A Cumbrian firm has signed an agreement with an Annan-based business to develop game-changing green technologies.
Delkia, based at Westlakes Science Park in Moor Row, near Whitehaven, offers safety-related and mission critical systems integration, engineering design and technical consultancy services.
The firm will collaborate with sustainable solution innovators Eco, based in Annan.
Eco is one of the companies behind a world-first remote deployment of a new technology which, with Cambridge-based climate tech company Levidian, is set to be launched in the UK next month.
Called LOOP, it uses a process to break down methane into hydrogen and carbon without the need for catalysts or additives.
The hydrogen can be used immediately as part of a low-carbon gas blend to support industrial decarbonisation, while the graphene can be used to improve the performance of materials including consumer electronics and sporting goods.
Eco’s deployment in Annan will be the first remote implementation of LOOP technology in the UK. It is also a world-first deployment of a LOOP system with fully integrated hydrogen separation.
The technology will help to reduce the carbon footprint of its clients, as well as meeting the increased demand for hydrogen and graphene.
Dick Monaghan, business development director at Delkia, said: “Delkia is very excited to collaborate with, and represent, the Eco specialist cleaning and Levidian carbon mitigation technologies within the defence, nuclear and clean energy sectors.
“This is because we know the potential for process efficiencies, reduced plant down time, and methane feed gas conversion into clean hydrogen and valuable graphene commodities – enabling energy generation with zero carbon emission – could be game-changing for our customers.”
Eddie Black, managing director of Eco, said: “Working together with Delkia will give both businesses the speed and agility to help facilitate the uptake of technology inside heavily regulated industries.
“The skillsets of Delkia and Eco are a great match. We have the tech and the deliverables, Delkia have got the technical knowledge and the relationships. It makes total sense to join forces to speed up the adoption of new innovative green technologies.”
Eco’s use of the LOOP system technology will produce graphene which will be quality and consistency controlled. The firm’s LOOP10 device decarbonises methane-rich gas to deliver hydrogen and graphene on site.
Following the initial deployment of the LOOP10 system at Eco’s headquarters in Annan, Eco has committed to work with clients and partners to deploy more than 60 larger LOOP1000 units over the next five years.
This will create decentralised hydrogen hubs to support industrial decarbonisation, enabling reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and creating products essential to net zero ambitions. A single LOOP1000 reduces CO2 equivalent (CO2e) by approximately 2,400 tonnes per year.
