Hyamtec, the UK’s newest H₂ company, has been launched by AFC Energy plc to deliver next generation modular ammonia cracking technology.

Hyamtec can make onsite, on-demand H₂ at just 10% of the cost of truck delivered H₂ and will prioritize natural gas displacement in the hard-to-abate heavy industrial sectors which account for 50% of global carbon emissions.

Hyamtec will target areas which represent a £40-B market in the UK alone:

• H₂ rich combustible fuel gas for the decarbonization of industrial heat generation
• Ammonia conversion of large combustion engines for power generation, marine and mining
• Modular purified H₂ production for fuel cells and transportation.

H₂ is the solution for decarbonization of heavy industry and green H₂ plants will dominate new capacity and by 2030, up to 20% of H₂ produced globally will be green. This production will be located where the renewable energy required is abundant plentiful and cheap; however, H₂ is difficult to store and transport, and it will take decades to install H₂ pipelines. To transport the H₂ to where it will be used, typically thousands of miles away, will require it to be moved as ammonia and then converted back to H₂.

Hyamtec’s technology can achieve this on-site at the lowest cost and highest efficiency to provide a solution to unlock industrial decarbonization at scale. Hyamtec crackers have proven their ability to integrate with ammonia combustion engines (as a pilot fuel) and to deliver ISO Grade H₂ for use in fuel cell applications.

Dr. Mike Rendall, Managing Director of Hyamtec Limited, said, “Hyamtec is focused on fast tracking the decarbonization of industry through ammonia and our ammonia cracking technologies. With over £40 B spent per year on natural gas by industrial users in the UK alone, the global opportunity to displace fossil fuels in industry with ammonia is immense.

“The global journey to net zero will require the rapid development of H₂-based technologies. We look forward to partnering with industry to support the rapid decarbonization of the world’s hardest to abate sectors and to announcing Hyamtec’s first commercial deals soon.”