水素エネルギー社会構築に向けた課題と展望―NEDO技術開発機構の推進する燃料電池・水素エネルギー技術開発の展開―

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NEDO has been promoting national projects for R&D of fuel cell and hydrogen energy technologies to commercialize FC systems for hydrogen energy economy. Until the past March 2005, review and modification of codes & standards and regulations had been completed to commercialization and popularization of FC vehicles, FC co-generation systems and hydrogen refilling stations. In 2005, NEDO has launched new projects to research and develop PEFC technologies, and to propose measurement methods and collect the data for establishment of C&S and regulations in order to accelerate commercialization. Especially, NEDO coordinates new schemes in these projects. One consortium tries to study and clarify fuel cell basic reaction and degradation mechanisms to prolong lifetime and create a new break-through technology. Another, which consists with system and material manufactures and energy supply companies, focuses the robust technology for new type PEFC systems operating around 100 degrees. And the other consortium of five system manufactures carries out R&D of BOP for PEFC stationary system in order to enhance durability and reduce cost in cooperation with BOP manufactures. It is very important to estimate the performance of hydrogen energy as the secondary energy converted from the primary energy sources, and discuss the scenario to R&D hydrogen and FC technologies for hydrogen energy economy.