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Siemens Energy will conduct a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for US start-up Aternium’s planned 60MW green hydrogen and heavy water project in Delaware.
It follows the German tech firm’s 2024 appointment for an energy systems design and feasibility study.
Siemens Energy will now work with Kiewit Engineering, which is performing pre-FEED, to finalise a design in preparation for project execution.
A timeline for the facility, which saw feasibility works commence in early 2024, remains undisclosed.
Aternium has said the project could be the first of a “multi-plant project” supplying both green hydrogen and deuterium in the Mid-Atlantic region.
In 2025, it secured $1m in funding from the State of Delaware to support its engineering phase.
Deuterium, also known as heavy water, occurs naturally in small amounts and can be produced through electrolysis, which leaves the isotope behind in the remaining water, allowing for it to be concentrated and extracted.
The company sees opportunities for it to enhance a range of advanced technologies and processes, including nuclear fusion, semiconductor fabrication, microchips, fibre-optic cables, and pharmaceuticals.
Potential hydrogen offtakers or end-use sectors have not been disclosed.
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