Green Innovation Fund Project
Funds Japanese consortia transforming carbon-neutral industrial systems across energy and material technologies.
The Green Innovation Fund Projects are a suite of large-scale, multi-year research, demonstration, and social implementation initiatives managed by NEDO on behalf of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The fund was established in FY2020 with an initial allocation of ¥2 trillion from the Tertiary Supplementary Budget and subsequently expanded to approximately ¥2.8 trillion (roug…
Large Japanese industry consortia developing carbon-neutrality technologies aligned with Japan's Green Growth Strategy: hydrogen supply chain and applications, offshore wind, batteries, ammonia/hydrogen co-firing, carbon capture, sustainable fuels, green steel, green chemicals, next-generation digital infrastructure, next-generation ships.
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