ACME Group and German pioneer in liquid organic H₂ carriers (LOHC), Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a feasibility study to explore the joint development of large-scale H₂ supply chains from ACME’s projects in Oman to supply hubs in Europe using the innovative LOHC technology. Both parties intend to extend the partnership to evaluate the H₂ value chain from U.S. to Europe.

Oman benefits from abundant renewable energy resources such as solar and onshore wind while U.S. Inflation Reduction Act offers production incentives leading to competitive H₂ production cost. The green H₂ produced by ACME in these projects can be stored in LOHC and transported by tanker to Europe to supply and decarbonize industrial offtakers, energy and mobility.

Hydrogenious’ LOHC technology is perfectly suited for large-scale H₂ imports via maritime supply chains, enabling viable and cost-effective import vectors to Europe. By safely binding hydrogen to the thermal oil benzyltoluene (LOHC-BT) in a chemical process, the volatile green molecules can be efficiently stored and transported at ambient pressure and temperature using the existing liquid fuel infrastructure.

“Green H₂ is emerging as a real opportunity that can transform the global energy systems and meet the decarbonization goals of industry and governments. While some will continue to challenge the economic and technical feasibility, we have taken conclusive decisions on our Oman project and partnering with Hydrogenious to develop efficient logistics using LOHC is the next step in delivering cost effective value proposition for our customers,” said Ashwani Dudeja, Group President and Director for ACME Group.

“As companies, ACME and Hydrogenious are at the forefront of the energy transition and share the common goal of driving global decarbonization. Our collaboration will contribute to making clean H₂ from the MENA region and the U.S. available to European offtakers in the mid to long term,” said Toralf Pohl, Chief Commercial Officer at Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies. “Due to its inherent safety, LOHC-BT is particularly suited for handling H₂ in ports and urban environments, as it is hardly flammable, very stable and has a competitive volumetric storage density, enabling large-scale, long-distance H₂ value chains without H₂ losses.”