Hyundai Heavy Industries Group’s shipbuilding division, Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (HHI), is developing core technology for hydrogen ships, outlining concerns for a sustainable ship market in the next generation.
On September 6th in Bundang, Gyeonggi-do, Korea Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering signed an MOU with POSCO, Shipbuilding Research Institute (KRISO), and Hyrium Industries about liquefied hydrogen fuel tanks for ships.
The goal of the project is to test-produce a fuel tank for small ships before moving on to develop tanks for large ships. Liquid hydrogen has a high density compared to compressed gas, so more energy can be stored in a smaller volume and it is easier to transport.
The four organizations agreed to cooperate with each other in:
- development of liquid hydrogen fuel tanks and fuel supply systems for ships,
- development of stainless steel materials for storage and transportation of liquid hydrogen,
- production of liquid hydrogen fuel tanks, and support for commercialization of liquid hydrogen powered ships.
Steel for cryogenic use will be developed at POSCO and molded into containers for the storage and transportation of liquid hydrogen. Hyrium Industries will manufacture tanks for ships based on its experience in making hydrogen liquefiers and onshore liquid hydrogen tanks. The Marine and Offshore Plant Research Institute supports research on the safety of liquid hydrogen tanks and the development of fuel supply technology.
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