70MPa supply Demonstration Study of JHFC Senju Hydrogen Station

Abstract

The Senju hydrogen station was constructed with the JHFC Project in 2002, and filling demonstration study of hydrogen fuel to fuel-cell vehicles has been done since it was opened in May, 2003. When it comes to practical use of fuel-cell vehicles, improvement of the method of in-vehicle hydrogen storage and increasing mileage (cruising range) are the key matters. Several 70MPa demonstration projects are running abroad because the in-vehicle hydrogen storage of 70MPa is one of the effective means to increase hydrogen load capacity, and to extend the cruising range. In these circumstances, 70MPa demonstration test has been decided to carry out at the JHFC hydrogen stations with filling equipment of 70MPa in addition to the conventional filling equipment of 35MPa. The 70MPa equipment at The Senju hydrogen station was completed in September 2008 as the first one in Japan, and this brief report introduces the outline of the equipment and the demonstration study.