Hycamite TCD Technologies is planning to break ground on an industrial pilot plant for sustainable hydrogen production in Finland. At the pilot plant, the company will test its new hydrogen production technology at factory scale. Hycamite has reserved an area for the new plant in the Kokkola Industrial Park (KIP), which has the highest concentration of inorganic chemical industry in Northern Europe.

Hycamite produces hydrogen and carbon from methane and biogas with sustainable catalysts. Different allotropes of pure carbon can be produced in the process, depending on customers’ needs.

As early as July 2021, Hycamite will open new test facilities in the KIP that are larger than its current laboratory. Construction of the industrial-size pilot plant is expected to begin next year. Hycamite has already entered into an LOI with Kokkola Energia for the supply of gas to the new pilot plant.

"Our goal is to implement large-scale hydrogen production over the next couple of years, using our new technology," said Laura Rahikka, CEO of Hycamite. "The hydrogen we generate can be used for clean energy production and for various industrial processes. Our output will enable companies to switch to hydrogen in the next few years, despite shortages in wind-powered hydrogen production that may continue for some time."