Table 9-1-1 Research plan for phase I

Item / FY	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998
1. Research and evaluation of innovative and leading technologies	__	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____
2. Study of innovative and leading technologies	.	.	_____	_____	_____	_____
3. Research and evaluation of conventional technologies	.	__________	_____	_____	_____
4. Examination of new areas and Items of technology development	.	.	.	__________	_____

Table 9-2-1 Number of New Technologies Proposed

Fiscal year	Number of proposals accepted	Total number of proposals accepted	Evaluation
FY1993	10	10	Done in FY 1996
FY1994	10	20	Done in FY 1996
FY1995	3	23	Done in FY 1996
FY1996	2	25	Done in FY 1997
FY1997	3	28	Done in FY 1997 *)

*)

A proposal accepted in the latter half of FY 1997, "Methanol Power Generation. Turbine System", will be evaluated in FY 1998.

Table 9-2-3 Evaluation results by now (extracts)

Ranking	Proposal	Proposer	Scoring
1	Analysis and Evaluation of Hydrogen/Oxygen Internal-Combustion Stirling Engine	Machinery Engineering Laboratory	7.356
2	Hydrogen Production by Effective Utilization of Wavelength Dependent on Solar Energy	Toyohashi University of Technology	7.341
3	Hydrogen Production by Solid Oxide Electrolysis	Westinghouse Electric Corporation	7.155
4	Development of Magnetic Refrigeration Technology for Liquefaction of Hydrogen	University of Quebec	7.119
5	Solar Thermal Hydrogen Production with Iron Sponge Technology	Daimler-Benz Aerospace AG	7.017
6	Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Technology	Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.	6.852
	Development of Photocatalyst with Layered Structure for Water Decomposition	Nikon Corporation	6.852

Table 9-2-4 Evaluation of feasibility studies conducted in FY 1996

Theme	Evaluation
Research on Hydrogen Internal-Combustion Stirling Engine	This is a technologically interesting theme including various subjects to be examined. This is worth continuing the small-scale elementary study in order not to aim to realize in the near future but to accumulate the technological knowledge for the distant future.
Technical and Economic Systems Study of High-Temperature Steam Electrolysis	It is necessary to make fundamental researches on a cell itself which is a reversible fuel cell / electrolyzer.
Evaluation of Economic of Solar Thermal Hydrogen Technology	The technology to achieve the high reaction temperature required for iron sponge technology of 2000℃ is very difficult. Because there is no solution to overcome this problem, we guess the solar thermal hydrogen production with iron sponge to be less feasible.
Comparison of System Efficiency of Phototransformation Process	- There is no doubt about the large possibility of photocatalytic process as a new technology, but so far it has a problem of low efficiency as an energy production technology. Because photocatalyst studies are ongoing at various places, we are going to observe the results and collect information for the time being. - Because possibility of biomass is pointed out, it will be the subject how we reflect the biomass utilization study on WE-NET project.

Table 9-2-5 Feasibility studies conducted in FY 1997

Theme	Contractor
Feasibility Study of Hydrogen Production by Effective Utilization of Wavelength Dependent on Solar Energy	Toyohashi University of Technology
Evaluation of Economic Feasibility of Magnetic Refrigeration Technology for Large-Scale Liquefaction of Hydrogen	University of Victoria
Feasibility Study of Hydrogen Production from Biomass	University of Tokyo