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Hazer’s First-Mover Position: The Strategic Significance of the KBR PartnershipWith its new partnership with KBR, Hazer is making a decisive move towards global commercialisation. The real weight of this development lies not just in accessing international markets – but in the genuine opportunity to establish itself as a first mover in a new generation of low-emission hydrogen technologies.

Why does it matter?
The hydrogen market is currently marked by uncertainty and competing technologies. Numerous approaches – green, blue, turquoise – are vying for acceptance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. Hazer’s process presents a rare combination: low-emission hydrogen, a valuable graphite by-product, infrastructure that is realistically scalable, and now – through KBR – the industrial reach to bring it into practical deployment.At a time when most projects remain in pilot or demonstration phases, Hazer positions itself, through this partnership, as one of the few players offering a commercially licensable and economically viable solution ready for export.

The strategic opportunity
A true first mover doesn’t just enter a market – they shape it. That includes setting standards, capturing early trust from industry, and benefitting from long-term network and scale advantages. With its Australian demonstration plant as a reference case, and KBR’s global engineering capability, Hazer is now in a strong position to embed its technology in the decision-making processes of major energy providers, institutional investors, and public programs.The potential: Hazer could become the go-to solution for regions seeking infrastructure that is ready to deploy now – not five to ten years down the track.

Looking ahead
Hazer has the chance to not just participate in the hydrogen transition, but to actively influence how the market develops. Those who define the standard influence the flow of capital, policy support, and partnerships. In an energy system increasingly shaped by technological credibility and implementation speed, that’s a strategic advantage that’s hard to overstate.