Low-Carbon Hydrogen Production with CO₂ Capture
Project Overview
Conceptual engineering and Class 5 cost estimation for a hydrogen production facility using in-situ oil as feedstock, integrating cryogenic air separation, pre-combustion CO₂ capture, hydrogen PSA purification, and CO₂ compression for geological storage.
Technical Scope
- Feedstock
- In-situ oil
- Process
- Pre-combustion + CCS
- O₂ supply
- Cryogenic ASU + LOx
- H₂ purification
- Pressure swing adsorption
- Cost class
- Class 5
- Year
- 2022–2023
- Client
- Vedra Hydrogen
Engineering Approach
FEEC developed the full process design basis — heat and material balances across all operating cases, with equipment sizing for the pre-combustion amine package, cryogenic air separation unit, liquid-oxygen storage and handling, hydrogen pressure swing adsorption, and CO₂ compression train for permanent geological storage.
With an in-situ oil feedstock, the process route captures CO₂ at the syngas stage, upstream of final hydrogen purification. The concept was assessed against the client’s target product-carbon-intensity basis; final lifecycle intensity remained dependent on capture efficiency, utility emissions, upstream operations, and storage assumptions. Surface-facilities PFDs, heat and material balance, and equipment RFQs were issued to support vendor bid evaluation and procurement planning.
A Class 5 capital cost estimate was structured for project sanctioning and lender review, with cost breakdown aligned to the client's investor-facing financial model and an engineering basis sufficient for FEED contractor selection.
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Discuss your projectProject Outcomes
- Confirmed technical feasibility at the target carbon intensity
- Provided the substantiating basis for the client's investor presentation
- Engineering package sufficient for FEED contractor selection