Large-scale liquid hydrogen tanker designed

C-Job Naval Architects and LH2 Europe have designed a new liquid hydrogen tanker which they claim will revolutionize the green bunker fuel market in Europe.

PHOTO: C-Job says its new tanker can carry enough hydrogen to fuel 400,000 medium-sized cars or 20,000 heavy trucks. C-Job Naval Architects

LH2 Europe will produce green hydrogen using renewable electricity in Scotland, and market it at a competitive price with diesel.

It will be able to deliver 100 mt/day of liquid hydrogen from Scotland to Germany, and gradually scale it to 300 mt/day, depending on demand.

The 141 meters long tanker will have a storage capacity of 37,500 cbm. Powered by hydrogen fuel cells and equipped with three liquid hydrogen storage tanks, the vessel itself will have zero greenhouse gas emissions, says C-Job.

The companies claim the tanker will have much lower boil-off than others in the shipping industry, allowing it to power hydrogen fuel cells for propulsion.

The vessel is expected to be commissioned by 2027.