三井物产：投资于第一元素燃料：在加利福尼亚州的20个地点运营制氢站
洛杉矶
2020年6月24日
三井物产株式会社和日本国际协力银行：
6月17日，它宣布已与FEF在美国加利福尼亚州签署了一项共同拥有权协议：First Element Fuel。
投资额：
三井物产总共将上限2500万美元，而JBIC则将最高总量限制为2300万美元。
FEF：FirstElement燃料
FEF成立于2013年。
丰田和本田等汽车制造商参与其中。
加州能源委员会，
加州空气资源委员会
得到了支持。
FEF目前在加利福尼亚州运营20个加氢站，而加利福尼亚州是全球最大的加氢站，拥有8300辆FCV。
这项投资将用于加强加氢站的网络。
三井：
您可以与2016年投资的瑞典轻型高压氢气罐制造公司产生协同效应。
扩建氢气站：
FEF扩大加氢站将有助于丰田和本田扩大FCV销售。
FCV的氢气填充时间非常短，只有3分钟，因此很容易扩展巡航范围。
已经指出，“加氢站的数量没有增加”这一事实是扩散的障碍。
-杰特罗
https://www.jetro.go.jp/biznews/2020/06/92409a2ba3c6e9fe.html
Equity Participation in FirstElement Fuel Inc. in the United States
June 17, 2020
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC; Governor: MAEDA Tadashi)
signed on June 16 a shareholders’ agreement for a joint investment with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Mitsui), of up to approximately USD23 million (JBIC portion) in FirstElement Fuel Inc. (FEF) in the United States. JBIC will invest through its Special Operations Account*1.
Since its incorporation in 2013, FEF
has received support from companies such as
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda)*2 and from public agencies such as
- the California Energy Commission,
- California Air Resources Board,
- the South Coast Air Quality Management District,
- the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
The company is currently operating hydrogen stations in 20 locations across the State of California, which is one of the largest markets for hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) globally.
The funds will be used to expand FEF’s hydrogen station network.
Through its investment in FEF,
Mitsui
aims to gain a stronger foothold in the global hydrogen business by acquiring insight into hydrogen demand creation and the downstream hydrogen business,
as well as creating synergies between a Norwegian manufacturer of lightweight high-pressure hydrogen tanks in which Mitsui invested in 2016.
Moreover, FEF’s expansion of the hydrogen station network in California is expected to help increase sales of Toyota’s and Honda’s FCEVs in the state.
In this way, JBIC’s investment in FEF
is intended to support the overseas expansion of these Japanese companies as well as to contribute to maintaining and enhancing the international competitiveness of Japanese industry.
JBIC Japan Bank for International Cooperation
https://www.jbic.go.jp/en/information/press/press-2020/0617-013499.htm