NEDO entrusts Kobe Steel with development of intermediate fluid vaporizer for liquid hydrogen that enables use of liquid hydrogen cold energy

Kobe Steel, Ltd. announces today that the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) selected on March 9, 2022 “the development of an intermediate fluid vaporizer for liquid hydrogen that enables the use of liquid hydrogen cold energy” proposed by Kobe Steel as the development of large-scale equipment required for the liquid hydrogen receiving terminal under the Technology Development Project for Creating a Hydrogen Society / Technology Development Project for Large-Scale Utilization of Hydrogen.

A large-scale liquid hydrogen vaporizer is a key equipment for hydrogen power generation, which is planned to be commercialized in 2030.

In this project, Kobe Steel will demonstrate a liquid hydrogen vaporizer, which is able to recover the liquid hydrogen cold energy, to develop a platform for a large-scale vaporizer by obtaining data of heat transfer and mechanical reliability, utilizing its proven technologies and experience of the Intermediate Fluid Vaporizer (IFV) for liquefied natural gas.

Kobe Steel will contribute to realizing a hydrogen society for a sustainable future through providing its distinctive technologies, products, and services.