(Nottingham / Great Britain) – British high-pressure composite and aluminum cylinder manufacturer Luxfer Gas Cylinders and Octopus Hydrogen, subsidiary of technology company Octopus Energy, are to collaborate on the specification and supply of gas transport modules.
The 40-foot-long units called Multiple Element Gas Containers (MEGCs) designed by Luxfer can transport 1,1 tons of hydrogen from the electrolyzer plant to the point of use. They will be used from mid-2022 and will help “overcome the infrastructural barrier that is hindering the widespread adoption of the technology,” according to a statement.
“Our focus is on providing green hydrogen to the sectors that cannot be decarbonized through batteries alone, primarily aviation and heavy-duty vehicles,” says William Rowe, CEO and founder of Octopus Hydrogen. “We are building a network of decentralized green hydrogen production sites that use electrolysis and are coupled with renewable energy production, with local distribution.”
Luxfer develops solutions for the transport of liquefied natural gas in Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America. According to Mark Lawday, Luxfer's global sales director, the company produces over a million heavy-duty high-pressure cylinders each year, including composite cylinders for compressed natural gas and hydrogen applications ranging from buses, trucks and boats to bulk gas transport trailers.
Work to deliver the systems will be led from Luxfer's UK site in Nottingham, where an alternative fuels team is "developing bespoke hydrogen systems", including double-decker hydrogen buses, trucks and the UK's first hydrogen train, the company said.
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Compressed gas cylinders at Luxfer / © Luxfer
