hydrogen

Japan's 1st hydrogen refueling station for general...
Hydrogen is supplied to a fuel cell vehicle during the grand opening of a hydrogen station next to a gasoline station in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, on April 19. (Ryo Toyooka)
April 20, 2013
EBINA, Kanagawa Prefecture--Japan’s first hydrogen refueling station set up in a non-industrial area for use by the general public opened here on April 19.
Beer-brewing know-how enables production of...
Yutaka Mitani talks to a Brazilian researcher via his home computer. It is past 8 a.m. for the researcher, who has just started work for the day. (Photo: Atsuo Hirata)
March 10, 2013
Although the beer-making process is known for creating refreshing beverages served the world over, it is now on the verge of helping Japanese researchers create cleaner fuel...
Tokyo Gas experiments with CO2 for better tomatoes
A greenhouse where tomatoes are grown with a higher concentration of carbon dioxide at Chiba University's botanical plant in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture. (Provided by Tokyo Gas Co.)
December 31, 2011
It's the main culprit blamed for global warning, but according to Tokyo Gas Co., the upside to it is better tomatoes.
Design of Fukushima venting pipes prompted explosion
The Asahi Shimbun
December 28, 2011
The structure of venting pipes may have led to the hydrogen explosions that rocked the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant during the early phases of the accident, a nuclear...
Fukushima's No. 3 reactor likely triggered hydrogen ...
The floor of the fifth level of the No. 4 reactor building at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant (Tokyo Electric Power Co.)
November 11, 2011
The hydrogen explosion that spewed radioactive materials from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant’s No. 4 reactor building on March 15 was likely caused by gas leaking...
TEPCO starts cutting pipe after hydrogen level drops
The pipe in the center is connected to the containment vessel at the No. 1 reactor of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. (Provided by Tokyo Electric Power Co.)
October 10, 2011
Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Oct. 9 cut a pipe to install equipment to reduce radioactive leaks after confirming hydrogen levels posed no risk of exploding at the Fukushima No....
Hydrogen accumulates in pipes at Fukushima's No. 1...
Work to put a protective cover over the stricken No. 1 reactor of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant continued on Sept. 15. (Tokyo Electric Power Co.)
September 24, 2011
Hydrogen has accumulated to a level higher than previously thought in pipes connected to the No. 1 reactor containment vessel at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, the...
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