The Sarawak government is working with Japan’s ENEOS in a joint effort to develop a competitive supply chain for the production of clean hydrogen in the form of Methyl Cyclohexane (MCH).
Sarawak’s Prime Minister Tan Sri Abang Johari said the joint development of MCH in the hydrogen supply chain is expected to reduce the cost of hydrogen production.
MCH is a saturated hydrocarbon used as a solvent and in the manufacture of organic chemicals.
SEDC Energy Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of the Sarawak Economic Development Board (SEDB), a state-owned enterprise in Sarawak, has partnered with ENEOS and Sumitomo Corporation of Japan to undertake a large-scale hydrogen manufacturing project at Petchem Industrial Park in Bintulu, the H2ornbill Train.
H2ornbill Train is one of the two hydrogen manufacturing projects undertaken by the Sarawak Government under the Sarawak Green Hydrogen Economy Programme.
The other is the H2biscus project, which is a collaboration between Sarawak Economic Development Board (EDB) Energy and three Korean multinationals – Samsung Engineering, POSCO and Lotte Chemical – to develop a green hydrogen derivatives facility at the Petchem Industrial Park.The H2biscus project is expected to produce 7,000 tonnes per annum of green The H2biscus project is expected to produce 7,000 tonnes per year of green hydrogen for domestic consumption in Sarawak and 600,000 tonnes per year of blue ammonia, 630,000 tonnes per year of green ammonia and 460,000 tonnes per year of green methanol for export.
The H2ornbill Train and H2biscus manufacturing plants are expected to be operational by 2027.