Rosatom, H2 Tech, H2 Clean Energy and Gazprom Neft plan to jointly develop a hydrogen plant project on Sakhalin

RAOS JSC (part of the Rosatom State Corporation), Gazprom Neft PJSC, H2 Tech LLC and H2 Clean Energy LLC will join forces to develop a project to build a low-carbon hydrogen production plant in the Sakhalin region. Hydrogen is planned to be produced using the method of steam reforming of methane in a volume of 36,500 tons per year and with the prospect of volume increasing after 2030. It will be focused both on the domestic market and on export to countries in the Asia-Pacific region. A memorandum of understanding between the parties was signed during the VIII Eastern Economic Forum.

The document was signed by President Anton Moskvin, Head of Commercialization and Business Development of Hydrogen Energy of the Rosatom State Corporation, Anton Kovalevsky, General Director of H2 Tech, Alexey Kaplun, General Director of H2 Clean Energy LLC, Alexey Malyutin, Director of Strategic Development initiatives of Gazprom Neft PJSC.

JSC RAOS is responsible for the comprehensive implementation of the project, while the partners will contribute their key competencies for the successful implementation of the hydrogen plant project. Gazprom Neft PJSC will act as a technological partner for the use of a CO2 capture and utilization system in the project, which will allow to produce hydrogen using a low-carbon method, H2 Tech will take on the issues of storing and transporting hydrogen, and H2 Clean Energy will participate in long-term sales and marketing of hydrogen on export markets.

“Hydrogen energy will allow us to make a transition to a more sustainable economy, and today we are launching the first pilot hydrogen projects, which will begin the modernization of many industries, primarily transport and general industry. Of course, a low-carbon hydrogen production plant on Sakhalin is of key importance for the development of the hydrogen supply chain for domestic and external consumers. We plan to further discuss with partners decisions on the project’s business model and the creation of a joint venture. This is a flagship project for Russia and Sakhalin, and we are very pleased with the technological cooperation with leading market players in this area,” said Anton Moskvin, head of commercialization and business development of hydrogen energy at Rosatom State Corporation.

Alexey Malyutin, Director for Development of Strategic Initiatives at Gazprom Neft: “We share the trend towards a transition to low-carbon energy and are constantly developing cooperation with Russian companies on the decarbonization of production. This includes the development of hydrogen energy and the reduction of CO2 emissions. The company’s accumulated experience is in demand on the market and among our partners, and Gazprom Neft is ready to share its competencies. Creating a closed cycle for capturing and injecting CO2 to a depth of several kilometers is a necessary tool for creating low-carbon hydrogen, which in the future will allow Russia to occupy its niche in the production and export of this promising energy carrier.”

General Director of H2 Tech Anton Kovalevsky emphasized: “While the issue of transporting and storing hydrogen is considered throughout the world one of the most difficult in the development of the hydrogen economy, we are completing the creation of a prototype and have already developed a technology for mass production of tank containers for liquid hydrogen. Multimodal tank containers are the most suitable way to transport hydrogen.”

General Director of H2 Clean Energy Alexey Kaplun noted: “This project will not only be a development stimulus for various industries in the country, but also a new point of growth for the economy of the entire Far East. We plan not only to develop projects of hydrogen and hydrogen-based chemical compounds production plants, but also to stimulate the use of hydrogen technologies within the country.