Thiozen Pilot Successfully Produces Zero-Emission Hydrogen from Sour Gas Waste Streams.
Thiozen, the first company ever to produce clean hydrogen from “sour gas” waste streams, today announced the success of an in-field pilot unit in the Permian Basin, the first-ever demonstration of a process to simultaneously de-sour natural gas and produce clean hydrogen for use by the energy industry.
Ryan Gillis, co-founder and President at Thiozen, said:
Throughout history, humans have made hydrogen from either fossil fuels or water – until now.
“We are proud to provide an entirely new method of producing hydrogen – one that will revolutionize the energy industry and spur the modern hydrogen economy.”
For the pilot, Thiozen partnered with A.C.T. Operating Company, a leading oil and gas production operation based in Texas, to install its proprietary technology at a gas-gathering site in the Permian Basin. The effort successfully “de-soured” – or removed — hydrogen sulfide from the sour natural gas streams while simultaneously generating zero-emission hydrogen.
Marshall Watson, President of A.C.T. Operating Company and Department Chair of Petroleum Engineering at Texas Tech University, said:
Sour gas processing is a major cost associated with energy supply, and both removing the hydrogen sulfide and producing a new energy stream in hydrogen gas is a major step-up in our industry.
Hydrogen is essential to producing fuels and chemicals, but its production is polluting and carbon-intensive, generating approximately 2 percent of all anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Hydrogen demand is dominated by large cost-sensitive commodity chemical manufacturers, who are facing an increased need for hydrogen to raise profits and meet environmental standards.
Maureen Stancik Boyce, Ph.D. Managing Partner at Good Growth Capital, said:
The energy industry has been seeking better hydrogen production methods for decades; Thiozen finally did it.
“This is the first time a technology has produced zero-emission hydrogen from sour gas waste streams, and achieving a new pathway that gives the energy industry the low-cost, low-emission hydrogen production method it needs.”
Rising regulatory and societal pressure is currently limiting the construction of additional carbon-intensive hydrogen production infrastructure, placing further pressure on manufacturers.
Ryan Gillis, co-founder and President at Thiozen, said:
“We’re thrilled with the success of this pilot project, and we are excited to accelerate the commercialization of this breakthrough technology for producing zero-emission hydrogen,”
“We believe our proprietary solution can transform the energy industry by helping it meet two over-arching goals: energy security and decarbonization.”
Maureen Stancik Boyce, Ph.D. Managing Partner at Good Growth Capital, said:
“This pilot affirms the key material and energy balances of the Thiozen system for processing raw sour gas in the field,”
“This is truly a transformational moment for the energy industry.”
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