Jun 03, 2022 10:21:00

Toyota announces a prototype of a portable 'portable hydrogen cartridge'

As society as a whole aims to achieve carbon neutrality, hydrogen, which does not emit carbon dioxide even when burned, is expected to be a clean energy source. Toyota and its subsidiary Woven Planet Holdings announced that they have successfully developed a prototype of a portable hydrogen cartridge that can easily carry hydrogen.

Toyota, Woven Planet develops prototype of portable hydrogen cartridge | Corporate | Global News Room | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Corporate Site

https://global.toyota/jp/newsroom/corporate/37405940.html

You can see the prototype of the portable hydrogen cartridge in the following movie.

Portable Hydrogen Cartridge (Prototype)-YouTube


The prototype of the portable hydrogen cartridge looks like this. The size is about 180 mm in diameter and about 400 mm in total length.

According to Toyota, the amount of electricity per cartridge is about 'when generating electricity with a general fuel cell system, a general household microwave oven can operate for about 3 to 4 hours per cartridge', and in the future It is assumed that about 3.3kWh is assumed on the premise of the high-pressure hydrogen tank to be examined.

In the movie, there was a scene in which a woman put a cartridge in a slot at shoulder height. The merit of hydrogen is that it is lighter than all fuels, and the mass of the cartridge is about 5 kg when the tank is full. However, it seems that the detailed specifications and design of the cartridge will be studied repeatedly in the future.

Toyota has been developing hydrogen engines for a long time, and

participated in the race 'Super Taikyu Series 2021 Powered by Hankook Round 5 SUZUKA S Endurance' held in September 2021 with a car equipped with a hydrogen engine. It became a hot topic because Akio Toyoda, the president and CEO, served as the driver. The hydrogen energy technology that Toyota has cultivated so far is applied to this portable hydrogen cartridge.

Toyota is constructing an experimental city 'Woven City' that incorporates self-driving cars, robots, AI, etc., using the site of the Toyota Motor Plant in Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture, which is approximately 708,000 square meters.

What is the whole picture of 'Woven City', an experimental city that incorporates autonomous driving, robots, and AI that Toyota plans to build? --GIGAZINE

The portable hydrogen cartridge announced this time will be tested in this Woven City. Toyota says, 'Toyota and Woven Planet will work to propose new value and lifestyle by using hydrogen as a familiar energy that is close to the lives of residents through human-centered demonstrations in Woven City and other places. Will extend this initiative to Japan and the world, and will take on the challenge of realizing a society and carbon neutral where anyone can easily use clean energy. '