Graphitic and Technip Energies collaborate to scale clean hydrogen

This process utilises natural gas to produce clean hydrogen and graphite, a crystalline form of carbon used in batteries, lubricants, refractories, and high-temperature industrial processes. The agreement between Technip Energies and Graphitic includes funding dedicated to testing campaigns to support technology advancement. Later in 2025, the two companies also plan to enter into a licensing collaboration agreement to accelerate the deployment of Graphitic’s technology around the world.

Graphitic Energy’s methane pyrolysis technology enables the production of clean hydrogen and solid carbon with no direct CO₂ emissions. The process is low electricity intensive and can be scaled to produce 100 000 tpy hydrogen in a single process train. The collaboration will leverage Technip Energies’ leading positions in hydrogen generation and fluidised bed technology.

“TechnipEnergies is excited to enter into this cooperation with Graphitic Energy and bring forward our hydrogen production experience and fluidised bed expertise to standardise plants globally for the production of hydrogen and synthetic graphite with minimal direct CO₂ emissions. The standardised designs will allow for lower pre-investment costs, accelerated implementation time, high predictability on project economics, and reduced overall capital costs. This cooperation underscores Technip Energies’ commitment to delivering sustainable, innovative, cost-effective, low carbon solutions, strengthening our technology portfolio,” said Mario Tommaselli, Senior Vice President Gas and Low Carbon Energies at TechnipEnergies.

Unlike other low-carbon hydrogen production paths, Graphitic’s process economics do not require government subsidies to be cost-competitive, and the company can profitably deliver both hydrogen and graphite at current market prices. In addition, the company’s technology can be sited anywhere natural gas or LNG are available, without the need to source renewable electricity or perform geological CO₂ sequestration.

“Graphitic’s technology enables the production of two critical products from natural gas. We have taken it from an idea, through the lab scale, and into a large pilot generating tonnes of graphitic material. Collaborating with Technip Energies will enable us to get to market faster and provide interested parties with high quality engineering packages,” said Graphitic’s Co-Founder and CEO Zach Jones.

In March 2025, Graphitic commissioned its pilot plant in San Antonio, Texas, US. This facility is capable of producing several hundred kilograms of hydrogen and up to 1000 kg/d of solid carbon, with continuous 24/7 operations. It is expected to operate through the end of 2025. The company’s pilot is supported by a recent US$15 million extension of its series A funding, bringing its total investment to over US$65 million.

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