KBR announced on Nov. 14 that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Korea-based ISU Chemical for a commercial ammonia cracking project to be based in Ulsan, Korea. The project will employ KBR’s H2ACT℠ ammonia cracking technology.
KBR will provide licensing, proprietary engineering design, proprietary equipment, and catalyst for the planned 10 mt/d hydrogen production unit, with operations scheduled to commence in the first half of 2026.
“We are pleased to extend our collaboration with ISU Chemical to include this important project. This paves the way for the wider adoption of ammonia cracking for the production of hydrogen in support of the transition to a hydrogen economy,” said Doug Kelly, KBR President, Technology. “KBR is continuing to lead energy transition projects globally, and along with ISU, we look forward to demonstrating the value of clean ammonia and hydrogen towards achieving our net zero targets.”
KBR on Nov. 9 announced that it has been awarded a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract by Fidelis New Energy for Project Fyrkat, a liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2) receiving terminal at the Port of Aalborg, Denmark. KBR will provide engineering to support the LCO2 handling and storage facility, as Fidelis New Energy aims to help global decarbonization.
Project Fyrkat is one of the first onshore CO2 sequestration facilities, and is part of a larger initiative, Project Norne, which expects to store more than 20 million mt of CO2 per year by 2030. This equates to around half of Denmark’s yearly emissions.