Belgian climate tech company D-CRBN has selected global engineering and project delivery services provider Worley to deliver engineering services for its new renewable syngas demonstration plant in Antwerp, Belgium.
The project aims to validate an electrified, lower-carbon manufacturing pathway for synthetic gas, a critical chemical feedstock used extensively across the fuels, plastics, and industrial chemical sectors.
Under the agreement, Worley will provide comprehensive plant design, multidisciplinary engineering, safety assessments, and cost optimization studies required to advance the facility toward physical construction.
The engineering contract expands upon an established partnership between the two companies, with Worley having previously delivered conceptual development for the facility’s syngas purification stream, reactor scale-up modeling, and industrial integration planning.
D-CRBN CEO Gill Scheltjens noted that moving into detailed engineering marks a pivotal transition for the company, establishing the operational data baseline and engineering framework necessary for future commercial-scale deployments.
Plasma Technology Converts CO2 And Biomethane Into Circular Feedstocks
The Antwerp facility will utilize D-CRBN’s proprietary plasma technology, which harnesses renewable electricity to break down carbon dioxide and biomethane molecules, reforming them into high-purity renewable syngas.
By electrifying the conversion process, the technology offers chemical manufacturers a pathway to recycle captured carbon emissions directly back into productive chemical value chains without relying on traditional fossil-based feedstocks.
The demonstration facility features a modular design engineered to facilitate rapid deployment, simplified maintenance, and streamlined capacity expansions at host industrial sites.
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The plant is designed to produce 200 metric tons of renewable syngas annually during the initial validation phase, yielding lower-carbon syngas suitable for immediate processing into sustainable aviation fuels, circular plastics, and green chemicals.
Crucially, the operational unit serves as the engineering blueprint for planned commercial-scale units targeting an annual production capacity of approximately 10,000 tons.
Worley Vice President of Innovation and Technology Geert Reyniers emphasized that combining D-CRBN’s plasma process with Worley’s experience in scaling first-of-a-kind industrial technologies will establish a repeatable, safe framework for future large-scale commercial installations across Europe.
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