Hydrogen Car Charging Capacity Exceeds 500,000 Units
Middle East and Asia Green Hydrogen Projects Take Shape
Samsung C&T Corporation's Construction Division announced on the 12th that it has obtained design certification for the world's largest capacity liquefied hydrogen storage tank from the international certification body DNV (Det Norske Veritas).
Liquefied hydrogen is hydrogen gas cooled to an extremely low temperature to become liquid. The certified liquefied hydrogen storage tank has a capacity of 40,000㎥. This capacity can store about 2,800 tons of liquefied hydrogen at cryogenic temperatures, enough to refuel more than 500,000 hydrogen vehicles at once.
Due to the characteristics of liquid hydrogen at minus 252.8 degrees Celsius, liquefied hydrogen storage tanks must be kept at cryogenic temperatures, requiring advanced design and construction capabilities.
Since early this year, Samsung C&T has been focusing on developing liquefied hydrogen storage tank technology for DNV certification in collaboration with Whessoe, a UK-based global energy storage facility design specialist. In particular, they applied systems that significantly enhance tank safety and prevent liquefied hydrogen from reverting to a gaseous state. After thorough inspections across various fields to ensure compliance with international standards, they received the final design certification.
Samsung C&T is expected to accelerate the expansion of its green hydrogen and ammonia businesses based on this liquefied hydrogen storage tank certification and design capability acquisition.
Samsung C&T is strengthening its capabilities across the entire hydrogen value chain?from development, production, storage, to transportation of green hydrogen and ammonia, which are emerging as next-generation eco-friendly energy sources. Especially focusing on the Middle East and Asia, the company is concretizing green hydrogen projects in cooperation with global firms. It has successfully completed multiple LNG terminal projects in Singapore and Malaysia, and is currently working on the Qatar LNG and Vietnam Thi Vai LNG terminals. Leveraging its experience in constructing energy storage facilities, Samsung C&T is also participating in domestic projects to build hub terminals for storing and supplying green hydrogen and ammonia.
Yoon Jong-yi, Vice President and Head of Samsung C&T’s EPC Division, said, "The differentiated technology achieved by Samsung C&T and Whessoe will be a driving force for the company’s future eco-friendly businesses. We will continue to secure business competitiveness through ongoing technological development."
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