Mitsui E&S supplying hydrogen compressor

Mitsui E&S Co. will supply a high-pressure, high-flow hydrogen compressor for an offshore hydrogen station in Japan.

The station is being built by JPN H2YDRO for use in the shipping sector. As part of this project, the VD4-250GH-OL compressor will be used at Japan’s first offshore hydrogen station to supply hydrogen to hydrogen-fueled ships, including tugboats equipped with hydrogen co-firing engines.

Compressor durability testing in the Tamano factory/ product outline drawing. (Image: Mitsui)

The VD4-250GH-OL’s design is optimized for longevity, the company said. It enables stable hydrogen compression and is equipped with technologies based on long track record in high-flow compressors for petroleum refining and chemical plants. The VD4-250GH-OL has the ability to compress hydrogen up to 50 MPa at a flow rate of 100 kg/h.

The compressor is also characterized by its high-pressure high flow rate. Even with this flow rate, the company said it is physically smaller than existing compressors, making it a space-saving compressor that can be used in a wide range of processes for the transportation and supply of hydrogen.

Mitsui E&S began manufacturing reciprocating compressors in 1961 and has delivered more than 1200 reciprocating compressors for use in essential oil refining and chemical plants.

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