AUSTRIA: The H2Tainer designed for the efficient and safe rail and road transport of hydrogen for use in the production of green steel has been developed by wagon technology company Innofreight and steelmaker Voestalpine Tubulars in collaboration with HyCentA.
Each 40 ft stackable container can transport up to 475 kg of hydrogen at a maximum storage pressure of 500 bar, with smooth transfer between rail and road. The H2Tainer uses up to 48 seamless stainless steel tubes with a special VAhyper threaded connection which are manufactured at the Kindberg tube mill. It is designed for a service life of more than 20 years.
The H2Tainer is currently undergoing the approval process and is expected to be available in summer 2026.
The development of the H2Tainer forms part of Innofreight’s expansion of its range of products to support decarbonisation. ‘We are seeing a significant increase in demand in this segment, for example in the transport of biomass or recycled scrap’, said Innofreight owner Peter Wanek-Pusset on November 27. ‘With the H2Tainer, we can now also contribute to the transport of hydrogen.’
