Small-scale model of the facilities.

Real-time data (cloudy so currently buying solar & wind electricity to produce more hydrogen).

Entrance.

Me in front of hydrogen gas holders.

🧵14/ I wanted to visit it for years! Former world №1, #Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field in #Hamadori produces up to 2,000N㎥/h #GreenHydrogen for locals, Sendai and Tokyo from its 180,000㎡ solar farm. #Japan significant asset in the #ClimateCrisis fight, its challenge is now scaling adoption.

Factory seen from the meeting room.

Our group visiting the factory.

Manager ending his presentation, inviting us to help Rice Resin decarbonise our societies to give a safe future to children worldwide.

Me with the manager at the entrance of the factory.

🧵12/ During our #PressTour in #Hamadori, Rice Resin's approach to community support and #sustainability moved me: making resin from #Fukushima rice and #Japan old emergency #rice stocks that consumers shun 🌾 Use them (50% capacity) for hard-to-phase-out plastic: medical devices, rice ball wrappings…

The Muscle Suit engineer giving a talk.

The engineer helps Laura try a "Every" exoskeleton.

Me trying a "Soft-Power" supporter.

The engineer, in front of a machine that tests the durability of a muscle suit (400,000 movements).

🧵10/ Innophys shined during our #PressTour! We even tried their Muscle Suits for lower-back support and saw quality control tests at #Hamadori factory. Supported by #FICF, their tech is already in 20 countries (35,000 units sold). My PhD thesis was on smart clothing so this #innovation felt special!

🧵9/ Zip Infrastructure's Zippar is an autonomous electric cable car that curves & branches, low-cost compared to train. The nearly-ready line in #Hamadori will test prototypes on slopes. Why #R&D with #FICF? For tests on long land. Kanagawa prefecture is interested 👍🏻 What about Osaka's 2030 casino?

Duty General Manager showing us Fukushima Robot Test Field from a roof. Tall mockup plant in the centre, bridge a bit on the right, tunnel completely on the right.

Tall mockup plant on the left, houses (centre & right), debris/landslide field before the houses on the right.

Heliport in the foreground. Airfield enclosed in nets in the background. Runway from left to right in between.

Japanese dog robot by Kufusha company.

🧵8/ The #Fukushima #Robot Test Field in #Hamadori impresses: 1,316 tests since 2017 using its plant, houses, bridge, tunnel, debris, runway, 13km flights over land/sea… Surprisingly, no cameras in water tanks and no night testing despite #Japan Self-Defense Forces #disaster response training here 😮

🧵7/ Inspiring! Fukushima Institute For Research, Education And Innovation in #Hamadori pioneers #R&D that only #Fukushima can or strives to offer to the world: #nuclear disaster data, contaminated soil improvement, robotics for harsh environments (reactors/space/disasters), negative-emission energy…

Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework

🧵6/ #FICF also contributes to local HR development, attracts founders & workers from all over #Japan and beyond (a Filipino introduced Zip Infrastructure), manages a museum related to the 2011 disasters… 🔖 www.fipo.or.jp/en/framework #Hamadori

🧵5/ #FICF also boosts the local economy with location subsidies capped at 80% of the initial #investment! A major asset is long/flat land availability to test new equipment, #transportation technologies… 428 companies have already created 4,823 jobs in #Hamadori since 2017 ✔️ #Japan

🧵4/ Big wins for #R&D commercialization through #FICF: 200+ companies received dedicated subsidies capped at 700,000,000 yen + #IntellectualProperty strategy support + networking… Innovative products include #radiation tolerant cameras sold to IAEA & JAXA (= #Japan NASA) and muscle suits ✨ #Hamadori

🧵3/ #FICF supports entrepreneurs in #Hamadori with up to 10,000,000 yen in subsidies + consulting + site introduction. Foreigners are welcome too 👍🏻 Developing cutting-edge tech like a #hydrogen fueled #drone and an ultra-small #rocket, recipients are buiding our future 🛰️ #Innovation #Japan

Speaker starting his presentation

Slide highlighting geographic & thematic areas of interest

🧵2/ Creating a high-tech industrial hub after the 2011 disasters (M9.1 earthquake + tsunami + nuclear), #FICF Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework is an ambitious long-term national project led by FIPO in #Hamadori (east coast of #Fukushima prefecture) 🗾 Our #PressTour started with its intro. #Japan