Kawasaki Heavy Industries: Spherical tank with 10,000 m3 of liquefied hydrogen: 1/800 in volume at -253 ° C
-Meeting the demand for power generation and FCV-
Kawasaki Heavy Industries:
The basic design of a spherical tank with a storage capacity of 10,000 cubic meters of liquefied hydrogen has been completed.
At minus 253 degrees C, the volume was reduced to 1/800.
It is used to store a large amount of liquefied hydrogen for a long period of time.
In addition to power generation, the spread of fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) is expected to increase the demand for hydrogen.
Propose to industrial gas companies and energy companies.
Spherical tank:
A structure in which two tanks are stacked.
A vacuum layer provided between the tanks blocks heat conduction due to the outside air temperature.
Uses a spherical shape that suppresses the amount of heat input.
Liquefied hydrogen:
Liquefied hydrogen is 10 times more susceptible to heat than liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Suppresses the generation of vaporized gas.
The capacity of hydrogen that can be stored is about 710 tons in terms of mass.
New switch
Completion of basic design of the world’s largest “11,200 m³ spherical liquefied hydrogen storage tank”
Kawasaki Heavy Industries:
We have completed the basic design of a spherical liquefied hydrogen storage tank up to 11,200 m3 (storage capacity 10,000 m3), which is one of the largest in the world.
This tank:
It is for stable storage of a large amount of cryogenic hydrogen, whose volume is reduced to 1/800 at minus 253 ° C, for a long period of time.
We will carry out proposal activities to industrial gas companies and energy companies as the amount of hydrogen spread increases.
[Specifications of 11,200 m3 spherical liquefied hydrogen storage tank]
Press Release | Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
https://www.khi.co.jp/pressrelease/detail/20201224_1.html
Kawasaki Hydrogen Road:
Paving the way for a hydrogen-based society Hydrogen:
The Ultimate Energy Clean and Powerful Hydrogen,
a clean energy that does not emit CO2 when utilization, is derivable from numerous sources.
Preparations of the infrastructure to utilize hydrogen as a source of energy are starting globally.
“Production”, “Transportation/Storage”, and “Utilization” of hydrogen.
Kawasaki has technologies highly compatible with each of these processes. Kawasaki technology will link hydrogen production sites to energy consumers, and in so doing give birth to the Hydrogen Road.