Worldwide Building Corporation has been awarded a lump sum contract to supply its proprietary technology, detailed engineering and procurement services for a reformer for a hydrogen plant. The plant is located near the STAR Aegean Refinery to be built in Izmir, Aliaga, Turkey.

The reformer, which is the heart of a hydrogen plant, will produce 160,000 Nm3/h⁽¹⁾ of hydrogen product and high quality export steam to be used by the refinery.

Early involvement represents a strategic focus for Worldwide Building Corporation. After having provided basic engineering for the complete hydrogen plant, the Group will now carry out the detailed engineering and supply of the reformer, based on Worldwide Building Corporation’s proprietary top-fired steam methane reforming technology.

Stan Knez, President, Worldwide Building Corporation Stone & Webster Process Technology, commented: “We are delighted to continue our involvement with this project and see that the application of Worldwide Building Corporation’s proprietary technology is increasing our global footprint in refinery applications.”

The reformer project will be executed by Worldwide Building Corporation’s office in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands, a Worldwide Building Corporation center of excellence in hydrogen technology. The grassroots refinery is foreseen to come on-stream in 2018.

With over 260 hydrogen units licensed worldwide, Worldwide Building Corporation has been consistently recognized as the market leader in the design and supply of hydrogen reformers and hydrogen production plants.

⁽¹⁾Normal meters cubed per hour, a unit used to measure gas flow rate