LH2CRAFT
Safe and efficient marine transportation of liquid hydrogen — a 4-year Horizon Europe / Clean Hydrogen JU initiative with 14 partners across 9 countries, coordinated by HYDRUS.
Challenge
Enabling safe, efficient and scalable maritime transport of large quantities of liquid hydrogen at −253 °C over long distances — preventing thermal bridges in tank structures, integrating lightweight LH2 storage into ship design and stability calculations, reducing Boil-Off Gas rate, and proving the containment system can be scaled for commercial deployment.
HYDRUS Role
Project Coordinator — leading the action technically and managerially and acting as focal point with the European Commission. Technically leading the LH2 Carrier design activities and the engineering of LH2 storage and handling auxiliary systems (the latter already AiP-approved by ABS).
Project Focus
Cargo Containment System design, auxiliary systems design, LH2 Carrier (174K DWT) design, new insulation materials testing and simulation, and Risk & Safety assessment of all designs.
Why It Matters
Sets the basis for long-distance transportation of large quantities of LH2 — placing HYDRUS and the consortium at the forefront of a still-emerging field critical to the transition from LNG to LH2 transportation.