MATHESON wins large hydrogen business in India
Published by Bella Weetch,
Editorial Assistant
Global Hydrogen Review,
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp. (NSHD, President CEO: Toshihiko Hamada) has announced that Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. (MATHESON, headquartered in Texas, US), NSHD’s US operating company, has received the award for the supply of hydrogen and co-product steam for a period of 20 years from Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL), a public sector affiliate of the Government of India.
MATHESON will invest in, and establish, a large multi-feed hydrogen plant to supply up to 132 kNm3/hr (285 tpd) to NRL’s refinery units at Numaligarh in Assam, India. The engineering and construction of the plant will be executed by Larsen & Toubro Limited, India, and the reforming technology will be licensed from Topsoe A/S, Denmark. Hydrogen and co-product steam from the plant will support the highly-strategic Numaligarh Refinery Expansion Project (NREP) of the prestigious Northeast development initiative of the Government of India that also includes the Paradip Numaligarh Crude Pipeline (PNCP) project, Crude Oil Import Terminal (COIT) at Paradip, India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline (IBFP), Numaligarh-Siliguri interstate products pipeline, and the 2G Ethanol Project(*1, 2).
The hydrogen complex solution was developed by MATHESON’s Global HYCO business unit in collaboration with MATHESON's technology and engineering partners. The solution targets flexibility and operability criteria to enable high-reliability operations with a very wide range of feedstock and fuel, as well as the highest resource utilisation efficiency that supports MATHESON/NSHD’s Carbon Index considerations and economic objectives. Subsequent to completion of engineering and construction in accordance with MATHESON’s global HYCO standards and specifications, the plant will be streamed in 2025.
This initiative demonstrates NSHD’s commitment to significant growth through gases supply for highly-strategic, commercially-sound projects and represents a significant additional dimension for MATHESON's global HYCO footprint. This will strengthen NSHD’s presence in the growth segment of south and southeast Asia, and establish the company's global HYCO operations in India.
NSHD, in its effort to foster a carbon-neutral society, is pursuing multiple business and programme initiatives under the global HYCO effort that supplies hydrogen, syngas and carbon monoxide (CO) products to select customers for carefully selected projects. We are committed to continuing to explore opportunities to realise growth and a carbon-neutral society by expanding this business on a global scale.
Read the article online at: https://www.globalhydrogenreview.com/hydrogen/19122022/matheson-wins-large-hydrogen-business-in-india/
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