KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Bhd (MHB) has partnered with FuelCell Energy to deliver solid oxide electrolysers for large scale green hydrogen production.
MHB said its wholly owned Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Sdn Bhd (MMHE) had today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of large-scale electrolyser facilities in Asia, New Zealand and Australia.
MHB said these facilities were being designed to dramatically increase the efficiency and reduce the cost of green hydrogen production.
"Together, the companies expect to deliver electrolyser equipment to make large-scale clean hydrogen production an easily accessible and viable energy option," it said.
According to MHB, the collaboration aimed to address the two most significant challenges in the production of green hydrogen, namely the cost of input electricity and the capital cost of the production facility.
Due to its efficiency in producing hydrogen, MHB said FuelCell Energy's solid oxide technology required less energy input compared to lower efficiency and low-temperature electrolysis.
On the other hand, MHB said its ability to modularise and build at scale was expected to reduce the total capital cost for largescale electrolyser projects.
"The joint solution is expected to produce zero-carbon hydrogen to power hundreds of thousands of homes from each production facility," it said.
MHB managing director and chief executive officer Pandai Othman said in addition to the company's involvement in carbon capture and storage space, MHB recognised that hydrogen also increasingly played an important role in energy transition and decarbonisation.
Pandai said MHB was extremely pleased to be a go-to-market partner to FuelCell to provide a solution in expediting the production of hydrogen-fueled clean energy.
"This MoU is part of MHB's deliberate move to build a sustainable portfolio supporting the transition to a low-carbon future through collaboration with technology partners.
"We are optimistic that both companies will empower global industries in their goals to achieve net-zero emission targets," he said.
FuelCell chief commercial officer Mark Feasel said the company had accepted orders for its solid oxide electrolyser platform, the result of 20 years of research and development (R&D) and testing.
Feasel said the collaboration with MHB was the next significant milestone, as the company prepared to offer green hydrogen production for energy at a very large scale and lower cost.
"We are excited about this collaboration and look forward to working together to help decarbonise the globe," he said.