DNV awards IC Technology approval for its new containment system
The world’s leading classification society, DNV, has awarded IC Technology an approval in principle for its new liquid hydrogen membrane type containment system.
Hydrogen is emerging as a vital way to enable energy transition, in particular as a store for surplus renewable energy and a way to couple the renewable power sector with more power-dense sectors.
ICT’s containment system consists of two stainless steel membranes and two vacuum insulation layers, disconnected by the secondary barrier. The primary barrier is based on a patented membrane technology that defines a closed volume, enabling active cooling of cargo by helium circulation.
The vacuum insulation arrangement delivers efficient thermal insulation of the tank and enables detection and handling of hydrogen leakage from the tank, as well as any air leakage through the supporting structure and into the secondary insulation space.
Otto Skovholt, founder and CTO of ICT, said: “We are very excited to have been awarded this AiP from DNV.
“This is an important milestone in realising our technology for liquid hydrogen storage and distribution, which will have a wide range of applications for a number of industries – and in particular for the maritime industry to realise large scale liquid hydrogen carriers.”
Johan Petter Tutturen, business director at DNV Maritime, added: “Hydrogen, as an energy carrier and a fuel, is potentially one of the foundations of the energy transition. As such it is essential that industry is able to pursue the enabling technologies safely and with confidence. An AiP can help build this confidence, by demonstrating that new solutions have been assessed based on long-standing, trusted and independent standards.”
AiP is widely recognised in the industry as an early phase verification level for new design concepts or for existing designs in new applications.
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7th June 2021
