据7月24日离岸能源网站报道称，澳大利亚氢气运输企业Provaris Energy已经启动了一个原型罐测试项目，作为其氢载体和储存解决方案获得最终类别批准的又一进步。

为此，Provaris挪威子公司已聘请Prodtex AS为其专有的压缩气态氢载体H2NEO和浮式存储解决方案H2Leo建造并测试原型氢罐。

与Prodtex签订的合同涉及一项全面的计划，包括详细的生产设计、多层焊接钢板的金属疲劳测试以及原型储罐的建造和严格测试。其目标是在2024年第一季度内完成原型测试，最终获得船级社DNV和ABS的最终船级批准。

与此同时，两家公司达成了一项技术合作协议，共同开发一条先进的全自动生产线，用于建造压缩氢密封罐。与其他现有市场解决方案相比，自动化生产线有望提供显著的成本优势。

该合同的成功完成预计将有助于对一条新的生产线做出投资决定，该生产线能够为其“H2Neo Carrier”和“H2Leo floating hydrogen”生产储罐。

这些公司还积极与挪威政府机构合作，以确保为早期生产线提供资金。该储罐生产设施计划于2025年年中开始运营，为H2Neo运输船和H2Leo储罐提供氢货罐，这对已宣布的氢出口项目合作至关重要。

除了用于H2Neo运输和H2Leo储存解决方案的储罐外，Provaris表示，它还持续收到有关将其压缩氢储罐设计用于陆上存储解决方案的咨询。

王佳晶 译自 离岸能源网站

原文如下：

Provaris taps Prodtex to build and test prototype tank for its compressed hydrogen carrier

Provaris Energy has initiated a prototype tank testing program as a further step toward obtaining final Class Approval required for its hydrogen carrier and storage solutions.

To this end, Provaris’ Norwegian subsidiary has hired Prodtex AS to construct and test a prototype hydrogen tank for its proprietary compressed gaseous hydrogen carrier, H2NEO, and the floating storage solution, H2Leo.

The contract with Prodtex involves a comprehensive program with detailed production design, fatigue tests of multilayered welded steel plates, and construction and rigorous testing of the prototype tanks. It targets the completion of prototype testing within Q1 2024, ultimately leading to the attainment of final Class Approvals from classification societies DNV and ABS.

Simultaneously, the two companies have forged a technology collaboration agreement to jointly develop an advanced, fully automated production line for constructing compressed hydrogen containment tanks. The automated production line is expected to offer significant cost advantages compared to other existing market solutions.

The successful completion of the prototype contract is expected to enable an investment decision on a new full-scale production line capable of producing tanks for its’ H2Neo Carrier and H2Leo floating hydrogen.

The companies are also actively engaged with Norwegian government agencies to secure funding for the initial production line. The tank production facility aims to commence operations in mid-2025, providing hydrogen cargo tanks for the initial fleet of H2Neo carriers and H2Leo storage units essential for announced collaborations for hydrogen export projects.

In addition to tanks for the H2Neo shipping and H2Leo storage solutions, Provaris said it continues to receive enquiries about the use of its compressed hydrogen tank designs for onshore storage solutions.