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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
Politics
The Yomiuri Shimbun

Law planned to promote use of hydrogen, ammonia fuels

A hydrogen station in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

The government plans to establish new legislation to support industries involved in the production and supply of hydrogen and ammonia to help promote the wider use of these substances as next-generation fuels, according to sources.

The government aims to submit a bill to the Diet in the next fiscal year to encourage the creation of a system to produce and supply hydrogen and ammonia, demand for which is expected to grow amid the global trend toward decarbonization as neither emit carbon dioxide when burned.

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