據離岸工程網站5月18日消息 日本政府周二表示，將從綠色創新基金中撥款至多3700億日元（34億美元），用于兩個項目，以在未來10年內加速研發和促進氫的使用。

　　去年12月，日本公布了一項雄心勃勃的目標，即到2030年將該國的氫需求從目前的200萬噸提高到每年300萬噸，到2050年達到2000萬噸。

　　日本政府表示，國有研發機構新能源和工業技術開發組織（NEDO）周二開始接受兩個氫項目的申請。

　　其中之一將是一個高達3000億日元的項目，以建立大規模的氫氣供應鏈，促進對清潔燃料的需求。另外700億日元的項目將利用可再生能源產生的電能，通過水電解開發一個大規模、低成本的制氫系統。

　　這兩個項目將由政府設立的2萬億日元綠色創新基金資助，該基金旨在幫助該國實現2050年的碳中和目標。

　　這是日本政府上個月宣布的通過動用政府資金支持研發的18個潛在項目中的第一個。

　　氫長期用作火箭燃料，主要是從天然氣或煤中提取，主要用于煉油和生產化肥用氨，但未來的需求預計將來自更廣泛的領域，包括運輸、建筑和發電。

　　日本政府的一位官員表示，其他利用政府資金的研發項目的細節，包括降低海上風電場的成本和建立燃料氨的供應鏈，將在秋季前決定。

　　（1美元=108.8600日元）

　　吳恒磊 編譯自 離岸工程

　　原文如下：

　　Japan Sets Aside $3.4B for Hydrogen R&D

　　The Japanese government said on Tuesday it will allocate up to 370 billion yen ($3.4 billion) from its green innovation fund for two projects to accelerate research and development (R&D) and promotion of hydrogen use over the next 10 years.

　　Japan unveiled an ambitious goal in December to boost the country's demand for hydrogen to 3 million tonnes a year by 2030, from about 2 million tonnes currently, and to 20 million tonnes by 2050.

　　New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), a state-owned R&D agency, on Tuesday started accepting applications for two hydrogen projects, the industry ministry said.

　　One will be an up to 300 billion yen project to create a large-scale supply chain of hydrogen and promote demand for the clean fuel. The other 70 billion yen project will develop a large-scale, cost efficient hydrogen production system by water electrolysis using electricity derived from renewable energy sources, the ministry said.

　　The two projects will be funded from the government's 2 trillion yen green innovation fund created to help the country achieve its 2050 target of becoming carbon neutral.

　　They are the first of 18 potential projects announced by the ministry last month to support R&D, by tapping into the government's fund.

　　Hydrogen, long used as rocket fuel, is mostly extracted from natural gas or coal. It is mainly utilised in oil refining and to produce ammonia for fertilisers but future demand is expected to come from broader segments including transport, building and power generation.

　　Details of other R&D projects to tap the government fund, including lowering the cost of offshore wind farms and building a supply chain of fuel ammonia, will be decided by the autumn, an official at the industry ministry said.

　　($1 = 108.8600 yen)