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“This may be the biggest hydrogen consumption site in Japan,” says a Panasonic manager at the operations, which includes the largest hydrogen storage tank in the Asian nation. The plant, originally built in 1969 to manufacture goods including refrigerators and air conditioners now makes energy fuel cells too, and the sustainable power facility is providing a glimpse of factory design for the climate change and energy transition era. Still, high costs of hydrogen compared to grid energy and limited access to 100% green hydrogen are big hurdles to commercialization in the short-term.