التكنولوجيا وأخبارها بوابة الإمارات لتكنولوجيا المعلومات والإتصالات
Honeywell Technology to Power THE World’s first commercial scale Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier Project
Clean hydrogen solution enables a safer, more efficient and effective way to ship and store using existing infrastructure
Honeywell today announced that ENEOS, a leading energy company in Japan, will develop the
world’s first commercial scale Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) project using Honeywell’s
solution at multiple sites.
The LOHC solution enables the long-distance transportation of clean hydrogen and can help meet the
growing requirements for hydrogen use across various industries by leveraging existing refining
assets and infrastructure. The project supports Honeywell’s alignment of its portfolio to three
compelling megatrends: automation, the future of aviation and energy transition.
“With more cost-effective long-distance transport, our Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier provides a
method of more closely matching international supply and demand for hydrogen which enables
hydrogen to play a critical role in the energy mix as we move toward lower-carbon economies,” said
Ken West, president and CEO of Honeywell Energy and Sustainability Solutions. “By providing
solutions to help overcome the challenges of hydrogen transportation, Honeywell is supporting
ENEOS in transitioning to a hydrogen-powered future.”
This is one of multiple hydrogen transportation projects on which Honeywell and ENEOS are
collaborating. In the Honeywell LOHC solution, hydrogen gas is combined chemically through the
Honeywell Toluene Hydrogenation process into methylcyclohexane (MCH) – a convenient liquid
carrier – compatible with existing infrastructure. The hydrogen at these sites will be exported – in the
same way as petrochemical products – to ENEOS in Japan in the form of MCH. Once at its
destination, the hydrogen will be recovered using the Honeywell MCH Dehydrogenation process and
released for use, while the toluene can be sent back for additional cycles.
Hydrogen is expected to play a critical role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. At standard
conditions, hydrogen is a flammable gas with low density and cannot be efficiently or easily
transported. Current solutions available for transporting hydrogen include liquifying the hydrogen and
using chemical carriers such as ammonia, each of which requires additional infrastructure to produce
and transport hydrogen.
