AFC Energy launches Hyamtec Limited (“Hyamtec”) to unlock the global hydrogen value chain
September 18 2024 - 3:00AM
Business Wire
Delivering next generation Ammonia Cracking
Technology
Hyamtec, the UK’s newest hydrogen company, has been launched by
AFC Energy plc to deliver next generation modular ammonia cracking
technology.
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Hyamtec can make on-site, on-demand hydrogen at just 10% of the
cost of truck delivered hydrogen and will prioritise natural gas
displacement in the hard to abate heavy industrial sectors which
account for 50% of global carbon emissions.
Hyamtec will target areas which represent a £40 billion market
in the UK alone:
- Hydrogen rich combustible fuel gas for the decarbonisation of
industrial heat generation;
- Ammonia conversion of large combustion engines for power
generation, marine and mining; and
- Modular purified hydrogen production for fuel cells and
transportation.
Hydrogen is the solution for decarbonisation of heavy industry
and green hydrogen plants will dominate new capacity and by 2030,
up to 20% of hydrogen produced globally will be green. This
production will be located where the renewable energy required is
abundant plentiful and cheap; however, hydrogen is difficult to
store and transport, and it will take decades to install hydrogen
pipelines. To transport the hydrogen to where it will be used,
typically thousands of miles away, will require it to be moved as
ammonia and then converted back to hydrogen.
Hyamtec’s technology can achieve this on-site at the lowest cost
and highest efficiency to provide a solution to unlock industrial
decarbonisation at scale. Hyamtec crackers have proven their
ability to integrate with ammonia combustion engines (as a pilot
fuel) and to deliver ISO Grade hydrogen for use in fuel cell
applications.
Dr. Mike Rendall, Managing Director of Hyamtec Limited,
said:
“Hyamtec is focused on fast tracking the decarbonisation of
industry through ammonia and our ammonia cracking technologies.
With over £40bn spent per annum on natural gas by industrial users
in the UK alone, the global opportunity to displace fossil fuels in
industry with ammonia is immense.
“The global journey to net zero will require the rapid
development of hydrogen-based technologies. We look forward to
partnering with industry to support the rapid decarbonisation of
the world’s hardest to abate sectors and to announcing Hyamtec’s
first commercial deals soon.”
Find out more at www.hyamtec.com
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