Safe and Efficient Marine Transportation of Liquid Hydrogen

LH2CRAFT的总体目标是开发下一代、可持续、具有商业吸引力、安全的长期储存和长距离运输液氢（LH2），用于商用船舶（甚至在某些应用中作为燃料）。它旨在开发一种用于高容量存储的膜式创新密封系统（例如，200，000 m3），并在10吨（180 m3）原型上进行演示和验证。它预见了对替代概念设计的分析，并在货物容纳系统（CCS）设计过程的早期阶段开始进行安全和风险评估，超过目前证明的尺寸。该设计将允许LH2存储到大尺寸，类似于现有的LNG运输船。将详细说明支持放大或缩小的概念的特殊特性（储罐、处理、分配、安全和监控子系统（HDMSS）），以证明所提出的解决方案的模块化和可扩展性。CCS将获得一个主要船级社的AiP和一般批准（三个IACS成员参加）。演示将通过详细的设计，施工和测试的缩小尺寸的原型。LH2CRAFT还将开发初步的综合船舶设计，并进行相应的成本估算，实现每天0.5%的蒸发率降低。生命周期模型将提供一个重要的工具，使不同的新设计或改造战略之间的比较，而大型承运人的生命周期评估将评估从摇篮到坟墓的环境影响，确定与可持续性和可回收性有关的活动，并确定环境效益。这将服务于两个社会目标：社会需求和欧盟强大的全球海事领导地位，其创新驱动的行业提供高技能的工作，高效的技术解决方案和国际监管标准。

The overall goal of LH2CRAFT is to develop next generation, sustainable, commercially attractive, and safe long-term storage and longdistance transportation of Liquid Hydrogen (LH2) for commercial vessels (or even as fuel in certain applications). It aims at developing an innovative containment system of membrane-type for high-capacity storage (e.g., 200,000 m3) at a temperature of -253 deg C and demonstrating and validating it on a 10 ton (180 m3) prototype. It foresees the analysis of alternative conceptual designs with safety and risk assessment initiated at an early stage of the design process of the cargo containment system (CCS) exceeding currently demonstrated sizes. The design will allow LH2 storage to large dimensions, similar to those of existing LNG carriers. Special characteristics (storage tank, handling, distribution,safety, and monitoring subsystems(HDMSS) of the conceptsthatsupport up- or down-scaling will be detailed in order to prove the modularity and scalability of the proposed solution. The CCS will achieve AiP and general approval by a major classification society (three IACS members are participating). Demonstration will be done via the detailed design, construction, and testing of the reduced size prototype. LH2CRAFT will also develop a preliminary integrated ship design and carry out the corresponding cost estimation, achieving reduced boil-off rates of 0.5 % per day. A life cycle model will provide a significant tool enabling comparison between different new design or retrofit strategies while the LCA of the large carrier will evaluate the environmental impact from cradle to grave identifying also activities related to sustainability and recyclability and determining the environmental benefits. Two societal objectives will be served: society’s needs and EU’s strong global maritime leadership for its innovation-driven industry providing highly skilled jobs, efficient technological solutions, and international regulatory standards.