Abstract
In this study, the geographical distribution of gas demand in Aichi Prefecture, which ranks first in Japan in terms of gas demand from the manufacturing industry, was determined, and hydrogen demand potential was estimated based on an assumed scenario for the installation of hydrogen pipelines.
The main results are as follows:
1) Estimation of geographic distribution of gas demand in Aichi Prefecture
Gas demand from the manufacturing industry was estimated for all towns and cities in Aichi Prefecture. For the estimation, we constructed a method to determine the availability of gas supply for each region from map data published by gas supply companies.
2) Assumption of hydrogen pipeline installation scenario and estimation of hydrogen demand potential
Based on the results obtained in 1) and the locations of thermal power plants, which were assumed to be important hydrogen consumption and supply centers, three scenarios for installing hydrogen pipelines were assumed, and the demand potential for each was estimated.
