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Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Japan Suiso Energy, Ltd (JSE) have signed a contract to build the world's largest liquefied hydrogen carrier with a capacity of about 40,000 cubic meters to support the development of a commercial-scale international hydrogen supply chain.
The ship will be built at Kawasaki's Sakaide Works in Kagawa Prefecture as part of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization's Green Innovation Fund project.
The project aims to demonstrate the loading and unloading of liquefied hydrogen from ship to shore and conduct ocean trials by the end of fiscal year 2030.
This new carrier follows Kawasaki's earlier construction of the 1,250 cubic meter Suiso Frontier, the world's first liquefied hydrogen carrier, and its involvement in the successful first pilot demonstration of hydrogen loading, transportation and offloading between Japan and Australia.
Designed to respond to anticipated global hydrogen demand in the 2030s, the vessel will feature high-performance insulation to limit abboil gas, an electric propulsion system with a dual-fuel hydrogen/oil generator, and cargo handling systems to enable the transportation of liquefied hydrogen between shore and ship.
The project will be implemented in parallel with the Kawasaki LH2 terminal currently under construction in Ogishima and will be developed as an important base for the commercialization of the liquefied hydrogen supply chain.
The 'Hy Touch Kobe' terminal is being built in Japan for the HySTRA research consortium and can process hydrogen cooled to -253°C for import from Australia.
Together, these facilities will form the basis of a commercial hydrogen export and import infrastructure.
Kawasaki and JSE said the new supplier will help ensure a stable supply of large volumes of hydrogen and support the decarbonization of power generation, mobility and industry.
The partners plan to work with various companies to advance a hydrogen-based society and contribute to long-term carbon neutrality goals.
