Gas equipment manufacturer Chart Industries and shipowner GasLog have announced they will work together to develop a commercial scale liquid hydrogen (LH2) supply chain leveraging GasLog’s latest developments of a liquid hydrogen vessel and Chart’s experience in cryogenics and large-scale liquefaction solutions for the global distribution of LH2.
This collaboration aims to support GasLog’s participation in recently announced projects to develop a commercial scale LH2 supply chain from export markets in the Middle East to European and Asian destinations for onward distribution by liquid transportation and/or gas via pipelines to various end users.
“We see a significant momentum shift from export developers discussing ammonia supply chains 12 months ago to LH2 supply chains today,” said Jill Evanko, CEO and president of Chart Industries.
The 1,250 cu m Susio Frontier (pictured) is currently the only ship trading designed to carry liquefied hydrogen. Many ship designers are working on much larger ship designs for this nascent seaborne trade.
