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Figure 4 – Preassembly of the skids at Fores site (Forlì)

mobility. The project involved the construction of the During its operations, the system confirmed the
entire section of the hydrogen production plant technology expectation and the EU sponsor of the
including the auxiliaries, featuring in particular: project declared it suitable and approved for small-
• The SCT-CPO reactor and a quencher;
• The Water gas shift reactor;
• A PSA unit;
• Utilities;
• DCS and control room;
• Mechanical and instrumental interconnecting.

Fores has successfully accomplished the design
and construction of this small-scale plant through a
LSTK contract, starting from a basic engineering
design developed by ENI.
The contract included the improvement of basic
engineering and detail engineering design,
modularisation and compression, the procurement
and the plant skid construction and supervision to
commissioning and start-up assistance.
The biggest challenge faced by Fores lied in the
need of a high compression factor for a high-density
modularised technological solution ensuring, at the
same time, a proper access for all maintenance
activities in line with reliable operation, consistently
with Oil&Gas safety requirements.
The plant was built in Fores own workshops and
started running in June 2008 at the multi-fuel station
in Mantua (Italy) with a lead time of only 11 months Figure 5 – SCT-CPO critical process package
from Notice to Proceed. (Mixer-Reactor-syngas cooler)

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