Hazer Advances Collaboration With ENGIE for a Hazer Facility in France
May 10 2023 - 3:05AM
Hazer Advances Collaboration With ENGIE for a Hazer Facility in
France
Hazer Group Ltd (“Hazer” or the “Company”, ASX: HZR) is pleased to
announce it has extended the existing non-binding Memorandum of
Understanding (“MOU”) with ENGIE SA, a French global multi-national
utility company, to further progress the development of a first
Hazer facility in Europe. This agreement is a continuation of the
activities under the initial MOU signed between both parties (refer
announcement of 28 July 2022).
Under the extended agreement, Hazer and ENGIE
have agreed to work collaboratively to prepare the Project
Development Plan (“PDP”) for a clean hydrogen and graphitic carbon
production facility based on Hazer’s proprietary technology,
located at the existing LNG import and regasification terminal in
Montoir-de-Bretagne in France (the “Project”). The terminal is
owned and operated by ENGIE’s affiliate company ELENGY. The Project
is referred to as H2Montoir and the planned production facility is
targeting an initial production capacity of at least 2,500 tonne
per annum (tpa) of hydrogen. The produced hydrogen will be used in
industrial applications and mobility.
This MOU follows a period of technical
information exchange, due diligence and initial market assessment
conducted by ENGIE over the course of 2022. ENGIE has conducted a
Preliminary Feasibility Study (“PFS”) on the application of the
Hazer process at the existing LNG import and regasification
terminal in Montoir-de-Bretagne. As part of the activities
undertaken during the PFS stage, preliminary investigations
established that hydrogen produced from the Hazer facility can meet
the requirements for low carbon hydrogen projects under relevant
regulatory frameworks and guidelines as administered by the
European Union.
The extended MOU has a term of 15 April 2024 to
enable the parties to work collaboratively to develop the
definitive agreements, including the partnership structure,
commercial framework and licencing arrangements. Each party has
agreed to cover their own costs incurred and the arrangement does
not restrict either party from discussing, entering into or
implementing a similar transaction or similar relationship with
third parties beyond the H2Montoir Project.
Glenn Corrie, Managing Director of Hazer
Group Limited, said: “We are delighted to be progressing
this project in close collaboration with ENGIE, a very
well-respected international utility company, to realise a first
Hazer production facility in Europe. Europe is a strategic market
for Hazer and we are excited to be building a position with a
global energy leader in a region which is prioritizing climate
change action and recognizing the immediate role Hazer technology
can play in accelerating decarbonisation in a cost effective way.
This collaboration with ENGIE further validates the potential of
the Hazer technology and its attractiveness in the market.”
Valérie Ruiz-Domingo,
ENGIE – Group Hydrogen Vice-President said: “We
are glad to pursue our joint work with Hazer to develop a first
industrial-scale pyrolysis production unit to support our customers
in the industry and mobility sectors in achieving their carbon
neutrality objectives.”
This announcement was authorised for release by
the Board of the Company.
ABOUT HAZER
GROUP LTD
Hazer Group Limited ("Hazer" or "The Company")
is an ASX-listed technology development company undertaking the
commercialisation of the Hazer Process, a low-emission hydrogen and
graphitic carbon production process. The Hazer Process enables the
effective conversion of natural gas and similar methane feedstocks,
into hydrogen and high-quality advanced carbon materials, using
iron ore as a process catalyst.
ABOUT ENGIE
Engie SA is a French multinational utility
company, headquartered in Paris, France, which operates in the
fields of energy transition, electricity generation and
distribution, natural gas, nuclear, renewable energy and petroleum.
For more information on ENGIE’s business, please visit:
https://www.engie.com/
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Statements
This announcement may contain certain
"forward-looking statements" which may not have been based solely
on historical facts but are based on the Company's current
expectations about future events and results.
Where the Company expresses or implies an
expectation or belief as to future events or results, such
expectation or belief is expressed in good faith and believed to
have a reasonable basis. However, forward-looking statements are
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which could cause actual results to differ materially to futures
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statements.
The Company does not undertake any obligation to
release publicly any revisions to any "forward-looking statements"
to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this
announcement, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events,
except as may be required under the applicable securities laws.
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please contact:
Email: contact@hazergroup.com.au Phone: +61 8 9329 3358
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