Japan Currents 2022

At a time when attention is being given to hydrogen as a next-generation clean energy source, Japan has come to be regarded as the global leader in innovating, researching and producing clean hydrogen.
Efforts to mainstream hydrogen as a clean-energy solution were trumpeted at the Tokyo Olympic Games, where hydrogen fueled the flame in the Olympic cauldron, helped power the Olympic Village, and powered vehicles ferrying athletes, organizers and media.
In addition, on January 21, 2022, Japan launched the world’s first transport of liquefied hydrogen aboard the world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier, the Suiso Frontier, carrying a shipment from Victoria, Australia to Kobe, Japan.
On March 22, 2022, JASH, in partnership with UH Energy, and with generous support from The Embassy of Japan in Washington D.C. and the National Association of Japan-America Societies (NAJAS), hosted the 2022 Japan Currents Houston Conference.
The event contained presentations from Eiji OHIRA, Director General, Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Office of NEDO (The New Energy & Industrial Technology Development Organization), Japan and Joe CAPPELLO, Chairman and CEO of Iwatani Corporation of America. Japan Currents Houston 2022 was moderated by Dr. Alan ROSSITER, Executive Director, External Relations & Educational Program Development at UH Energy - University of Houston.