Offshore wind to power Japan's biggest green hydrogen plant

Hokkaido facility to churn out enough clean fuel for 10,000 vehicles

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Offshore wind turbines near Amsterdam. Island nation Japan remains slow to build such infrastructure. © Reuters

RYO MUKANO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan's largest hydrogen plant powered by offshore wind energy is set to open on the northern island of Hokkaido as part of a national effort to slash carbon dioxide emissions.

Scheduled to begin operation as early as the year ending March 2024, the plant will produce up to roughly 550 tons of hydrogen a year -- enough to fuel more than 10,000 hydrogen vehicles, according to plans.

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