Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaking at the government’s renewable energy and hydrogen ministerial conference in Tokyo in December 2017 Photo: Cabinet Public Relations Office (Japan)

Japan's plans for a hydrogen economy based on imports

With the island nation abandoning nuclear power, and having little available land for onshore wind and solar, it will require outside help to go green

24 September 2019 11:54 GMT Updated 24 September 2019 11:54 GMT

By Leigh Collins

This article is part of an in-depth special report on green hydrogen Japan is dependent on

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Japan's plans for a hydrogen economy based on imports