KUCHING: SEDC Energy (SEDCE), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC), has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with NGLTech to collaborate on exploring and identifying cost-effective solutions for hydrogen transportation.
The LOI covers the field pilot of its IsobaricGT™ system, which is designed to transfer 50 kilograms of hydrogen per cycle at 200 bar (measurement for pressure).
This pilot will serve as a proof-of-concept to demonstrate the technical and operational feasibility of the system in real-world conditions.
NGLTech Sarawak Executive Chairman, Datuk Justine Jinggut, said this is the platform for both parties to showcase the system’s efficiency over conventional compressor-chiller hydrogen gas transfer systems by offering lower energy consumption, faster transfer time, reduced infrastructure complexity, and significantly lower maintenance needs.
“Our technical team led by Malaysians have come up with this system.
”With SEDCE the leader for hydrogen initiatives in the country, our system will complement the logistics end for the hydrogen value chain.
“We strongly believe with this partnership, we can explore further to provide measurable performance data, safety and scalability that will guide the IsobaricGT™ system’s future deployment. Perhaps beyond Sarawak and Malaysia,” said Justine.
A recent Asian Development Bank report published in April 2025, on Energy Transition Readiness Assessment for Developing Asia and The Pacific, said establishing a Green Hydrogen industry at scale at 2024 production costs would require vast concessionary financing and grant assistance from multilateral and bilateral sources.
It also mentioned that supports and incentives for green and low-carbon hydrogen are primary drivers for green hydrogen take-off.
In view of this, SEDCE Chief Executive Officer, Robert Hardin, echoed the study and added that this partnership aims to reduce the cost of green hydrogen, especially the ones associated with transport and transfer of compressed hydrogen for local and regional applications.
“We need to promote the advancement of local hydrogen-related engineering capabilities, fostering growth in Sarawakian and Malaysian hydrogen technologies through the application and scale-up of homegrown innovations.
“Local technological participation is among the key steps in lowering down costs,” said Robert.
NGLTech is a technology development and engineering company incorporated in Malaysia, providing engineering services and turnkey solutions for proprietary technologies and process systems serving the oil and gas and related industries.
