World’s Largest Low Carbon Hydrogen Facility to Use Topsoe Technology

Plant Engineering World’s Largest Low Carbon Hydrogen Facility to Use Topsoe Technology

2023-02-16 Source: Press release Ahlam Rais 2 min Reading Time

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With a production of 1 billion cubic feet of hydrogen per day, Exxonmobil’s facility in Baytown, Texas, USA is expected to be the world’s largest low carbon hydrogen plant. The project will make use of Topsoe’s Syncor hydrogen technology to produce hydrogen as well as capture and store more than 98 % of its associated CO2 emissions.

Topsoe provides technology to Exxonmobil. (Source: Haldor Topsoe) — Topsoe provides technology to Exxonmobil.
(Source: Haldor Topsoe)

Lyngby/Denmark – Topsoe and Exxonmobil have signed an agreement under which Topsoe will deliver its industry leading hydrogen Syncor technology to Exxonmobil’s planned low carbon hydrogen production facility in Baytown, Texas.

Exxonmobil’s low-carbon hydrogen, ammonia, and carbon capture facility is expected to generate up to 1 billion cubic feet of hydrogen per day, delivering low-carbon fuel to the Baytown olefins plant and other Houston-area facilities. Replacing natural gas with hydrogen at the Baytown olefins plant could reduce the integrated complex’s CO2 emissions by up to 30 %.

Elena Scaltritti, Chief Commercial Officer, Topsoe, said: “Once complete, this ambitious project will result in hydrogen that can be used for low-carbon fuels and chemicals to help meet global net zero targets. We are eager to start working with Exxonmobil and to enable the capturing of massive volumes of CO2 emissions from the hydrogen production.”

Dan Ammann, president of Exxonmobil Low Carbon Solutions, said: “The scale of this project is expected to enable up to a 30 % reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions from our Baytown facility by switching from natural gas as a fuel source to low-carbon hydrogen.”

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Facts about low carbon hydrogen and Syncor

Low carbon hydrogen is produced by converting natural gas into hydrogen and CO2 in the presence of steam. More than 99 % of the associated CO2 can be captured and permanently stored underground.

To produce the large amount of hydrogen needed by Exxonmobil, Topsoe applies its Syncor technology, which enable mega-scale hydrogen production as well as cost efficient carbon capture.

To deliver an integrated solution, Topsoe has teamed up with carbon capture technology licensor, Honeywell UOP. As technology integrator, Topsoe guarantees the carbon intensity of the integrated low carbon facility including, hydrogen production and carbon capture.

Syncor is Topsoe´s proprietary technology based on advanced autothermal reforming principles. Supported by 300 years of accumulative, safe operation, Syncor is often the preferred technology for mega scale hydrogen production, due to its maturity and low capital and operating costs.

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