GTT, TotalEnergies, LMG Marin and Bureau Veritas have signed an agreement for a Joint Development Project (JDP) to develop a 150,000 m3 capacity liquid hydrogen (LH2) carrier concept design fitted with GTT’s membrane-type containment system.
Low-carbon hydrogen offers a promising solution to decarbonize hard-to-electrify industries as well as heavy-duty terrestrial mobility, long-distance aviation and maritime shipping. Hydrogen is also a solution for large-scale energy storage and could be used to generate distributable power to complement intermittent solar and wind power sources. In the future, continents such as Europe or some Asian countries may need to import hydrogen on a large scale to complement domestic production.
The ability to transport by sea very large volumes of hydrogen in liquefied form at -253 °C is one of the major technological challenges to be overcome to set up a reliable, efficient and competitive global carbon-free hydrogen value chain.
The JDP partners will leverage their combined expertise and know-how to develop a large-scale LH2 carrier concept that can be implemented on an industrial scale for the maritime transport of liquefied hydrogen.
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TotalEnergies will work on defining the vessel’s specifications including operational profile;
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GTT will design the membrane containment system, considering the constraints related to
liquefied hydrogen; -
LMG Marin will define the concept design of the LH2 carrier adapted to TotalEnergies’
specifications and taking into account the constraints related to the membrane containment
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Bureau Veritas will conduct a risk assessment and review the design in accordance with the
latest regulatory requirements and will ensure it meets Bureau Veritas’ rules with the goal to deliver an Approval in Principle.
I used to work on a vessel that had very specific specifications. We had to follow a very strict operational profile in order to meet the needs of our customers. It was a lot of work, but it was worth it in the end.