Houston-based technology provider KBR has announced new deals with Italy-based SolydEra and India’s Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corp.
KBR on Oct. 4 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SolydEra to offer an integrated solution for producing lower cost clean ammonia using renewable energy. KBR will integrate SolydEra’s Solid Oxide Electrolysis (SOE) technology into its proprietary K-GreeN® process to deliver ammonia capacity worldwide.
KBR said the combination of KBR and SolydEra technologies is expected to deliver the most competitive levelized costs of carbon-neutral ammonia to accelerate the energy transition globally.
KBR on Oct. 3 reported that it was awarded a multi-year service contract by Deepak for the development of their enterprise-level Smart Factory project. The contract will cover the operations of their four nitric acid plants located in Dahej and Taloja, India. KBR will design and deploy real-time monitoring and diagnostics, first-principles modeling, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and advanced process control to optimize plant operations.