Iwatani has completed the first construction of a commercial hydrogen refuelling station located in Shunan City, of Yamaguchi Prefecture in the Chugoku Area, and is built to serve FC forklifts.
Today the opening ceremony was held to celebrate the completion of the Iwatani Hydrogen Refueling Station in Yamaguchi Shunan, the first hydrogen refueling station in Chugoku area.
Over the years Iwatani Corporation has opened hydrogen refueling stations in Amagasaki City in Hyogo Prefecture, Kitakyushu City in Fukuoka Prefecture, Minato Ward in Tokyo, Toda City in Saitama Prefecture, and Toyoda City in Aichi Prefecture. This new station is the sixth hydrogen refueling station to be opened by Iwatani Corporation.
There are many chemical manufacturers located in the coastal region of Yamaguchi prefecture. Recognising the high potential capacity for supplying hydrogen, Yamaguchi prefecture has initiated various efforts to support the development of pure hydrogen type fuel cells, such as the granting of research and development subsidies, to realise the local production of the hydrogen manufactured by the chemistry manufacturers as a form of energy for local consumption.
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