Abstract
The Research Association of Hydrogen Supply/Utilization Technology (HySUT) was established in July 2009 by private companies and organizations to solve the issues of technology, consumer awareness, and social acceptance in order to assist the industry with commercialization of fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) and the hydrogen infrastructure. The Japan Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Demonstration Project (JHFC) is a major demonstration program of FCVs and supporting hydrogen infrastructure in Japan that began in 2002. JHFC3, a technical and social demonstration program, started in April 2011 as a three year joint research program with the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).
