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World-first: Japanese ship makes GREEN hydrogen at sea, delivers it for use on land [View all]
The Winz Maru.
World-first: Japanese ship makes green hydrogen at sea, delivers it for use on land
InterestingEngineering.com | Mar 10, 2025
In a world first, Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) successfully produced hydrogen offshore and delivered it onshore to Tokyo.
MOL produced the hydrogen offshore using its demonstration yacht, Winz Maru. The company’s vessel features an onboard plant that produces easily-transportable green hydrogen.
The Winz Maru demostrator is part of the Wind Hunter Project, which aims to create a green hydrogen supply chain. Japan is the world leader in green hydrogen technologies. These could play a key role in the country’s transition away from fossil fuels.
The Winz Maru
MOL’s Winz Maru vessel produced the hydrogen offshore and delivered it to the central breakwater area of Tokyo.
The MOL team produced green hydrogen and converted it to the liquid organic hydrogen carrier methylcyclohexane (MCH) aboard Winz Maru. This was to allow safer and more efficient transportation...more
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/world-first-japanese-ship-makes-green-hydrogen-at-sea-delivers-it-for-use-on-land
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