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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Apr 25, 2025 (Fri)

The demonstrated hydrogen-fueled RTG at Kobe Port KICT to be released to press

A hydrogen-fueled RTG currently undergoing operational demonstrations. The truck on the far left is a hydrogen station

　【Kansai】On April 24, the hydrogen-fueled RTG (Rubber Tired Gantry crane), which began operational d ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80%E3%80%90Kansai%E3%80%91On+April+24%2C+the+%3Cb%3Ehydrogen-fueled+RTG%3C%2Fb%3E+%28Rubber+Tired+Gantry+crane%29%2C+which+began+operational+demonstration+in+April%2C+was+unveiled+to+the+press+at+the+Kobe+TICT+%28KICT%29+in+Kobe+Port.+This+is+a+world+first%2C+as+it+replaces+the+diesel+engine+generator-powered+RTG+with+a+hydrogen+engine+generator.+The+demonstration+will+continue+until+the+end+of+June%2C+during+which+time+data+collection+will+continue.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+operational+demonstration+was+commissioned+by+Kobe-Osaka+International+Port+Corporation+as+part+of+the+%E2%80%9CHanshin+Port+Advanced+Cargo+Handling+Machinery+Demonstration+Project%E2%80%9C+conducted+by+the+Kinki+Regional+Development+Bureau+of+the+Ministry+of+Land%2C+Infrastructure%2C+Transport+and+Tourism.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80As+the+operator+of+KICT%2C+which+is+operated+by+MOL%2C+the+company+will+conduct+on-site+operational+demonstrations+together+with+Shosen+Koun%2C+which+owns+the+RTG%2C+RTG+manufacturer+MITSUI+E%26S%2C+hydrogen+engine+manufacturer+iLabo%2C+and+Universal+Energy+Research+Institute%2C+Inc.%2C+which+provides+consultation.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Hydrogen+will+be+supplied+by+Iwatani+Corporation.+The+hydrogen+will+be+transported+by+hydrogen+trailer+from+the+base+in+Amagasaki+City%2C+Hyogo+Prefecture.+The+RTG+will+be+filled+with+hydrogen+via+a+mobile+hydrogen+station+set+up+at+the+container+terminal.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+this+demonstration%2C+the+existing+RTG%2C+which+was+powered+by+a+diesel+engine+generator%2C+was+modified+to+be+replaced+with+a+hydrogen+engine+generator.+By+replacing+diesel+with+hydrogen+as+fuel%2C+annual+CO2+%28carbon+dioxide%29+emissions+equivalent+to+88+tons+will+be+reduced+to+zero.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80There+are+examples+overseas+of+decarbonizing+loading+and+unloading+equipment%2C+including+RTGs+using+hydrogen+fuel+cells+%28Port+of+Long+Beach%2C+Los+Angeles%2C+USA%29+and+hydrogen+and+diesel+co-firing+engines+%28Port+of+Antwerp%2C+Belgium%29%2C+but+Kobe+Port+is+the+world%E2%80%99s+first+to+use+hydrogen-only+combustion.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+demonstration+used+a+mobile+hydrogen+station+for+fuel+cell+vehicles%2C+and+it+took+five+to+six+hours+to+fill+up+an+RTG+with+hydrogen+fuel.+It+is+said+that+filling+time+can+be+shortened+to+some+extent+by+placing+dedicated+equipment+in+the+CT.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+project+will+involve+collecting+and+analyzing+data+through+on-site+operational+demonstrations+in+FY+2025.+Based+on+this%2C+consideration+will+be+given+to+revising+the+technical+standards+for+port+facilities+between+FY+2025+and+FY+2026.+The+MLIT+had+announced+that+it+would+conduct+on-site+demonstrations+of+hydrogen-fueled+loading+and+unloading+machinery+at+the+ports+of+Kobe+and+Yokohama+in+2024.+%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automatically+and+mechanically+translated+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+using+an+automated+translation+system+provided+by+a+third+party+after+certain+processing+of+the+Japanese+content+licensed+by+the+third+party.+In+terms+of+the+English+translation%2C+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+and+MarineNet+Co.%2C+Ltd.+make+no+warranty+or+burden+of+any+kind%2C+express+or+implied%2C+including+its+accuracy%2C+reliability%2C+validity+or+fitness+for+a+particular+purpose.+MarineNet+Users+should+fully+understand+that+this+service+uses+an+automated+translation+system+that+automatically+and+mechanically+recognizes+and+analyzes+information+and+produces+results.+The+users+should+understand+the+above+conditions+before+using+this+service.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%AC%E4%BA%8B%E9%A0%85%EF%BC%9A%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E4%BB%8B%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%90%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%81%8B%E3%80%81%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E8%A8%B1%E8%AB%BE%E3%82%92%E5%8F%97%E3%81%91%E3%81%9F%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%82%92%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%9A%E3%81%AE%E5%87%A6%E7%90%86%E3%82%92%E8%A1%8C%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E4%B8%8A%E3%81%A7%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8C%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%A0%E3%82%92%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%9A%84%E3%83%BB%E6%A9%9F%E6%A2%B0%E7%9A%84%E3%81%AB%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E7%B5%90%E6%9E%9C%E3%81%A7%E3%81%82%E3%82%8A%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%80%81%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E5%BD%93%E8%A9%B2%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AB%E9%96%A2%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%80%81%E3%81%9D%E3%81%AE%E6%AD%A3%E7%A2%BA%E6%80%A7%E3%80%81%E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