Technologies

A Pathway to Net Zero with Low Cost Green Hydrogen

At CleanInnoGen, we are at the forefront of the clean energy transition, developing two ground-breaking hydrogen production technologies that have the potential to transform industries globally. Our innovative approaches not only promise to decarbonize key sectors but also open up new pathways for hydrogen production at scale.

Heat to Hydrogen

Copper-Chlorine Cycle

A thermochemical process designed for efficient hydrogen production. This process stands out for its ability to produce hydrogen from high-temperature heat sources, including nuclear energy (both large-scale reactors and small modular reactors). This versatile solution can decarbonize heavy industries such as steel and cement, where high energy demands and emissions are traditionally challenging to address. With its ability to harness clean energy, the Copper-Chlorine Cycle provides a promising path toward net-zero emissions in some of the world’s hardest-to-abate sectors.

Why We Need It

Thermochemical water splitting hydrogen production technologies are recognized by the US Department of Energy as essential hydrogen production pathways to achieve net zero.

Hydrogen has the highest energy-to-weight ratio as an energy carrier. To produce such a high energy-dense product, the energy source has to come from other available energy forms. Conventional green hydrogen production technologies use water electrolysis to produce hydrogen. However, electricity also needs to be generated from other forms of energy, and renewable energy to produce green electricity is still expensive and not widely available.

CleanInnoGen focuses on a chemical technology that produces hydrogen using cheaper and more readily available heat. All the outset we will get this heat from high-temperature industries. In the long term, this allows us to tap into the ultimate sustainable energy source we have on the planet, such as solar heat and geothermal, which enables the hydrogen economy for generations to come.

How It Works

Chemical reagent Copper 2 chloride (CuCl2) is recycled in the reactions
Consume less electricity than a water electrolyzer
Thermal Energy drives major reactions
Operate at a moderate-high temperature of 525 degrees
Consuming up to 65% less electricity relative to water electrolyzers

Heavy Industry Solution

On-site Waste Heat to Hydrogen Process

CleanInnoGen is developing a first-of-its-kind on-site waste heat-to-hydrogen process to decarbonize heavy industry. By capturing underutilized waste heat, CleanInnoGen produces hydrogen and oxygen for displacing high GHG-intensity fuel and/or chemical feedstocks, improving combustion, carbon capture etc.

A Pathway to Net Zero with Low Cost Green Hydrogen

Molten Metal Process

The process is based on the pyrometallurgical production of copper and uses copper to capture and then release sulphur from hydrogen sulfide. It can be used as an addition to the first stage of the Claus reactor or can be used to produce elemental sulphur and hydrogen – effectively splitting H2S, but making hydrogen instead of water, as is done with Claus. The process can be integrated with the Claus process in the natural gas processing sector or can be a stand-alone process for high sour gas streams.

Sour Gas to Hydrogen

How it Works?

The Molten Copper Process is an alternative to the Claus process for treating hydrogen sulfide gas streams to produce hydrogen and sulfur dioxide. The process operates at 1,200ºC, reacting H2S with molten copper to form a matte. The molten copper is regenerated by blowing O2 to oxidize the S to SO2.

The SO2 produced can be fed into the 2nd step of the Claus process for conversion to elemental S.
The H2S conversion is >> 99%, the reaction rate is constant and very rapid, and the back reaction fully regenerates Cu melt.

The Molten Copper feed stream is H2S gas that has been removed from the acid gas in a typical solvent scrubber.

The process offers a new vector for hydrogen production that consumes no water and uses a very different feed stock; splitting the hydrogen sulfide in sour gas. When hydrogen is used as an energy carrier it produces no carbon dioxide thus contributing to reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

Industry Solution

Hydrogen can be blended with natural gas or burned directly to heat homes and businesses. Blending is an opportunity to decarbonize the natural gas distribution grid while slowly transitioning to higher blends of hydrogen.

Transportation and mobility uses include hydrogen fuel cell cars, buses, trucks, trains and aviation, and hydrogen co-combustion engines primarily for heavy-duty applications.

Industrial uses for hydrogen include fuel refining and bitumen upgrading, ammonia and fertilizers, chemicals, and liquid synthetic fuels.

A fully regenerative chemical process without CO2 emission

Our Technology is

Validated in Lab

A lab-scale of 100g/d of H2 demonstrated successfully at the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL)

Low Operational Cost

Consuming up to 65% less electricity relative to water electrolyzers

Sustainable

Zero-emission through our process and powered by renewable heat sources only

Scalable

With a highly modular design and being sector agnostic, CleanInnoGen is embedded with scalability