Hydrogen Canada Corp. (“HCC”) is seeking to build and operate a world-class blue hydrogen/ammonia facility in Alberta for export to Asia. HCC’s Facility will produce low carbon ‘blue’ hydrogen with an ammonia production unit at the back end. Blue Hydrogen production consists of two processes: the syngas production process and the CO2 removal process. The Facility will utilize natural gas as its feedstock and use autothermal reforming (“ATR”) technology to produce syngas (a mixture primarily of H2, CO2, CO and unconverted methane) from the natural gas. ATR technology requires high-purity O2, which is supplied from an air separation unit (“ASU”). A carbon capture unit (CCU) then separates the syngas into a product stream of high-purity H2 and a high-purity CO2 by-product stream.
HCC is targeting to recover over 99% of the CO2 from the process. The hydrogen will be combined with N2 (also from the ASU) in an ammonia synthesis loop to produce liquid ammonia. Feedstock (H2-N2 blend) is compressed to between 15,000 and 20,000 kPag in a multi-stage compressor. High-pressure gas is pre-heated and sent to the ammonia converter where the ammonia synthesis reaction takes place. A large amount of heat is released by the reaction, so the ammonia converter effluent is cooled, condensing the ammonia in the gas and separating it from the unconverted gas which is recycled to the ammonia loop. The Facility includes many utilities to support production, most notably: steam systems; cooling water system; water treatment systems; water disposal; and power supply and distribution. HCC is targeting greater than 98% CO2 recovery from the fully integrated Facility. HCC has completed Pre-FEED on the Facility design and is proceeding into FEED. In the Full Project Proposal (“FPP”), HCC outlined several technology challenges and risks which can be mitigated through early FEED Studies, (representing a portion of the entire FEED studies and engineering for the Facility).
These Certain FEED Studies will be completed collaboratively between HCC, its selected technology licensor(s), FEED contractor(s), and other technical experts as required.
Once these Certain FEED Studies are complete and HCC has completed definition of the process technology flowsheet and utility system process design for the Facility, HCC will continue to complete the full FEED for the Facility with the selected technology licensor(s) and FEED contractor(s). HCC will share final Lessons Learned at the conclusion of the full FEED.