The world's first carrier that liquefies and carries hydrogen, the energy expected for decarbonization, was released to the press on the 24th in Kobe City.
We plan to start a demonstration experiment to transport hydrogen from Australia within this year.
The world's first carrier that carries liquefied hydrogen, "Suiso Frontia," was built by a major machinery manufacturer, "Kawasaki Heavy Industries."
We aim to efficiently transport a large amount of hydrogen by cooling the gaseous hydrogen to minus 253 degrees Celsius and liquefying it to reduce the volume to 1/800.
With a total length of 116 meters, one voyage can carry about 15,000 fuel cell vehicles' worth of hydrogen.
From next month, this carrier will first be loaded with liquefied hydrogen in Japan, and then a demonstration experiment will be started to transport it from Australia to Japan by the end of this year.
Hydrogen is expected to be the next-generation energy that does not emit carbon dioxide, and the government has set a goal of increasing the amount of hydrogen used in 2050 to about 20 million tons, which is 10 times the current amount.
Motohiko Nishimura, Deputy General Manager of the Hydrogen Strategy Headquarters of "Kawasaki Heavy Industries," said, "Hydrogen can be produced everywhere, so if it can be transported in large quantities, business will expand and there will be economic benefits. We can expect this ship to become a pioneer. I was talking.