But to have a totally clean supply chain, the hydrogen must also be cleanly made. Clean hydrogen is the best fix for global warming and energy security, he said.Fuel cells are zero-emission, running on the power created when hydrogen combines with oxygen in the air to make water. Costs and ensuring an adequate hydrogen supply are obvious challenges.The project is a partnership between Toyota and the cities of Yokohama and nearby Kawasaki, and the prefectural Kanagawa government. Such vehicles are still too expensive for regular consumers and are mostly leased to ministries and companies.Toyota's Japanese rival Honda Motor Co.Japan hopes to become a leader in hydrogen power and plans to showcase its prowess during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics also are involved. Toyota's fuel cell vehicle is called the Mirai.Fuel cells are zero-emission, running on the power created when hydrogen combines with oxygen in the air to make water.In a project announced Monday, hydrogen from the wind-power plant Hama Wing in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, will be compressed and transported by truck to power fuel-cell forklifts at four sites in the area - a factory, a vegetable-and-fruit market and two warehouses.

Right now, most hydrogen is produced from fossil fuels.Wind-powered hydrogen is expected to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by at least Hand made aluminum honeycomb sandwich panel Manufacturers 80 per cent compared with using gas or grid electricity, according to the companies.The hydrogen trucks, which were newly developed, serve as hydrogen fueling stations for the forklifts.Why not just use the electricity produced by wind power for electric vehicles Why bother making hydrogen Defending the project, Toyota Senior Managing Officer Shigeki Tomoyama stressed that it is easier to store hydrogen than electricity. Japanese electronics and energy company Toshiba Corp. Toyota, which makes the Prius gas-electric hybrid, says electric vehicles are limited because of their cruise range. Yokohama: Toyota Motor Corp."A stable supply of CO2-free hydrogen is needed," he told reporters at a Yokohama hotel.

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