Nikkiso has received an order for a pump unit of hydrogen-fueled ships
Tokyo－Nikkiso Co., Ltd.(Nikkiso) announced today it has received an order from Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.(Kawasaki) for a pump unit of hydrogen-fueled ships that use hydrogen as fuel. The pump unit will be designed and manufactured by combining the technologies of products for LNG-fueled ships and hydrogen stations. This is scheduled for delivery in 2026.
The hydrogen-fueled ship in which this pump unit will be installed equips a low speed two-stroke hydrogen-dual fueled engine as the main propulsion engine. This is the first ship in the world to obtain Approval in Principle (AiP) from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for a ship with the same type of engine as its main propulsion engine. This project to develop the world’s first hydrogen-fueled ship is part of the project “Development of marine hydrogen engines and MHFS(＊1)” which was adopted by “Green Innovation(GI) Fund (＊2) / Next-generation Ship Development” of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).
＊1 MHFS：Marine Hydrogen Fuel Tank and Fuel Supply System
＊2 The projects of GI Fund support companies working on management issues toward “carbon neutrality by 2050,” for R&D, demonstrations, and social implementation projects for up to 10 years. It covers 14 sectors, Energy related industries including hydrogen and fuel ammonia industry, Transport/manufacturing industries, and Home/Office related industries.
In response to the need to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the shipping sector, Kawasaki and two other companies proposed this project to NEDO’s GI Fund, which was adopted in October 2021.
In this project, the three companies are simultaneously developing marine hydrogen-fueled engines with different power ranges and applications, and Kawasaki is also responsible for the development of the MHFS. The ship with a low speed two-stroke hydrogen-fueled engine is scheduled to begin demonstration operation in 2028.
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Nikkiso has received an order for a pump unit of hydrogen-fueled ships, source
