TOKYO —

The Fuel Cell Commercialization Conference of Japan said Friday it plans to increase hydrogen stations for fuel cell vehicles across the country from around 2011 to promote the adoption of the environmentally friendly vehicles. The organization, including automakers and oil firms, plans to expand the number of hydrogen stations from 12 at present to several dozen to support large-scale trials for the commercialization of fuel cell vehicles, which it expects to begin around 2015.
   
The number of hydrogen refueling stations could later rise to several hundred to facilitate the diffusion of FCVs, which are powered by electricity generated by the reaction of hydrogen and oxygen, and do not emit carbon dioxide. Since FCVs provide a promising means of carbon-free transport, the organization said it is willing to develop a network of hydrogen stations with financial assistance from the government.

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  flyingfish at 12:46 PM JST - 5th July

  when you see the name oil firms you know this is no good.. the only reason they are pushing this is because they can still sell hydrogen to you unlike electricty which you can do at home..

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  PepinGalarga at 04:28 PM JST - 5th July

  you can also generate hydrogen at home. once people realize this and start using this technology in large scale its the beginning of the end for OPEC.

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