The vessel will be built at Kawasaki’s Sakaide Works. JSE is the project operator for the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization Green Innovation Fund Project: Liquefied Hydrogen Supply Chain Commercialization Demonstration which plans to demonstrate by FY2030 the ship-to-base loading/unloading of liquefied hydrogen and perform trials under ocean-going conditions.
In 2021, Kawasaki Heavy Industries constructed the world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier, the 1250 m3 capacity SUISO FRONTIER. In addition, it established “Hy touch Kobe”, a liquefied hydrogen receiving demonstration terminal. In February 2022, as a member of HySTRA, Kawasaki Heavy Industries participated in the first ever successful pilot demonstration of loading/unloading and transportation of liquefied hydrogen between Japan and Australia.
Designed and built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries to respond to the global demand for hydrogen anticipated in the 2030’s, the new vessel is a 40,000 m3 capacity liquefied hydrogen carrier that will provide the foundation for the future hydrogen supply chain.
Using this vessel and the Kawasaki LH2 Terminal, a liquefied hydrogen base now under construction at Ogishima, Kawasaki City, JSE will demonstrate performance, safety, durability, reliability, economics, and other elements required for the commercialization of a global hydrogen supply chain and steadily proceed towards a hydrogen-based society.
By providing a stable supply of large volumes of hydrogen and supporting the decarbonization of electricity generation, mobility, and industry, the new vessel will help to realize a hydrogen-based society.
Kawasaki and JSE will continue to cooperate with diverse businesses to construct a commercial-scale, international supply chain for liquefied hydrogen and realize a carbon neutral society by 2050.
