November 2023
VOLCANO launched the new Gas Combustion Unit for Hydrogen-fueled Vessel "MECS-H25"
VOLCANO launched the new Gas Combustion Unit for Hydrogen-fueled Vessel "MECS-H25"*1 on November 20th, 2023.
The new product "MECS-H25" is developed for Hydrogen-fueled Vessel, as a variation of the gas combustion unit (GCU) ="MECS-GCU", which is installed in LNG tag boats, LNG bunkering vessels and the other kind of vessels.
(Illustration; an outline view of gas combustion unit "MECS-H")
Regarding to the utilization of hydrogen as next generation fuel for climate change mitigation, Hydrogen has easy flammability as its characteristic. "MECS-H25" combusts it safely with solving the flammability problem. It combusts hydrogen at the rate of 10kg/h. VOLCANO independently conducted basic research to safely combust and process hydrogen, as a new product development subsidized project of the Japan Ship Machinery and Equipment Association (JSMEA)*3, with a subsidy from the Nippon Foundation*2. As a fruit of this basic research, this product “MECS-H25” was launched into the market.
VOLCANO is researching the market situation of hydrogen utilization and would add the various size of "MECS-GCU" for hydrogen-fuel. VOLCANO will keep providing products which contribute to environmental loading reduction.
https://www.volcano.co.jp/english/
[For reference, Outline of specifications of MECS-H25]
TYPE; | MECS-H25 |
Combustion rate; | hydrogen 10kg/h |
*1 "MECS" is named as "Marine Evolutional Combustion System".
"MECS-GCU" is the name consisting of "MECS"and"GCU".
"GCU" means gas combustion unit.
*2 The Nippon Foundation
https://www.nippon-foundation.or.jp/en
*3 The Japan Ship Machinery and Equipment Association (JSMEA)
http://www.jsmea.or.jp/index_en.html