Australian-based Provaris Energy has started fabrication of a prototype 250 bar hydrogen storage tank that it plans to use on its future carrier vessels.
Having started the process from its European site in Fiskå, Norway, the H2Neo tank will use Provaris’ layered carbon steel and stainless steel liner design. With dimensions of 2.5m in diameter and 9m in length, it will hold 650kg of hydrogen at 250 barg.
Once built, testing will confirm the full-scale tank design by storing hydrogen through fatigue and over pressurisation tests that the company says will represent 25 years of operations.
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