Japan to be 1st country to reach 100 hydrogen filling station milestone

Japan will open eight hydrogen filling stations this spring for use with fuel cell vehicles, taking the total across the country to 100, the industry ministry said Friday.It will become the first country in the world to set up 100 such stations, while Germany had around 40 and the United States about 30 as of January, according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.From March to April, the eight stations will open in five prefectures -- Hokkaido, Fukushima, Kanagawa, Gifu, and Okayama -- as the country aims to make hydrogen an energy source that is more widely available, the minist…READ FULL ARTICLE