【Hydrogen Energy】World’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier
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This post was last edited by Desert Fish on 2021-12-13 at 18:54. The “Suiso Frontier” ship is 116 meters long, 19 meters wide, and 10.6 meters deep; it was built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and its hydrogen storage tanks can hold 1,250 cubic meters of liquefied hydrogen. This is the world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier, which will produce hydrogen using lignite resources from Australian mines, then liquefy the hydrogen and transport it to Japan. The ship’s maiden voyage will mark the success of a key demonstration project by the Hydrogen Supply Chain Technology Research Association (HySTRA). HySTRA was established jointly by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Iwatani Corporation, J-POWER, and Shell Japan. Its ultimate goal is to develop the technologies needed for \"hydrogen production, transportation, storage, and utilization\", thereby overcoming the bottlenecks in the hydrogen industry chain.
Hydrogen is produced through brown coal gasification, and this process also results in significant CO2 emissions, only the location of these emissions differs. The good news is that according to the outcomes of the Central Economic Work Conference, \"energy used for new renewable energy sources and raw materials is not included in the total energy consumption quota.\"
The energy used for new renewable energy sources and raw materials is not included in the total energy consumption control
Coal is a fundamental aspect of China’s national conditions. It is necessary to utilize coal in a clean and efficient manner, increase the capacity to utilize new energy sources, and promote an optimal combination of coal and new energy sources in order to avoid the emission-reduction traps set by the West.
This approach is right; follow your own pace
Gray hydrogen represents a transitional option for Japan; moreover, the investment required for liquid hydrogen technology is too high. Another technology used in Japan is methylcyclohexane for hydrogen storage, as it has lower costs. The project in Brunei makes use of this technology, and Japan is also moving forward while exploring various options within the hydrogen industry chain.