Background and Objectives of the Study
Ammonia is expected to be a decarbonized energy and hydrogen carrier that can be implemented in society at an early stage, and obtaining a zero-carbon solution for ammonia and hydrogen utilization is an urgent issue.
However, there are very few applications developed for the use of ammonia in the industrial, transportation, and consumer sectors, and this needs to be addressed immediately with the aim of social implementation by 2030.
The R&D theme of the SIP, "Distributed Energy Systems Using Ammonia and Hydrogen," aims to conduct elemental and demonstration research on industrial furnaces, boilers, gas engines, fuel cell power generation systems, and intra-community hydrogen transportation and utilization systems using ammonia and hydrogen, which are highly needed by industry.
Outline of Joint Research
■Gifu University
As a representative R&D organization, in addition to the overall management and operation of R&D themes, the following responsibilities in the development of reformer units for fuel cells will be handled
Development of a self-heating catalytic reactor
Development of hydrogen separator and ammonia exclusion system
Mitsubishi Kakoki Co.
In the development of reformer units for combustors, the following responsibilities are assigned
Load and temperature response of ammonia decomposition catalysts
Design, fabrication, and operation control of catalytic reactors
Design, fabrication, and demonstration test of a practical reformer unit for a combustor
In the development of reformer units for fuel cells, we are also responsible for the design, fabrication, and demonstration testing of practical reformer units for fuel cells.
■resonac
In the development of reformer units for combustors, the following responsibilities are assigned
Development of ammonia decomposition catalysts
Study of mass production of ammonia decomposition catalysts
The three parties will collaborate in the development of a reformer unit for combustors and a reformer unit for fuel cells to realize the design, fabrication, and operation of a demonstration unit.
The Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (CSTI) has been working to strengthen its strategic promotion function to create innovations that transcend the framework of each ministry and agency in order to create promising future markets for Japanese industry and revitalize the Japanese economy through the resolution of issues of national importance. The government has been working to strengthen its strategic promotion function in order to create innovation beyond the framework of each ministry and agency.
As part of this effort, we are promoting the SIP, which aims to promote R&D in a comprehensive manner, from basic research to social implementation, and to work on cross-disciplinary R&D and social implementation of the results of such R&D through collaboration among ministries and agencies, and industry-academia-government collaboration, by setting issues important for solving social problems and for the Japanese economy and industrial competitiveness by backcasting for the realization of Society 5.0. The SIP is being promoted for the purpose of tackling the issues from basic research to social implementation in collaboration with industry, academia, and government.
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