Under the terms of the MoU, both parties will conduct a technical-commercial joint study of a hydrogen supply chain that includes hydrogen production and transportation in methylcyclohexane (MCH) form, in which hydrogen is converted from its gaseous state to a liquid form to enable large-scale deliveries.
The method, which was recently published in the American Chemical Society journal ACS Sustainable Chemical Engineering, converts hydrogen sulfide, also known as “sewer gas,” into hydrogen fuel.
JM’s expansion and scale-up in both sectors will be accelerated by the new merged business unit, which will take advantage of technical and production synergies and draw on JM’s decades of experience designing and manufacturing market-leading fuel cell components.
While hydrogen is a clean and sustainable fuel, electrolysis requires a high electric potential, high pH levels, and expensive metal catalysts to produce it efficiently.
ITOCHU, a trading and investment company, is conducting a feasibility study in Australia to produce and store green hydrogen. The study will also look into the possibility of establishing a green hydrogen export base.
Enel Green Power, CAP, Engie, GNL Quintero (which is constructing a US$30 million project with Acciona), IMELSA Energa, Linde, Hydrogène de France, Sociedad de Inversiones Albatros, Air Liquide Chile, and the Copenhagen Infrastructure Energy Transition Fund all made offers, according to Corfo.
