The world’s first liquid hydrogen carrier ship has been unveiled today in Japan, marking a major step forward in the Australia-Japan coal-to-hydrogen pilot.

世界第一艘液氢运输船今日在日本下水，标示着澳大利亚-日本煤制氢示范项目迈出了重要的一步。

 

Weighing approximately 8,000 tonnes, Suiso Frontier was launched by Kawasaki Heavy Industries at its Kobe Works yard, and marks the first stage in the Australia-Japan pilot project to produce liquefied hydrogen from brown coal.

这艘重约8000吨的Suiso Frontier，是川崎重工在神户下水的轮船，是澳大利亚-日本，由褐煤生产液化氢试点项目的第一个阶段。

The Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) project at Port Hastings in Victoria, Australia will see liquefied hydrogen produced from Latrobe Valley brown coal transported to Japan for use in fuel cell electric vehicles and power generation.

澳大利亚维多利亚黑斯廷斯港口的氢能供应链（HESC）项目，将在拉特罗布由褐煤生产液化的氢气，然后运往日本，为日本的氢能燃料电池汽车和燃料电池发电提供氢气。

 

The project is one of the world’s first efforts to commercialise technology to liquefy and transport hydrogen.

该项目是世界首个尝试将液化和运输氢气技术结合在一起的项目。

 

The new ship will transport liquefied hydrogen at 1/800 of its original gas-state volume, cooled to -253°C, safely and in large quantities over long distances by sea.

这艘新船将会安全大量远距离的运输液态的氢气，是其原始气态体积的1/800，要冷却至零下253℃。

 

© Kawasaki Heavy Industries

川崎重工

 

Kawasaki said it plans to install a 1,250m3 vacuum-insulated, double-shell-structure liquefied hydrogen storage tank, currently being manufactured at Harima Works, on the ship and complete the vessel’s construction by late 2020.

川崎公司说，它们会在船上安装1250立方米的一个真空绝热，双壳结构的液化氢储罐，该储罐目前由Harima Works进行生产，并于2020年末完成。

 

The Japanese firm also said it’s pursuing this hydrogen business as part of its efforts toward sustainable development goals.

川崎还表示，追求氢能业务的发展，是川崎实现可持续发展目标的一部分。

 

“In 1981, Kawasaki became the first Asian company to manufacture a LNG carrier, and now as the world’s first company to complete a liquefied hydrogen carrier it will further its efforts toward achieving a Hydrogen Society,” Kawasaki said.

川崎公司说：“川崎于1981年成为亚洲首家生产液化天然气运输船的公司，现在是世界上首家完成液化氢气运输船的公司，川崎公司将进一步努力打造并实现氢能社会“。