ITOCHU & ITOCHU ENEX have contributed in organizing a Motomiya Interchange Hydrogen Refueling Station project which can serve for large fuel cellcommercial vehicles that will be constructed by Air Liquide Japan GK, as a part of the strategic collaboration on the development of a hydrogen value chain, in line with a memorandum signed by the three companies in February 2021.The Hydrogen Refueling Station, which will be constructed on land adjacent to Enex Fleet's Motomiya Interchange Service Station in Motomiya-city in Fukushima Prefecture is scheduled to start operation in the first half of 2024 as Japan's first HRS which serves for large FC commercial vehicles and operates 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. This HRS can provide services that are offered to conventional commercial viechles, such as the carwash and the rest area, for large FC commercial vehicles as well.The three companies will continue to work together to find out more HRS opportunities with similar concept that are expected to be rolled out along with highway and to attract usage of more large scale FC commercial vehicles.Motomiya-city, where the HRS will be located, is in the center of the Nakadori region of Fukushima Prefecture and is close proximity to an important transportation hub where the Tohoku Expressway and other highways run through it. In Fukushima Prefecture, a demonstration project in ongoing to establish and implement energy management systems toward the popularization of electric vehicles led by Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies. The HRS will supply hydrogen to some of the FC commercial viechles to be operated by companies participating in the demonstration project.
ITOCHU & ITOCHU ENEX have contributed in organizing a Motomiya Interchange Hydrogen Refueling Station project which can serve for large fuel cellcommercial vehicles that will be constructed by Air Liquide Japan GK, as a part of the strategic collaboration on the development of a hydrogen value chain, in line with a memorandum signed by the three companies in February 2021.The Hydrogen Refueling Station, which will be constructed on land adjacent to Enex Fleet's Motomiya Interchange Service Station in Motomiya-city in Fukushima Prefecture is scheduled to start operation in the first half of 2024 as Japan's first HRS which serves for large FC commercial vehicles and operates 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. This HRS can provide services that are offered to conventional commercial viechles, such as the carwash and the rest area, for large FC commercial vehicles as well.The three companies will continue to work together to find out more HRS opportunities with similar concept that are expected to be rolled out along with highway and to attract usage of more large scale FC commercial vehicles.Motomiya-city, where the HRS will be located, is in the center of the Nakadori region of Fukushima Prefecture and is close proximity to an important transportation hub where the Tohoku Expressway and other highways run through it. In Fukushima Prefecture, a demonstration project in ongoing to establish and implement energy management systems toward the popularization of electric vehicles led by Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies. The HRS will supply hydrogen to some of the FC commercial viechles to be operated by companies participating in the demonstration project.
