Demonstrating GTI Energy’s Innovative Low-carbon Hydrogen Production Technology for Decarbonization in UK HyPER Project

GTI Energy is working in conjunction with Cranfield University, Doosan Babcock, Helical Energy, and the British Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) on a project in the U.K. called "Bulk Hydrogen Production by Sorbent Enhanced Steam Reforming” (HyPER). The effort scales-up an advanced, industrial-scale GTI Energy hydrogen production technology that inherently captures any CO₂ produced in the process. It has the potential to produce high-purity hydrogen at up to 30% lower levelized cost of hydrogen than conventional steam methane reforming methods that require an additional CO₂ capture step.

A state-of-the-art pilot plant (approximately 1 tonne per day hydrogen capacity) was constructed at Cranfield University and is preparing for startup in 2024.

GTI Energy has also performed pilot testing of the hydrogen generator technology, under U.S. DOE funding, in a project which verified catalyst stability and successfully demonstrated SER chemistry and process operation. Phase 1 of a U.S.-government funded small-scale commercial demonstration plant commenced in 2024 and will be sited at a national location that allows for CO₂ sequestration.