Hazer and KBR accelerate global engagement strategy focused on near-term deployment opportunities

Hazer Group announced on Monday significant progress under its strategic alliance with Kellogg Brown and Root, established to accelerate the commercial deployment and licensing of the Hazer Process.

The alliance is now in execution phase, with active workstreams underway across technology scale-up and development, joint marketing and customer engagement. An integrated team of commercial and technical experts has been mobilised across Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The binding strategic alliance establishes KBR as Hazer's exclusive global partner for the marketing, licensing and commercial deployment of its proprietary methane pyrolysis technology in the ammonia and methanol markets, with scope to extend into other hydrogen intensive sectors.

Hazer chief executive Glenn Corrie said the companies were witnessing a major shift away from green hydrogen projects due to cost and infrastructure challenges.

“In contrast, the Hazer Process provides a cost competitive, low-emissions alternative that uses existing gas networks and avoids the energy and cost burden of electrolysis,” Corrie said.

“Through KBR's global networks, we're now targeting large-scale demand in ammonia and methanol production—large and growing industrial sectors where hydrogen is already used and infrastructure is in place.”

Following the successful completion of Hazer's Commercial Demonstration Plant test program in 2024, demand for larger-scale production facilities is becoming apparent, with several potential customers now targeting plant capacities potentially well over 50,000 tonnes of hydrogen production per annum.

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