MAN Energy supporting hydrogen project

StormFisher Hydrogen has commissioned MAN Energy Solutions to deliver the pre-front-end engineering design (pre-FEED) for the methanation reactor of a large-scale Power-to-X plant.

The 200 MW facility, to be built in North America, will produce green hydrogen and e-methane by utilizing a local biogenic CO₂ source. The plant is expected to generate 2.5 million MMBtu of e-methane annually, equivalent to approximately 50,000 metric tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

StormFisher Hydrogen has commissioned MAN Energy Solutions to deliver the pre-front-end engineering design for the methanation reactor of a 200 MW Power-to-X plant. Pictured (from left to right): Matthew Small (Director of Technology & Policy at StormFisher Hydrogen), Judson Whiteside (CEO at StormFisher Hydrogen), Mahesh Joshi (President and Managing Director of MAN Energy Solutions USA), Wagner Canelhas (Regional Sales Manager of Reactors at MAN Energy Solutions USA) and Johann Stocks (Head of Power Americas at MAN Energy Solutions USA).

“The planned facility is a major component in StormFisher Hydrogen’s plans to support increasing e-fuel production capacity in North America and reinforcing American leadership in the energy sector,” said Judson Whiteside, CEO at StormFisher Hydrogen. “MAN Energy Solutions has the expert knowledge in methanation required to deliver the pre-FEED study to keep the project moving forward on a successful track.”

Once operational, the plant will convert 200 MW of renewable electricity − primarily from wind and solar − into green hydrogen via electrolysis and then into e-methane, meeting North American pipeline standards. This allows the fuel to integrate into existing natural gas infrastructure, offering a cost-effective and scalable decarbonization solution, the company said.

As part of the project, MAN Energy Solutions will conduct in-house tests at its Deggendorf, Germany, facility to validate a quality booster − an enhancement to its methanation technology designed to increase methane purity by reducing unreacted components in the e-methane output.

StormFisher Hydrogen has commissioned MAN Energy Solutions to deliver the pre-front-end engineering design for the methanation reactor of a 200 MW Power-to-X plant. Pictured (from left to right): Matthew Small (Director of Technology & Policy at StormFisher Hydrogen), Judson Whiteside (CEO at StormFisher Hydrogen), Mahesh Joshi (President and Managing Director of MAN Energy Solutions USA), Wagner Canelhas (Regional Sales Manager of Reactors at MAN Energy Solutions USA) and Johann Stocks (Head of Power Americas at MAN Energy Solutions USA).