By
33 min ago 2 min read
Floating gas infrastructure firm Höegh Evi and Norway’s Nord Gas Solutions claim to have validated their ammonia-to-hydrogen cracking technology, ahead of plans to develop floating import terminals.
The pilot cracker in Stord, Norway, is said to have shown “high performance” in conversion rate, efficiency, hydrogen yield, and operational flexibility, although no data points were revealed.
It uses a single process to convert hydrogen into hydrogen at 99.5% purity, using catalysts from the chemicals firm BASF.
The modular-designed system could be deployed in floating terminals, with Höegh Evi planning to develop floating storage and regasification units that could deliver up to 210,000 tonnes of hydrogen per year.
“The results confirm both the efficiency and operational robustness of our technology, supporting its readiness for deployment in industrial-scale applications,” said Taro Mukae, Vice-President Technology at Nord Gas Solutions – formerly
The project was backed by €5.9m ($6.7m) in Norwegian government funding, and had support from the University of South-East Norway, Sustainable Energy, and Norwegian Institute for Energy Technology.
Höegh Evi’s head of clean energy Nils Jakob, said the validation confirmed the case for floating hydrogen terminals.
“We look forward to validating these results further in long-term testing,” he said.
The company has plans to first install a at the German port of Lubmin, which could feed into Germany’s 9,000km hydrogen core network.
Originally due online this year, the terminal could have the capacity to deliver up to 30,000 tonnes of hydrogen per year. No update has been given on the development.
Höegh Evi also signed an deal to develop a 210,000-tonne terminal at France’s Port-La Nouvelle.
