Akihabara News (Tokyo) –- The Suiso Frontier, the world’s first liquified hydrogen carrier, is soon to embark on what will be the first expedition in an unprecedented hydrogen energy supply chain.
The joint venture between Japan and Australia is headed by Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI). The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) is pushing hydrogen fuel as a clean alternative to fossil fuels, anticipating that it will be key in reaching Japan’s aim of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The Suiso Frontier was manufactured by KHI and its chief feature is its 1,250-cubic-meter storage tank which transports liquified hydrogen.
The tanker will transport hydrogen from Port Hastings, Australia, to Kobe.
It represents the world’s first cargo of liquefied hydrogen.
The US$360 million Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) project is jointly funded by the Australian and Japanese governments.
It still has a long way to go before it can be considered a green project. At present the hydrogen is being produced from brown coal gasification in the Latrobe Valley, Victoria.
The target is to produce 225,000 metric tons of hydrogen a year.
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