The 900m2 center will include a solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC), solar photovoltaic generation systems, fuel cells and others apparatus required to conduct experiments on the use of hydrogen.
SOEC is being developed as a New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization project.
The center will also house an exhibition space for hydrogen-related technologies.
Toshiba plans to utilize photovoltaic, wind, hydro and other renewable generation systems, water electrolysis systems and fuel cells to produce hydrogen, a low carbon clean fuel source.
The company said that it will integrate these technologies in ‘end-to-end solutions, extending from production to utilization of hydrogen’.
The new center is expected to help Toshiba develop a practical energy supply system that uses renewable energy to power hydrogen-generating water electrolysis systems. The hydrogen will, then, be converted to electricity using fuel cells.
Toshiba aims to do 100 billion yen worth hydrogen-related business by 2020. It intends to establish a supply chain by 2025, wherein hydrogen produced overseas at low cost, will be used to generate electricity in hydrogen-fired gas turbine power plants in Japan.
Image: The new center is expected to help Toshiba experiment with the use of hydrogen for electricity generation. Photo: courtesy of Toshiba Corporation.
