Powering the Clean Energy TransitionThe most efficient
liquefaction technology
ever built.
JTurbo's Twin Turboexpander Reverse-Brayton Cycle achieves 5.3 kWh/kg for liquid hydrogen and 300 kWh/ton for LNG — roughly half the energy of any legacy system, backed by OEM performance guarantees.
Founded to solve
the hydrogen cost problem.
Jacob Thomas founded JTurbo in Houston in 2020 with a specific engineering goal: reduce the specific energy consumption of liquid hydrogen production below the threshold that makes green hydrogen commercially competitive.
The result is the Twin Turboexpander Reverse-Brayton Cycle — a patented architecture that achieves 5.3 kWh/kg for LH₂ and 300 kWh/ton for LNG. Both figures are independently verifiable against published industry benchmarks. OEM performance guarantees are available to all clients.
One patented platform.
Three critical applications.
The Twin Turboexpander Reverse-Brayton Cycle is a single thermodynamic architecture that achieves world-record efficiency across liquid hydrogen, LNG, and cryogenic data center cooling. The same core innovation — two turboexpanders working in parallel — solves the energy economics of all three markets.
Feed Gas Purification
Hydrogen or natural gas is purified and dried to remove contaminants that would freeze at cryogenic temperatures.
Pre-Cooling Stage
The feed stream is pre-cooled using LNG, liquid nitrogen, or a dedicated loop — reducing the refrigeration load on the main cycle.
Twin Turboexpander Expansion
Two turboexpanders in parallel extract work from high-pressure refrigerant, generating intense cold at −253 °C (LH₂) or −162 °C (LNG).
Cold Box & Liquefaction
The expanded refrigerant flows through an integrated cold box, liquefying the product stream for storage or export.
Liquid Hydrogen
Enables economically viable green hydrogen at industrial scale. 5.3 kWh/kg SEC — roughly half the energy of any legacy system.
Liquefied Natural Gas
300 kWh/ton SEC for LNG — enabling smaller, more distributed plants with significantly lower CAPEX and operating cost.
Cryogenic Cooling
AI hyperscale data centers need cooling that conventional systems cannot provide. JTurbo's platform enables on-site LNG generation for power and precision cryogenic cooling.
Liquid Hydrogen
Liquefaction
5.3 kWh/kg Specific Energy Consumption — 50–65% below any incumbent system. Three configurations are available depending on pre-cooling source and site constraints. All configurations carry OEM performance guarantees.
Standard LH₂
LNG Pre-Cooled
LN₂ Pre-Cooled
Competitive Landscape
| Company | SEC (kWh/kg) | Capacity | Est. CAPEX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Industries | 11–15 kWh/kg | 15–30 TPD | High CAPEX |
| JTurbo | 5.3 kWh/kg | 10–150 TPD | ~50% lower CAPEX |
LNG Liquefaction — 300 kWh/ton
Pure nitrogen refrigerant — inherently safe, inert, non-flammable. Modular and scalable from 15 to 3,000 TPD, deployable on land or offshore. 300 kWh/ton SEC with OEM performance guarantees.
Key Performance Metrics
vs. Legacy LNG Technology
| Company | SEC | Capacity | Est. CAPEX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Industries | 500–600 kWh/ton | 50–3,000 TPD | High CAPEX |
| JTurbo | 300 kWh/ton | 15–3,000 TPD | ~50% lower CAPEX |
Target Applications
Floating LNG (FLNG)
Compact, modular design ideal for offshore FLNG vessels. Pure N₂ refrigerant eliminates flammable refrigerant risks on marine platforms.
Stationary LNG Plants
Scalable from 15 to 3,000 TPD. Competitive with mixed-refrigerant systems at a fraction of the complexity and operational risk.
Bio-LNG
Liquefaction of biomethane from agricultural waste, landfill gas, and wastewater treatment — enabling carbon-negative LNG for transport and industry.
