Preface List of Participants in International Clean Energy Network Table of Contents Summary Items and Targets of R&D Summary of FY 1996 results Future development 1996 Annual Summary of Results under Each Individual Subtask Subtask 1: Investigation and study for evaluating and reviewing R&D Subtask 2: Review and investigation for promoting international cooperation Subtask 3: Conceptual design of total system 3.1 Conceptual design of the total system 3.2 Study on a global netweek 3.3 National-level energy estimation and assessment 3.4 City-level estimation and Assessment 3.5 Safety measures and assessment Subtask 4: Development of hydrogen production technology Subtask 5: Development of hydrogen transportation and storage technologies 5.1 Development of large capacity hydrogen liquefaction facilities 5.2 Development of liquid hydrogen transportation tanker 5.3 Development of the liquid hydrogen storage facilities 5.4 Development of devices for common use 5.5 Survey on the Research and Development of the Technologies for Hydrogen Transport and Storage by Hydrogen Absorbing Alloys Subtask 6: Development of cryogenic materials technology Subtask 7: Feasibility Study on Utilization of Hydrogen Energy Subtask 8: Development of Hydrogen-Combustion turbine 8.1 Study for an Optimum system for hydrogen-combustion turbine 8.2 Development of Combustion Control Technology 8.3 Development of turbine blades, rotors and other major components 8.4 Development of major auxiliary equipment 8.5 Development of super-pyrogenic materials Subtask 9: Study of innovative and leading technologies