In Japan, JGC Holdings signed a memorandum of understanding with U.S.-based Amogy to use its low-ruthenium ammonia cracking catalyst in a project targeting 100,000 tons per year of hydrogen production, with front-end engineering design set for fiscal year 2025 and production to begin thereafter under Japan’s NEDO hydrogen supply chain initiative.
The system, developed in collaboration with Kubota and Taiyo Nippon Sanso, will convert ammonia into hydrogen through a tubular cracking furnace designed by JGC. “We are excited to collaborate with Amogy to improve JGC’s ammonia cracking process by utilizing Amogy’s low ruthenium content catalysts,” said Masahiro Aika, Executive Vice President of JGC.
Amogy’s catalyst enables low-temperature hydrogen production with higher efficiency and lower capital expenditure. “This first pilot plant deployment of our ammonia cracking catalyst represents a major achievement for Amogy and a breakthrough for the hydrogen industry,” said CEO Seonghoon Woo.
JGC plans to begin demonstration-scale hydrogen production after completing engineering work within FY2025, with the project positioned as a foundation for global-scale deployment of ammonia-based hydrogen systems in support of Japan’s 2050 carbon neutrality goals.
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