Topsoe and Aramco have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) to produce low-carbon hydrogen, also referred to as blue hydrogen, using Topsoe’s eREACT™ technology in Aramco’s Shaybah NGL facility.
The JDA underlines the two parties’ strategic collaboration and ambitions to bring carbon-reducing technology to the market.
This collaboration will further demonstrate integration of Aramco’s innovative palladium-alloy membrane technology ensuring the production of low-carbon hydrogen with simultaneous CO2 capture.
Elena Scaltritti, chief commercial officer at Topsoe, said: “We are excited to strengthen our collaboration with Aramco further. With this joint development agreement, we are demonstrating the significant commercial viability of our eREACT™ technology and its benefits to low-carbon hydrogen production.
“This technology holds a significant potential as part of the low-carbon hydrogen economy, and we are excited to deliver on the project in due course.”
Ali A Meshari, Aramco senior vice-president of technology oversight and coordination, said:
“Our collaboration with Topsoe will bring together the expertise of our two companies in attempting to create a cutting-edge technology solution to develop a lower-carbon hydrogen production technology from hydrocarbons.
“By leveraging Aramco’s oil and gas infrastructure and abundantly available renewable resources in the Kingdom, we plan to enable the commercial deployment of this novel technology.”
eREACT™ is a novel technology for production of low-carbon hydrogen and fuels. The heart of the technology is an innovative electrified reactor design, which can convert a variety of feedstocks into low-carbon hydrogen or other chemicals and fuels.
Topsoe and Aramco sign JDA to advance low-carbon hydrogen solutions
