MAN Energy Solutions, Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies and Frames Group B.V. have signed a cooperation agreement in order to jointly design and build large scale hydrogen storage systems based on the Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) technology.
Developed by Hydrogenious the LOHC technology uses heat transfer oil as a carrier for hydrogen, thus allowing it to be stored under ambient conditions. The process also triples the amount of hydrogen that can be transported compared to standard pressurized containers. The LOHC technology offers a safe and efficient solution for storing and distributing hydrogen on a large scale.
The new partners are ready to meet the needs for the future hydrogen market in respect to bulk hydrogen storage and transportation. As a first step, the companies have developed systems with hydrogen capacities of 5 and 12 tons per day. Such large hydrogen processing capacities will be crucial for the decarbonisation of Europe's energy needs.
Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies is specialised in the development of the LOHC technology and thus contributes its core process know-how to the cooperation. Frames Group B.V. designs and builds solutions for renewable energy and oil and gas processing equipment, and will be responsible for the overall realization of the hydrogenation plant. MAN ES completes the consortium with its experience in design and fabrication of reactor systems for chemical and petrochemical applications. The company will deliver the reactor and related steam generator equipment to the projects.
The new partnership is part of MAN Energy Solution’s strategic and technological transformation aimed to expand its business with sustainable technologies and solutions such that they become its main source of revenue by 2030. This realignment includes the expansion of the company’s product range to include hybrid, storage and digital service technologies. The production of synthetic fuels and gases from renewable energy via the Power-to-X technology plays a crucial role in MAN’s concept for the decarbonization of global maritime logistics.
In March the company had acquired 40 %of the shares of the electrolysis technology company H-TEC SYSTEMS. H-TEC SYSTEMS develops and produces stacks and electrolyzers for manufacturing hydrogen with electricity.
About Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies GmbH
Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies GmbH was established in 2013 as a spin-off of Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen – Nuremberg with the aim of commercializing the LOHC technology. Backed by strong investors and partnerships with companies and institutes such as Framatome, Clariant, the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen - Nuremberg and Eastman Chemicals, Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies is positioned very well to make its vision of a LOHC-based hydrogen infrastructure a reality. The company, which is based in Erlangen, has 65 employees. Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies is a global pioneer in the field of hydrogen storage technologies based on Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC) and builds plants for the hydrogen logistics industry and hydrogen refueling stations based on the LOHC technology.