兄弟工业株式会社（社长：池田和史）将与爱知县合作，作为合作伙伴，开展“知多市低碳氢模型城市的可行性调查项目”，以利用城市中的氢能源推动燃料电池制造和销售企业所做出的贡献，同意对应用于公共设施等的燃料电池进行评估。

该项目是环境省公开招标的“令和6年度水素供应低成本建模架构，旨在利用既有基础设施”之一，该项目旨在评估实施低碳氢的可行性，以使爱知县成为地区水氢供给点，并使水素供应的成本降低。例如，还将研究广泛应用的可能性，例如通过向公共设施和住宅等设施提供燃料电池等而不仅仅是向FCV提供氢气。多个公司和八名爱知县的企业将与知多市及四家公司共同实施该项目。^*Brother aims to contribute to the decarbonization of the local area and promote the creation of new hydrogen demand and supply systems in collaboration with Aichi Prefecture through this project. This project is one of the adopted projects of the “Feasibility Study for Low-Cost Hydrogen Supply Using Existing Infrastructure in Fiscal 2021” publicized by the Ministry of the Environment. The project aims to evaluate the feasibility of implementing low-carbon hydrogen, make Aichi Prefecture the region's hydrogen supply point, and reduce the cost of hydrogen supply. For example, it will also investigate the possibility of wide-ranging applications, such as supplying fuel cells to public facilities and residences in addition to FCV. Multiple companies and eight companies in Aichi Prefecture will collaborate with Chita City and four companies as joint implementers of this project.

Brother started selling fuel cells that use hydrogen as fuel in 2018. In addition, by branding all of our hydrogen utilization activities as PureEne in 2023, we are actively promoting hydrogen utilization to contribute to the realization of a carbon-neutral society. Against this background, we agreed to participate as a collaborator in activities aimed at expanding hydrogen demand in this project. With this survey, practical hydrogen demand will be calculated for each application, and further exploration of hydrogen utilization scenes is planned.

Brother will contribute to the decarbonization of the local area and aim to create new hydrogen demand and supply systems in collaboration with Aichi Prefecture through this project.