Hazer Group hires KBR, the US engineering company, to do feasibility studies for a planned turquoise hydrogen project in Canada that would go on to produce 2,500 tons of hydrogen per year.
KBR is going to do engineering and economic analysis in order to help finalize the business plan for the next stage of the project that is planned for FortisBC’s site, which is located in British Columbia, Canada.
It is well to be noted as Hazer Group hires KBR, methane pyrolysis technology by Hazer could be used at the site. This technology makes use of natural gas and unprocessed iron as feedstocks in order to make 2,500 tonnes of hydrogen along with roughly 9,500 tonnes of graphite per year.
The idea for the project first came up in 2024, when Hazer and FortisBC executed a binding project development agreement.
It was in 2025 that Hazer and KBR worked together on a joint development program worth AUD $3 million or $1.9 million – $5 million or $3.2 million to improve the methane pyrolysis technology.
Hazer says that the facility has successfully tested the Hazer process.
Glenn Corrie, the CEO of Hazer, said that the project has been moving rapidly and will move even faster now as Hazer Group hires KBR. He also hinted at more opportunities in North America.
Corrie added that “we have multiple opportunities progressing across our pipeline and look forward to updating the market as these discussions mature and milestones are achieved.”
Apparently, methane pyrolysis is being looked at as a cheaper way to make clean hydrogen because it makes solid carbon, which can be used in numerous different industries.
Notably, the Canadian government added the technology to its clean hydrogen subsidies at the end of 2024.