Indian Multinational INOXCVA Flags off India’s Largest Liquid Hydrogen Tank

Gujarat-based manufacturer of cryogenic equipment and solutions, INOXCVA has flagged off the largest bulk liquid hydrogen storage tank ever made in India. Built with a massive storage capacity of 238 m3, the tank embarked on its journey from INOXCVA’s Kandla facility to its destination for a clean energy demonstration project in South Korea. This bulk cryogenic storage tank is built to European standards and to meet the Korean Gas Safety (KGS) requirements.       

In 2020, South Korea-headquartered Doosan Corporation announced the construction of South Korea’s very first hydrogen liquefaction plant with 5 tons per day capacity for the Changwon Hydrogen Liquefaction Project with Gyeongnam Province, Changwon City, at Doosan’s site at the Changwon Port. The plant is slated to commence commercial operations in 2023, offering supplies to hydrogen charging stations nationwide for buses, trucks, and trams, that need to be recharged with hydrogen as the ultimate clean fuel.

Doosan Corporation had signed an agreement with Air Liquide Engineering & Construction to support the construction of this liquid hydrogen plant as an enabler of clean transport development in the country. Under this framework, Air Liquide Engineering & Construction, France, placed the order for the design, manufacturing, and supply of a Liquid Hydrogen tank with a capacity of more than 238 m3 to INOXCVA.

Hydrogen, a clean energy source, is liquefied at a cryogenic temperature of -253°C, making it dense enough to be stored and transported as liquid hydrogen since its gaseous volume is reduced by 800 times when liquefied. Hydrogen is recognised as the ultimate solution to the environmental challenges of clean transportation: reduction of greenhouse gases, pollution in cities, and dependency on fossil fuels. South Korea is amongst the leading countries in the development of hydrogen as a clean energy source. This new liquefier is in line with the South Korean Government’s plan to considerably densify the network of hydrogen stations in the country with 310 stations and more than 67,000 hydrogen vehicles across the country.