據(jù)PV Magazine雜志4月12日報(bào)道，總部位于悉尼的CST Composites公司計(jì)劃建立澳大利亞第一家儲氫容器制造工廠。該公司希望通過與一家美國儲氫罐制造商Optimum Composite Technologies組建合資企業(yè)，來確保自己在這個快速增長的行業(yè)中的地位。

該公司希望在悉尼附近已經(jīng)運(yùn)營的兩個專業(yè)復(fù)合材料制造工廠的基礎(chǔ)上，建立澳大利亞第一個儲氫容器制造工廠。該公司表示，與Optimum Composite Technologies公司的合資企業(yè)將實(shí)現(xiàn)這一愿景，使其獲得存儲氫和天然氣的復(fù)合壓力容器的技術(shù)專長。

這一合作還將使CST Composites更大程度地進(jìn)入美國市場，使其能夠利用Optimum在美國的設(shè)施、客戶群和供應(yīng)鏈。相應(yīng)地，CST Composites將擴(kuò)大其在纖維纏繞技術(shù)方面的核心能力，以支持優(yōu)化公司在設(shè)計(jì)和生產(chǎn)復(fù)合材料壓力容器方面的業(yè)務(wù)增長。

CST Composites董事總經(jīng)理Clive Watts表示:“高壓氣體存儲容器是全球先進(jìn)復(fù)合材料中最大、增長最快的市場之一，尤其是纏繞碳纖維復(fù)合材料。

該公司表示，該計(jì)劃將有助于推進(jìn)澳大利亞的國家氫戰(zhàn)略，該戰(zhàn)略強(qiáng)調(diào)了發(fā)展該國供應(yīng)鏈基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施的必要性，包括儲氫罐。該公司表示，計(jì)劃獲得政府資助，因?yàn)榘拇罄麃喺诖罅χС衷撔袠I(yè)，以使其成為全球氫超級大國。

Watts表示:“我們將向政府申請撥款和財(cái)政支持，以推進(jìn)我們的項(xiàng)目，重點(diǎn)是儲氫容器和CPV(復(fù)合壓力容器)這類產(chǎn)品的創(chuàng)新設(shè)計(jì)和開發(fā)?！薄拔覀冇?jì)劃進(jìn)行大筆投資，以發(fā)展我們新的合資企業(yè)?！?/p>

全球各公司都在建造儲氫罐的制造設(shè)施。例如，韓國的韓華解決方案公司在2020年12月就收購了美國儲氫罐制造商Cimarron Composites。

季廷偉 摘譯自 PV Magazine

原文如下：

Australia’s first hydrogen storage tank manufacturing facility

Sydney-based CST Composites aims to establish Australia’s first hydrogen vessel manufacturing facility. It wants to secure its position in the rapidly growing industry through a joint venture with a US-based hydrogen storage tank manufacturer.

TCST Composites is positioning itself as a “l(fā)eading player” in the global green hydrogen supply chain. Last week, it announced a joint venture with Utah-based hydrogen storage tank supplier Optimum Composite Technologies.

The company wants to establish Australia’s first hydrogen vessel manufacturing facility, adding to the two specialist composite manufacturing facilities it already operates near Sydney. The joint venture with Optimum Composite Technologies will enable this vision, the company said, by giving it access to technical expertise for composite pressure vessels, which store hydrogen and natural gas.

The partnership will also give CST Composites greater access to US markets, allowing it to leverage Optimum’s US facilities, customer base and supply chain. In turn, CST Composites will expand its core capabilities in filament winding technology to support the growth of Optimum’s business in designing and producing composite pressure vessels.

“High-pressure gas storage vessels is one of the biggest and fastest-growing markets globally for advanced composites, particularly for filament-wound carbon fibre composites,” said CST Composites Managing Director Clive Watts.

The company says its plan will help advance Australia’s National Hydrogen Strategy, which has highlighted the need to develop the country’s supply chain infrastructure, including hydrogen storage tanks. It says it plans to secure government funding, as Australia is supporting the industry to become a global hydrogen superpower.

“We will be applying for the grants and financial support available to advance our projects, which focus on the innovative design and development of hydrogen and CPV [composite pressure vessel] products,” Watts said. “We are planning to make a significant investment to grow our new joint venture.”

Companies are starting to build manufacturing facilities for hydrogen tanks. For instance, South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions acquired US hydrogen storage tank manufacturer Cimarron Composites in December 2020.