Topsoe and Aramco to Advance Low-Carbon Hydrogen Solutions Using eREACT

Wedoany.com Report-Nov 29,Topsoe and Aramco 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 palladium-alloy membrane technology ensuring the production of low-carbon hydrogen with simultaneous CO2 capture. Aramco’s contribution is instrumental, as it brings its extensive resources, expertise, and global reach to enable the commercialization of this technology.

By combining Topsoe’s expertise in carbon emission reduction technologies with Aramco’s resources, this strategic collaboration will accelerate the adoption of this novel low-carbon hydrogen technology on a global scale. The successful commercialization of eREACT technology will contribute to reducing the carbon footprint of the energy and chemical sectors.

eREACT is a novel technology for production of low-carbon hydrogen and fuels. The heart of the technology is an electrified reactor design which can convert a variety of feedstocks into low-carbon hydrogen or other chemicals and fuels. With the eREACT technology it is possible to develop new production routes combining renewable electricity and natural gas while greatly reducing flue gas emissions. Due to its versatility, the technology has the potential to play an important role in the global transition to a low-carbon economy.

Once successfully deployed, the eREACT technology is intended to replace fossil fuel used for heating the reformer with electrified heating. Efficiencies gained through the electrified heating has the potential of reducing the gas volumes needed for hydrogen production by up to 30%, as presently demonstrated at pilot scale. . The carbon-reducing potential of eREACT further increases if the process is combined with carbon capture and storage (CCS).