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demand and HTGR development potential in the industrial complex in JapanNoguchi, Hiroki; Ishii, Katsunori; Ono, Masato; Kasahara, Seiji; Sato, Hiroyuki; Sakaba, Nariaki
Proceedings of World Hydrogen Technology Convention 2025 (WHTC 2025) (Internet), p.50 - 52, 2025/00
Achieving carbon neutrality in Japan in 2050, hydrogen is expected to be used as an alternative to fossil fuels in the hard-to-abate sectors. In steelmaking, hydrogen-based reduction process has been developed as a substitute for the conventional blast furnace steelmaking process, which involves the reduction of iron ore by coke. In chemical industry, a novel olefin production process has been developed using hydrogen and CO, through methanol as an intermediate chemical. A large amount of hydrogen is required for these novel processes. Nuclear energy is well-suited to large-scale low-carbon hydrogen production. High temperature gas cooled reactor (HTGR) is a type of nuclear reactor featuring extraction of high temperature heat. The heat can be applicable to hydrogen production. This study predicts hydrogen demand in five industrial complexes in Japan in 2050 and estimates the potential for introducing HTGR to meet the demand. The introduction of HTGR could be a promising solution for decarbonizing industrial complexes due to their large-scale hydrogen supply capacity.
Nishihara, Tetsuo; Takeda, Tetsuaki
JAERI-Tech 2005-049, 19 Pages, 2005/09
JAERI-Tech-2005-049.pdf:1.17MB
Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute is carrying out the research and development of the high temperature gas-cooled reactor hydrogen cogeneration system (GTHTR300C) aiming at the practical use around 2030. Preconditions of GTHTR300C introduction are the increase of hydrogen demand and the needs of new nuclear power plants. In order to establish the introduction scenario, it should be clarified that the operational status of existing nuclear power plants, the introduction number of fuel cell vehicles as a main user of hydrogen and the capability of hydrogen supply by existing plants. In this report, the estimation of the nuclear power plants that will be decommissioned with a high possibility by 2030 and the selection of the model district where the GTHTR300C can be introduced as an alternative system are conducted. Then the hydrogen demand and the capability of hydrogen supply in this district are investigated and the hydrogen supply scenario in 2030 is considered.
Miyamoto, Yoshiaki; Ogawa, Masuro; Akino, Norio; Shiina, Yasuaki; Inagaki, Yoshiyuki; Shimizu, Saburo; Onuki, Kaoru; Ishiyama, Shintaro; Katanishi, Shoji; Takeda, Tetsuaki; et al.
JAERI-Review 2001-006, 147 Pages, 2001/03
JAERI-Review-2001-006.pdf:9.2MB
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