of understanding of FCV, disseminationof information on FCV etc., introduction of FCV
initiative, promotion of development of hydrogenstation

Kickoff Event（August 19th 2014）○ Providing Information on FCVs

「FCV Promotion」（http://www.fcvclub.jp）○ Initiatives to Promote FCV Adoption

・Support system for FCVs provided
by national, prefectural andmunicipal governments etc.

・Fukuoka prefectural government introduced three FCVs
as public vehicles (TOYOTA MIRAI: February and March2015, HONDA CLARITY: October 2016).
・Encouraging local governments and companies inFukuoka to adopt FCVs as official vehicles

Information website○ Incentives for Taxi Companies to Adopt FCVs

・Five FCV taxies were put into use for the first time in Japan.
※Taxi Campanies: Daiichi kotu, Fukuoka showa taxi,
Fukuokanishitetu Taxi, Futaba Taxi, Meinohama Taxi.

○ Raising Awareness of FCVs

・Fukuoka FCV Caravan is an event that is held to introduce
the public to official-use FCVs. Members of the public cantake part in test drives.

Departure ceremony for the first official-use FCV（August 19th, 2015）

Fukuoka FCV Caravan

Departure ceremony for FCV taxi fleet

Construction of Hydrogen Stations

・Consistent support, from the introduction of candidate sites tonegotiations with land owners

・Fukuoka Prefecture helps private companies to constructhydrogen stations by providing them with tax breaks, based on“Fukuoka’s Green Asia International Strategic Comprehensive
Special Zone project＂, and provides assistance in obtaining
national government subsidies.
・A mobile hydrogen station has been constructed at the Fukuoka
Prefectural Office (2015)

Hydrogen Refueling Station in FukuokaFukuoka Prefectural Office Hydrogen Refueling Station（Higashikouen, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi)Dr.Drive Self Yahata Higashida Branch（Higashida, Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyusyu-shi)

Higashihama Hydrogen Refueling Station（Higashihama, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi)

Iwatani Hydrogen Refueling Station, Kokura（Takahama, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushyu-shi)
Fukuoka City Chubu water treatment center（Aratsu, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi)※March. 2017 open
（Miyawaka-shi/Air Liquide Japan）

Dr.Drive Self Ito Branch（Saito, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka-shi)

Opening Ceremony/
Iwatani Hydrogen Station

Dr.Drive Self Koga Branch（Kubo, Koga-shi)Dr.Drive Self Dazaihu interchange Branch（Mikasagawa, Onojo-shi)in KokuraDr.Drive Self Fukuoka Airport Branch（Befukita, Shime-machi, Kasuya-gun)26