Mitsui E&S will deliver a high-pressure, high-flow hydrogen compressor to Tsuneishi Corporation for use in Japan’s “first” offshore hydrogen station.
Currently being developed by the Fukuyama-based JPN H2YDRO, the offshore facility will supply hydrogen to vessels, including tugboats equipped with hydrogen co-firing engines.
Mitsui’s VD4-250GH-OL compressor solution has been “optimised for longevity,” according to the Japanese firm. It’s expected to enable stable hydrogen compression with minimal downtimes.
Additionally, despite the compressor’s high flow rate, it’s physically smaller than existing compressors, making it a “space-saving compressor that can be used in a wide range of processes for the transportation and supply of hydrogen.”
The offshore hydrogen station forms part of the Nippon Foundation Zero Emission Ships Project, which has been initiated to achieve carbon neutrality in the shipping sector on the path to decarbonisation.
Yesterday (October 31), Yanmar Power Technology successfully demonstrated its hydrogen engine designed for coastal vessels with an output of approximately 500kW.
Read more:Yanmar ‘successfully demonstrates’ hydrogen engine for coastal vessels
This demonstration also formed part of the Nippon Foundation project being carried out in Japan.
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