Equinor and Engie Launch Low-Carbon Hydrogen Project in Belgium
December 16 2021 - 4:07AM
Dow Jones News
By Dominic Chopping
Equinor ASA and Engie SA on Thursday announced the launch of the
H2BE project, which aims to develop the production of low-carbon
hydrogen from natural gas in Belgium.
The project aims to produce hydrogen from natural gas using
autothermal reforming technology combined with carbon capture and
storage.
The companies said ATR technology allows for decarbonization
rates above 95% and for producing hydrogen at a large scale at
competitive cost levels, with the captured carbon dioxide to be
transported in liquid form and permanently stored at a site in the
sub-surface of the Norwegian North Sea.
Engie and Equinor will now launch a feasibility study to assess
the technical and economic suitability of a site in the Ghent area
while commercial talks with potential hydrogen offtakers continue
simultaneously.
Discussions are also continuing with the cross-border port area
known as North Sea Port on integration with port infrastructure and
the companies have joined forces with Fluxys Belgium SA, a
gas-transmission system operator in Belgium.
All partners aim to start operations well before 2030 in order
to contribute to Belgium's 2030 interim decarbonization targets,
they said.
Write to Dominic Chopping at dominic.chopping@wsj.com
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