The companies will collaborate to develop further industry relationships in the end-use industries and use BNG’s ‘hub, spoke and wheel model’ facilities for hydrogen production, virtual pipeline networks, bulk cargo shipping, and fuel dispensing stations.

BNG is focused on its DenverH2 pilot hub with dual-22 tonne per day capacity hydrogen liquefaction facilities, a centrally located storage terminal, 10 liquid hydrogen stations, tankers and mobile fuelling equipment which will be provided by Chart.

While no orders have been booked at Chart related to this MoU or project, they are anticipated to be booked in 2023 and 2024 for both the equipment and process technology scope.

Eliot Barton, CEO of BNG Clean Fuel, said, “This relationship will help solidify our capitalisation efforts and attract additional key partners to ensure the success of our first hydrogen hub and rapidly develop other planned regional markets.”

Jill Evanko, Chart’s CEO and President, said BNG is taking a pragmatic approach to scaling of the hydrogen economy, with a focus on the hub and spoke model starting in North America. “This MOU brings Chart’s extensive technology and equipment experience to the project. We look forward to supporting BNG’s endeavours to deliver another option to the hydrogen end-use market,” she said.

Chart is a leading provider of technology, equipment and services related to liquefied natural gas, hydrogen, biogas and CO2 Capture among other applications.

Last month Chart and Raven SR, a renewable fuels company, agreed to collaborate globally on the liquefaction, storage, and transportation of hydrogen as well as pure CO2 produced from Raven SR’s non-combustion Steam/CO2 Reformation process of converting waste to renewable fuel.