As demand accelerates for scalable, cost-effective hydrogen, Eclipse Energy and Wood have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the commercialisation and global deployment of subsurface hydrogen production. The partnership comes as Eclipse transitions from technology validation to commercial execution, with multiple projects progressing this year.

The partnership combines Wood’s global engineering, consulting and decarbonisation expertise with Eclipse’s subsurface hydrogen technology, which repurposes existing oil reservoirs into low-cost hydrogen-producing assets. It aims to advance hydrogen projects from early development to commercial execution.

Eclipse’s approach leverages existing oilfield infrastructure to produce low-cost, sustainable hydrogen, avoiding high capital expenditure typically associated with greenfield hydrogen developments. By repurposing end-of-life assets, the model challenges the perception that clean hydrogen must come at a premium, while creating new revenue opportunities for their partners through geoscience, engineering and microbiology expertise.