Digital Energy / Pillar 03
Thermal Engineering & Hydrogen
High-temperature nuclear heat, hydrogen, and synfuel platforms engineered for industrial independence. Built for heavy industry, export corridors, and defense-grade resilience with digital twins and sovereign delivery.
Process heat
Up to 900 C
Hydrogen LCOH
Target <$1.5/kg
Fuel outputs
H2 | NH3 | e-fuels
High-temp process heat
Deliver up to 900 C steam or helium via HTGR/SMR heat exchangers for refining, chemicals, steel, desalination, and DAC.
Clean hydrogen (HTSE)
High-temperature steam electrolysis driven by nuclear heat and power to push LCOH below $1.5/kg with grid-supportive load following.
Synthetic fuels + ammonia
Ammonia, SAF, methanol, and e-fuels with integrated CO2 capture, nitrogen separation, and staged heat recovery.
Closed-loop water + thermal
Condensate recovery, brine management, and zero-liquid discharge options for arid or coastal sites.
Industrial sovereignty
Localized feedstock and fuel production to reduce import exposure and secure critical industries.
Programs
Delivery streams
Blueprints for hydrogen, fuels, and industrial heat with sovereign alignment from permitting to offtake.
Hydrogen hubs
SMR/HTGR heat + HTSE stacks, storage, compression, and pipelines feeding industrial loads and mobility hubs.
Industrial retrofits
Replace fossil boilers with nuclear heat exchangers, trimming CO2 while keeping legacy equipment and crews.
Synfuel and ammonia parks
Integrated Haber-Bosch, methanol, and SAF trains with shared utilities and heat recovery.
Port and bunkering
Maritime-grade ammonia handling, bunkering arms, and safety cases for coastal export and navy logistics.
Defense and remote
Islanded hydrogen and e-fuel production with black-start microgrids and air-gapped control rooms.
Carbon circularity
CO2 capture, conditioning, and reuse for e-fuels, with MRV-ready carbon accounting.
Use cases
Industrial-grade fuel independence
Built for heavy industry, logistics, and export corridors.
Industrial clusters
Anchor tenants for hydrogen hubs, enabling green steel, fertilizers, petrochemicals, and cement heat.
Heavy transport
Hydrogen and ammonia fueling for aviation, rail, trucking, maritime bunkering, and port equipment.
Grid-flex fuels
Synthetic fuels that store excess generation and provide dispatchable backup and fast-ramp peaking.
Export corridors
Pipelines, port logistics, and bunkering tuned for ammonia and e-fuel export revenue.
Detailed scope
From reactor heat to export-ready fuels
Coupling high-temperature reactors with hydrogen, synfuel, and logistics infrastructure for resilient supply chains and export revenue.
Process + technology
- HTGR/SMR heat integration with HTSE electrolyzers for low LCOH.
- Ammonia, methanol, SAF, and e-fuel synthesis with staged heat recovery.
- Closed-loop water management, blowdown handling, and waste-heat reuse.
Industrial retrofits
- Brownfield retrofits for steel, fertilizers, refining, and cement kilns.
- Metered carbon abatement with verifiable baselines and MRV-ready data.
- Backup power and islanded heat for critical production lines and ports.
Logistics & export
- Pipelines, storage caverns, trucking, and bunkering concepts for H2/NH3.
- Port and corridor planning to move fuels securely to demand and export nodes.
- Safety cases, drills, and defense-grade resilience for maritime and rail transit.
Assurance
Safety, uptime, and bankability built in
Governance and operations frameworks that de-risk hydrogen, ammonia, and synfuel assets from day one.
Safety and QA
- HTGR/SMR heat interfaces with fail-safe isolation, purge, and inerting procedures.
- Hydrogen and ammonia safety cases aligned to IEC and IMO codes with drills and training.
- Material and weld traceability across heat exchangers, pipelines, and pressure systems.
Operations and uptime
- Digital twins for reactors, HTSE stacks, and synthesis loops with predictive maintenance.
- N+1 utilities (water, power, cooling) and black-start microgrids for critical processes.
- Spares, OEM frameworks, and localized fabrication to shorten outages and supply risk.
Finance and offtake
- LCOH/LCOF modeling with hedging for power, water, and feedstock price volatility.
- Take-or-pay offtake structures for hydrogen, ammonia, SAF, and methanol.
- Regulatory dossiers for incentives, tax credits, and export certifications.
Proof
Reference playbooks
Scenario-tested configurations that can be tailored to sovereign regulators, utilities, and industrial anchors.
Hydrogen hub concept: 6x100 MWe HTGR units feeding HTSE, compression, and 80 km pipeline to steel and fertilizer clusters.
Ammonia export play: coastal SMR park with 1.5 MTPA NH3, shared utilities, and bunkering for maritime and navy fleets.
Refinery retrofit: nuclear heat loop replacing fossil boilers, cutting scope 1 emissions while maintaining throughput.
Remote defense node: islanded hydrogen and synfuel production with black-start and hardened OT for mission continuity.