Data Center Power
On-site LH₂/LNG production for behind-the-meter power generation at hyperscale AI data centers, bypassing grid constraints entirely.
Enabling Industrial Decarbonization
JTurbo's technology serves a broad spectrum of clean energy applications across six continents, addressing the hardest-to-abate sectors of the global economy.
Enabling the Green Hydrogen Economy
Liquid hydrogen is the only practical form of green hydrogen for long-distance transport, seasonal storage, and large-scale industrial use. JTurbo's 5.3 kWh/kg SEC reduces the cost of LH₂ production by 50%, making green hydrogen cost-competitive with grey hydrogen for the first time.
Applications include green ammonia synthesis, green methanol, direct reduction iron (DRI) steelmaking, refinery hydrotreating, and long-haul hydrogen fuel cell transport.
Green Ammonia Plant — Integrated LH₂ Plant with Industrial Complex
| Parameter | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Specific Energy Consumption (SEC) | 3.6 kWh/kg | Integrated LH₂ + Industrial Complex |
| Configuration | Integrated LH₂ Plant | With Industrial Complex |
| Performance Basis | OEM Guaranteed | Contractually binding |
Four markets.
One platform.
The same Twin Turboexpander platform addresses four structurally distinct markets — each with independent demand drivers and no single point of failure.
Green Hydrogen
Electrolysis-based green H₂ requires liquefaction to be economically transportable. JTurbo's 5.3 kWh/kg SEC makes LH₂ cost-competitive with grey hydrogen for the first time.
Hyperscale Data Centers
AI compute demand is outpacing grid capacity. On-site LH₂/LNG using JTurbo technology provides reliable, dispatchable power independent of constrained electricity grids.
Floating LNG (FLNG)
Pure N₂ refrigerant is inherently safe for offshore FLNG — eliminating the fire/explosion risk of mixed-refrigerant systems on marine platforms.
Industrial Decarbonization
Steel, cement, chemicals, and refining cannot electrify directly. Green hydrogen as LH₂ is the only viable pathway to deep decarbonization for these sectors.
3–7 Day On-Site Fuel Reserve
JTurbo's on-site LH₂/LNG production provides immediate, dispatchable, behind-the-meter power — independent of grid constraints. On-site storage provides full-load backup for 3–7 days with no external supply chain dependency.
Why Not Diesel
Diesel generators are inadequate for modern hyperscale AI facilities: fire/explosion hazard at scale, supply chain vulnerability, NOₓ/SOₓ emissions that violate air quality permits, carbon intensity that disqualifies ESG-compliant roadmaps, and 30–90 second startup latency incompatible with tier-4 uptime.
Scalable from 10 MW to 500 MW+
JTurbo's modular architecture scales from small edge data centers to the largest hyperscale campuses. Multiple liquefaction trains can be deployed in parallel, each independently operable — providing N+1 redundancy at the fuel production level.
Six continents. One technology.
Active engagements and proposals across the USA, EU, India, Middle East, Africa, and Australia.
LH₂ for green ammonia, data center LNG, refinery H₂
Green H₂ for DRI steel, offshore wind LH₂ storage
Green ammonia export, industrial H₂ for refining
Blue/green H₂ export, LNG capacity expansion
Green H₂ export hub, renewable energy storage
LH₂ export to Japan & Korea, solar-powered H₂
From license to first liquid.
Technology licensor, engineering partner, and EPC integrator — end-to-end support from technology selection through plant commissioning.
Guaranteed Performance — Not Just Promises
Every JTurbo installation is backed by OEM performance guarantees covering specific energy consumption, production capacity, and equipment reliability. Clients receive contractually assured efficiency from day one — eliminating technology risk from their investment decision.
Performance
Ready to Decarbonize at Scale?
Whether you're a project developer, industrial company, EPC contractor, or investor — JTurbo's team is ready to discuss how our technology can transform your energy project.