A hydrogen tanker or liquid hydrogen tanker is a tank ship designed for transporting liquefied hydrogen.
Research[edit]
The World Energy Network research program of the Japanese New Sunshine Project was divided into 3 phases[1] during the period 1993 to 2002, its goal was to study the distribution of liquid hydrogen with hydrogen tankers[2] based on the LNG carrier technology of self-supporting tank designs such as the prismatic and spherical tank. Further research on maritime transport of hydrogen was done in the development for safe utilization and infrastructure of hydrogen project (2003–2007).[3]
Similar to an LNG carrier the boil off gas can be used for propulsion of the ship.[4]
Demonstration tests[edit]
The "Suiso Frontier" collected a cargo of liquid hydrogen from the port of Hastings in Victoria, Australia on 28 January 2022 and arrived back in Kobe, Japan at the end of February, 2022 with the cargo.[5] A second cargo was collected from the Hastings terminal in May, 2022 with a return to Japan in June 2022.[6]
In November 2022, Approval in Principle (AiP) was granted by Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for Kawasaki Heavy Industries's dual fuel generator engine using hydrogen gas as fuel, which will be installed on a 160,000 m3 liquefied hydrogen carrier developed by Kawasaki. Kawasaki intends to conduct a demonstration test of this engine after installing it on a large-scale liquefied hydrogen carrier which is planned to be commercialized in the mid-2020s.[4][7] In June 2023, Kawasaki Heavy Industries announced its completion of technological development for a cargo containment system (CCS) to be used in large liquefied hydrogen carriers.[8]
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References[edit]
- ^ Phase 3 - Development of Fundamental Technologies in the Safe Utilization of Hydrogen
- ^ 1998 - Studies of the large-scale sea transportation of liquid hydrogen
- ^ Development for safe utilization and infrastructure of hydrogen
- ^ a b "World's First AiP Granted to Kawasaki's 2.4 MW Class Dual Fuel Generator Engine Using Hydrogen Gas as Fuel" (Press release). Kawasaki Heavy Industries. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Suiso Frontier brings world's 1st LH2 shipment to Japan". 25 February 2022.
- ^ "SUISO FRONTIER, LPG Tanker - Details and current position - IMO 9860154". VesselFinder. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Arnes Biogradlija (30 November 2022). "First AiP for dual-fuel generator engine using hydrogen". Industry & Energy. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Technological Development of Cargo Tank for Large Liquefied Hydrogen Carriers Completed" (Press release). Kawasaki Heavy Industries. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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