Global Energy Ventures, an Australian start-up that is
promoting compression technology as a solution to the challenges of shipping
hydrogen, announced that it has completed the development of the ship
specifications and general arrangement for its pilot ship. GEV said it plans to
submit the designs to the American Bureau of Shipping this fall for a review to
achieve an Approval in Principle (AiP) from the classification society.
GEV is targeting its pilot compressed hydrogen ship to be
the first commercial-scale vessel available for the marine transport of
hydrogen. The design, which is for a vessel with a capacity of 430-tons of bulk
hydrogen stored at 250 bar pressure, leverages the engineering work completed
in March 2021 for a larger 2,000-ton ship.
“GEV continues to advance the development of our hydrogen
shipping program with the pilot 430-ton ship specification and supporting
analysis now complete, allowing ABS to commence their review for Approval in
Principle,” said Martin Carolan, Managing Director and CEO of GEV.
According to GEV, ABS has been engaged to provide an AiP for
the pilot ship. The process will assess the design in relation to international
codes and standards to ensure there are no major engineering, regulatory, or
safety issues. The detailed work package includes the ship’s engineering
analysis and drawings, stability analysis, and tank design calculations.
The company also reports that C-FER Technologies recently
completed an analysis of hydrogen permeability that supported GEV’s design
assumptions and the selection of a stainless-steel inner liner in its tank
design. C-FER is now reviewing the selection of carbon steel and welding
techniques in preparation for prototype construction and testing in 2022.