US-headquartered technology and engineering firm KBR has been awarded a second ammonia cracking technology contract by Hanwha Impact Corporation for its clean power generation facility in Korea.
KBR will provide technology licensing, proprietary engineering design and equipment, and services for a 214 metric tonnes per day hydrogen facility.
The plant will use KBR’s proprietary H2ACT ammonia cracking technology to produce clean hydrogen and contribute to Korea’s decarbonisation goals.
Jay Ibrahim, President, KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions, said KBR’s H2ACT technology was previously selected by Hanwha for large-scale, sustainable hydrogen production and this new award uses a very cost-efficient design.
KBR’s ammonia technology has been used in more than 260 grassroots plants since 1944 and has maintained its leadership by seeking to optimise energy efficiency and minimise CO2 emissions.
Last month it announced the UK’s largest proposed low-carbon hydrogen facility, EET Hydrogen’s HPP2 project, which could produce 230,000 tonnes of blue hydrogen annually.
That project will feature KBR’s H2KPlus technology, which cuts carbon emissions while ensuring a reliable supply of hydrogen.
As a key part of the HyNet cluster, one of the UK’s chosen Track 1 industrial clusters, HPP2 will have a capacity of 1,000MW, supplying hydrogen to industrial users, power generators, and the transport sector.
