Chart Industries announced the furthering of its partnerships with McPhy and Larsen & Toubro (L&T), an Indian multinational engaged in EPC projects and Hi-Tech Manufacturing and Services. L&T recently announced their partnership with McPhy for opportunities unfolding in the green H₂ market where McPhy has granted an exclusive license of its pressurized alkaline electrolyzer technology to L&T for manufacturing of electrolyzers, including future product upgrades.

L&T plans to set up a gigawatt-scale manufacturing facility for electrolyzers based on McPhy technology compatible with U.S. and other market requirements. Howden has a longstanding relationship with Larsen & Toubro and has a joint fabrication facility in Hazira, India for axial fans and hair-pin heaters.

Additionally, Chart has a commercial memorandum of understanding already established with McPhy to collaborate on H₂ opportunities as well as work to scale up projects for H₂ production, storage, transport and fueling in all addressable regions. Via the Chart commercial agreement with McPhy, Chart will provide H₂-related processes and equipment into these applications including H₂ compression and H₂ liquefaction.

Chart’s H₂ equipment capabilities, including compression via the Howden acquisition, combined with McPhy’s expertise in the design and manufacturing of electrolysis plants, and Larsen & Toubro’s strong local EPC presence, will allow for further penetration into the Indian market, helping to ramp up the H₂ economy in India and support the decarbonization of the country.

“We are very pleased to see the establishment of a three-way partnership which reinforces our collaboration with Chart Industries. Chart Industries and L&T occupy leading positions in two of the largest markets in the world. This alliance is a great way to leverage our respective expertise in the H₂ market, which is starting to structure itself on a global scale,” said Jean-Baptiste Lucas, CEO of McPhy.

“Our expanded partnership with McPhy and L&T demonstrates the extensive global opportunity in both liquid and gaseous H₂ for which Chart has a broad offering, including H₂ process, storage and transport and now, via Howden, compression, said Jill Evanko, Chart’s CEO. “We are excited to build upon our multiyear collaborations in the industry to be the provider of H₂ equipment to McPhy and L&T.”