Maire has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract worth $125m to deliver a hydrogen production unit to Malaysia.
Under the contract, Maire has announced KT Kinetics Technology, supported by NextChem, will develop the unit which is expected to produce around four tonnes per hour of hydrogen for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) production.
Maire has commissioned NextChem to provide its NX Reform technology for the hydrogen production unit (HPU).
The HPU will be delivered to the biorefinery in the Penerang Integrated Complex in Johor, Malaysia, which is expected to become operational in 2028.
Once operations have begun, Pengerang Biorefinery Sdn wants to produce approximately 650,000 tonnes per year of raw materials such as vegetable oils, animal fats and waste, for SAF and HVO production.
“This important achievement confirms Maire’s pivotal role in the energy transition, and its ability to deliver advanced and integrated solutions that enable our clients to lead the way in producing renewable fuels, contributing to a more sustainable future,” explained Alessandro Bernini, CEO of Maire.
Last April, NextChem subsidiary NextChem Tech announced it would use Vallourec’s hydrogen storage solution to store up to 100 tonnes of gaseous hydrogen.
Read more: NextChem Tech adopts Vallourec’s Delphy for hydrogen and ammonia storage
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