L&T reaches agreement with Norwegian company for green hydrogen production
- January 13, 2023
Larsen & Toubro has announced the signing of an MoU with Norway-based H2Carrier (H2C) to co-operate towards developing floating green ammonia projects for industrial-scale applications.
H2C has proven expertise in developing and integrating Power-to-X (PtX) projects based on affordable, often stranded, non-commercial renewable power.
Scope of MoU
Under the terms of the MoU, L&T will become a partner for EPCIC (engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning) of the topsides for H2C’s floating process plants. H2C plans to build the P2XFloater™ hull at yards in Asia and L&T will design and fabricate the topside process and utility modules to produce green hydrogen and green ammonia, including electrolysers, nitrogen generation plant, and ammonia synthesis unit.
Installation of the topsides modules on the hull and its integration can be customised as per location preferences, i.e., can be carried out in India or in other geographies.
P2XFloater
H2C is the designer and owner of the proprietary floating energy production and storage system P2XFloater™, an industrial scale floating green hydrogen and green ammonia facility.
The concept is based on proven floating production, storage, and off-take technologies from the oil & gas industry in combination with an e-control system capable of balancing renewable electricity feedstock through a fully integrated electrolyser and Haber-Bosch system.
H2C will build, own/lease and operate a fleet of P2XFloaters™. The company has developed the P2XFloater™ concept in close co-operation with leading maritime and process engineering companies in Norway, thus building on decades of experience and competence from the oil & gas sector, the marine industry, and the offshore wind installation industry.
H2Carrier is currently involved in energy generation projects in Scotland and northern Norway.
Ideal partner
Subramanian Sarma, Whole-Time Director & Sr. Executive Vice President (Energy), said, “We are delighted to collaborate with H2C on their unique and novel P2XFloater™ design and we strongly believe that L&T, with its globally recognised expertise in ammonia and hydrogen production as well as vast experience in design and fabrication of complex process modules, is poised to be the ideal partner for H2C in this venture. ”
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Optimal supply chain
According to Mårten Lunde, CEO of H2C, “Our P2XFloater™ design represents a solution which addresses a number of concerns for renewable energy projects: costs, time, use of land and environmental footprint, lengthy planning and regulation processes etc. By teaming up with L&T, we have taken a significant step towards creating an optimal supply chain for delivering P2XFloaters™ on a large scale to projects anywhere in the world. We are excited by the markets’ response to our P2XFloater™, and through the collaboration with L&T, we are confident of being able to establish a high and reliable production capacity to serve our global customers.”
Featured photograph (source: h2carrier.com) shows the “P2XFloater” that is understood to be the world’s first floating production unit for producing green ammonia at industrial scale.
