With the H2Tainer, Innofreight and voestalpine Tubulars are launching a container for transporting hydrogen, which is of great importance for the production of green steel. The H2Tainer was officially presented for the first time in Kindberg as part of a “technical pre-release.”
Hydrogen is considered a key technology with great potential on the road to green steel. With the newly developed H2Tainer, Innofreight and voestalpine Tubulars are taking a big step closer to this goal. The H2Tainer is a mobile container solution for the efficient and safe transport of hydrogen, developed in collaboration with HyCentA. With a length of 40 ft and a stackable design, each container can transport up to 475 kilograms of hydrogen—equivalent to 1,900 kilograms per double wagon.
The latest joint development guarantees a continuous logistics chain for the safe transport of hydrogen. Seamless tubes with the special VAhyper threaded connection are used at the heart of the H2Tainer. Developed, manufactured, and refined at the Kindberg tube mill. The logistical expertise comes from Innofreight, which is expanding its product range with the intermodal H2Tainer – including in the field of decarbonization. “We are seeing a significant increase in demand in this segment, for example in the transport of biomass or recycled scrap. With the H2Tainer, we can now also contribute to the transport of hydrogen,” says Innofreight owner Peter Wanek-Pusset. The modular system allows rail and truck to work together, does not require a direct rail connection, and enables significantly greater ranges.
- Container length: 40 ft
- Storage capacity: up to 475 kilograms per container (1900 kilograms for 4 containers per double wagon)
- Maximum storage pressure: 500 bar
- Dimension: 7 ⅝ inches
- Maximum length: 10,800 mm
- Number: maximum of 48 pipes per container (depending on storage pressure and means of transport)
The H2Tainer bundles customized services along the entire value chain: from procurement, manufacturing, and assembly to shipping, service, and maintenance. The modular design, non-destructive testing, and easy replacement of individual pipes guarantee a service life of well over 20 years. This is a significant step on the road to green steel, which Innofreight and voestalpine Tubulars are taking together with the H2Tainer.
“Our logistics expertise and voestalpine Tubulars’ pipe expertise complement each other perfectly – this collaboration has resulted in an extraordinary product. The H2Tainer has excellent market opportunities, as hydrogen will be one of the key energy sources of the future. We are proud to be able to contribute to decarbonization and the production of green steel together with voestalpine Tubulars,” says Wanek-Pusset.