NewHydrogen plans to pair ThermoLoop with small modular reactors for gigawatt-scale clean hydrogen production

NewHydrogen outlined plans to pair its ThermoLoop technology with heat from small modular reactors to produce clean hydrogen at industrial scale.

• Target capacity is set at 1 gigawatt or more, aiming to bypass the power-grid buildouts required for large electrolyzer deployments.
• The strategy centers on using high-temperature nuclear heat for thermochemical water splitting, cutting electricity-conversion losses versus electrolyzers.
• Commercial focus is on supplying zero-emission hydrogen for heavy industry, including steelmaking, chemicals and refining.
• The plan also positions localized SMR-powered hydrogen as an energy-security tool for fossil-fuel importing countries that spent USD 1.7 trillion in 2024.