據世界能源12月27日消息：川崎重工表示，世界上第一艘液化氫運輸船于周五離開日本，在澳大利亞裝載第一批貨物，預計將在2月底返回日本。

這一耗資5億澳元(約合3.62億美元)的試點項目由日本川崎重工牽頭，并得到日本和澳大利亞政府的支持。該項目原定于春季在澳大利亞運送第一批從褐煤中提取的氫氣。

但由于疫情影響，該計劃被推遲到從10月到3月的川崎財政年度下半年。

“這取決于天氣，但氫運輸船‘Suiso Frontier’將于1月中旬抵達澳大利亞，并預計將在2月下旬左右返回日本，”一位發言人說。

單程大約需要16天。

川崎重工的目標是通過氫氣復制其作為主要液化天然氣(LNG)油輪生產商的成功，氫氣是有助于工業脫碳和幫助全球能源轉型的關鍵元素。

今年3月，這家日澳合資企業在測試項目中開始從褐煤中生產氫，該項目旨在證明液化氫可以生產并安全出口到日本。

該項目澳大利亞方面的合作伙伴包括日本電力開發公司、巖谷公司、丸紅公司、住友公司和澳大利亞的AGL能源有限公司，后者的礦山正在供應褐煤。 

馮娟 摘譯自 世界能源

原文如下：

World’s First Liquefied Hydrogen Tanker Departs Japan

The world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier left Japan on Friday to pick up its first cargo in Australia, with a return to Japan expected around late February, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd said.

The A$500 million ($362 million) pilot project, led by Japan’s Kawasaki and backed by the Japanese and Australian governments, was originally scheduled to ship its first cargo of hydrogen extracted from brown coal in Australia in the spring.

But it was delayed to the second half of Kawasaki’s financial year, which runs from October to March, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It depends on the weather, but the hydrogen carrier ‘Suiso Frontier’ is due to arrive in Australia in mid-January and is expected to return to Japan in around late February,” a spokesperson said.

A one-way trip takes about 16 days.

Kawasaki Heavy aims to replicate its success as a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker producer with hydrogen, a key element that may help decarbonise industries and aid the global energy transition.

In March this year, the Japanese-Australian venture started producing hydrogen from brown coal in the test project that aims to show liquefied hydrogen can be produced and exported safely to Japan.

Partners on the Australian side of the project include Japan’s Electric Power Development Co (J-Power), Iwatani Corp, Marubeni Corp, Sumitomo Corp and Australia’s AGL Energy Ltd, whose mine is supplying the brown coal.