Denmark-headed Topsoe A/S, a global leader in carbon emission reduction technologies, and US-headed ExxonMobil Corporation, one of the world’s largest energy and petrochemical companies, have signed an agreement under which Topsoe will deliver its industry-leading hydrogen "SynCOR" technology to ExxonMobil’s planned low carbon hydrogen production facility in Baytown, Texas (TX).
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According to a statement, Topsoe’s SynCOR hydrogen technology will enable ExxonMobil to produce hydrogen at a mega-scale as well as capture and store more than 98 percent of its associated carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, or around 7 million tonnes per year.
The facility’s carbon capture process will be delivered by Honeywell UOP
ExxonMobil’s planned low-carbon hydrogen facility will be built at its integrated refining and petrochemical complex in Baytown in Houston, Texas (TX).
The facility has targeted production of 1 billion cubic feet of hydrogen per day, making it the largest low-carbon hydrogen project in the world, at planned start-up in 2027-2028.
ExxonMobil’s low-carbon hydrogen, ammonia, and carbon capture facility will deliver low-carbon fuel to the Baytown olefins plant and other Houston-area facilities.
Replacing natural gas with hydrogen at the Baytown olefins plant could reduce the integrated complex’s CO2 emissions by up to 30 percent.
ExxonMobil’s investment in large-scale low-carbon hydrogen production shows our commitment to supporting customers in their decarbonization efforts and to reducing emissions at our own operations. The scale of this project is expected to enable up to a 30 percent reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions from our Baytown facility by switching from natural gas as a fuel source to low-carbon hydrogen, said Dan Ammann, President of ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions.
Integrating proprietary technologies
Low-carbon hydrogen is produced by converting natural gas into hydrogen and CO2 in the presence of steam. More than 99 percent of the associated CO2 can be captured and permanently stored underground.
SynCOR is Topsoe’s proprietary technology based on advanced autothermal reforming principles.
To deliver an integrated solution, Topsoe has teamed up with carbon capture technology licensor, Honeywell UOP.
As a technology integrator, Topsoe guarantees the carbon intensity of the integrated low-carbon facility including, hydrogen production and carbon capture.
We are very excited to support ExxonMobil with our unique technology. Once complete, this ambitious project will result in hydrogen that can be used for low-carbon fuels and chemicals to help meet global net-zero targets. We are eager to start working with ExxonMobil and to enable the capturing of massive volumes of CO2 emissions from the hydrogen production, said Elena Scaltritti, Chief Commercial Officer at Topsoe.
