Applicant: HySTRA/CO2-free Hydrogen Energy Supply-chain Technology
Association
Reason for selection: “The Association (HySTRA), long engaged in a pilot project to verify the
feasibility of establishing a supply chain of liquified hydrogen
between Australia and Japan, placed an order with Kawasaki Heavy Industries,
Ltd. to build a carrier with a storage tank to enable a long haul of the
liquified product.
The world’s first hydrogen carrier ,“Hydrogen Frontier”, developed by the
shipbuilder is equipped with a tank of vacuum-insulated and double-shelled
construction for maritime transportation of hydrogen, and stainless steel
has been adopted for the tank.
Such application is highly evaluated in the industry in that it has contributed
to further promote universal initiatives toward a CO2-free society (social
contribution) and to create new demand for stainless steel. It
will work both for a carbon-neutral society and a sound growth of the industry
to pursue diverse utilization of stainless steel in the processes of production,
transportation, storage and utilization of hydrogen with emphasis on the
metal’s characteristics.
