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Thu 12 Feb 2026, 08:25 GMT | Updated: Thu 12 Feb 2026, 08:30 GMT | Evangelia Fragouli

CircleProcess Technologies wins Qatar grant for onboard LNG-to-hydrogen conversion project


Project ReformLNG aims to convert LNG into hydrogen fuel and solid carbon onboard vessels.

QRDI Grant Award event.
CircleProcess Technologies has secured funding from Qatar’s QRDI Council to develop technology converting LNG into hydrogen fuel and solid carbon onboard ships. Pictured from left to right: Rostom Merzouki MSc CEng CMarEng MIMarEST, Erkan Erkul, Nadir Yildirim, Joshua Divin, Ma'moun Al-Rawashdeh, Utkarsh Kulshreshth, and Ahmed A. Al-Said during the QRDI Grant Award event, held on 5 February. Image credit: American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)

CircleProcess Technologies has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Grant (SBIG – Phase 2) by the Qatar Research, Development and Innovation (QRDI) Council to develop an onboard system that converts LNG into hydrogen fuel and solid carbon.

The award was announced during LNG2026 Qatar and supports Project ReformLNG, an initiative aimed at producing low-emission hydrogen directly onboard vessels for use in maritime and LNG operations.

American Bureau of Shipping, which is supporting the project, said the technology would allow ships to generate hydrogen fuel from LNG while creating solid carbon as a byproduct, offering an alternative pathway to reducing emissions.

The project is being led by CircleProcess Technologies in collaboration with Milaha, Hamad Bin Khalifa University and Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP).

ABS said the consortium brings together industry, academic and startup expertise to help move the technology from concept toward real-world application.
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