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Japan's Fuel Cell Valley on cutting edge of energy storage

Its Yamanashi project uses flywheels, solar panels and hydrogen for clean fuel

Published Tue, Dec 27, 2016 · 09:50 PM
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A PATCH of land in the shadow of Mount Fuji is becoming a testing ground for energy storage, with some of Japan's leading companies trying to develop technologies such as spinning flywheels and fuel cells. The government of Yamanashi, a prefecture 102 kilometres west of Tokyo, is hoping that by attracting companies such as Panasonic Corp and Toray Industries Inc it can become a kind of Silicon Valley for energy storage development.

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