Hazer Group Ltd has announced the completion of a comprehensive process design package (PDP) for the Hazer® Process, developed in close collaboration with Kellogg Brown & Root LLC (KBR). The design is based on a 30 000 tpy methane pyrolysis hydrogen plant.
Hazer CEO Glenn Corrie said: “Completing the PDP marks a major milestone for our go-to-market strategy as Hazer accelerates toward commercial deployment. It delivers a standardised, large-scale design that industrial customers and project developers can readily adopt and progress, providing a clear and economically viable pathway to project development.
"Together with KBR, we believe Hazer is a clear leader in methane pyrolysis, offering a scalable, cost-effective and ready-to-deploy solution at a time when energy and mineral security are increasingly important.”
Jay Ibrahim, President, KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions said: “We are pleased to announce the achievement of this important milestone, representing a pivotal advancement in the ongoing collaboration between KBR and Hazer for methane pyrolysis technology. The completion of the comprehensive process design package demonstrates both KBR and Hazer’s commitment to advancing methane pyrolysis toward commercial scale deployment. With a high degree of engineering maturity established, KBR is positioned to further customise this process to align with expected client requirements and deliver engineering excellence.”
Standardised design basis supports global deployment and licensing Hazer and KBR developed the PDP to validate, optimise and standardise commercial-scale Hazer plant design, fast-tracking customer take-up and licensing. The work establishes a consistent engineering baseline that supports deployment across multiple applications and geographies.
The PDP includes a fully integrated process design, major equipment selection and agreed design philosophies consistent with global engineering standards. This milestone demonstrates the Hazer® Process is at a level of technical maturity typically associated with advanced industrial technologies progressing toward broader commercial deployment.
With this standardised design framework in place, Hazer and KBR can now develop tailored PDPs more efficiently as part of the technology package required by clients for feasibility studies, Licensor Basic Engineering Design (LBED) and front-end engineering and design (FEED”). This allows customers to evaluate the Hazer® Process within their own operations using a well-defined design basis. By conducting the PDP process internally Hazer and KBR significantly reduce the risk of material change to the process and associated Opex and Capex when completing customised customer plant development.
The PDP design is based on a 30 000 tpy hydrogen plant, confirming large industrial scale capability. This design supports scale-up across a range of configurations, including 10 000 tpy to 50 000 tpy single train plants and multi-train developments exceeding 100 000 tpy. The work further strengthens the Hazer-KBR Alliance, combining Hazer’s proprietary technology with KBR’s global engineering and project delivery expertise. KBR has applied its experience with large international industrial clients to ensure the PDP aligns with their expectations. This positions the Hazer Process as a credible and scalable solution for customers evaluating low-emissions hydrogen pathways.
The PDP is a core technical asset for Hazer with almost 12 months of joint development work by the Alliance partners, and will underpin ongoing engineering, licensing and project development activities conducted under the Alliance.