Envision Joins AEA Ammonia Certification System Pilot to Accelerate Global Clean Ammonia Trade
By Julian Atchison on April 27, 2026
(Shanghai, April 29, 2026) Envision Energy, a global leader in green technology, today announced its participation in the pilot phase of the AEA Ammonia Certification System, a global certification system designed by the Ammonia Energy Association (AEA) to facilitate the transparent, trusted international trade of low-emission ammonia.
The AEA Ammonia Certification System is a voluntary system that allows producers, traders, and consumers to demonstrate key environmental attributes – namely carbon footprint and origin – using independently verified data. The AEA Ammonia Registry, built and operated by MiQ, provides participants with a digital infrastructure that enables secure data transfer, transparency, and traceability across the ammonia supply chain, from certificate generation, through trading, to retirement.
Envision Energy’s Net Zero Industrial Park in Chifeng, China.
The pilot supports three distinct chain of custody models — Segregated, Mass Balance, and Book & Claim. Envision uses Book & Claim to address the logistical challenges of long-distance physical delivery and facilitate the growth of a global green ammonia market. Book & Claim enables trading of environmental attributes without physical transport, reducing cost and emissions and effectively decoupling the green attributes from the physical supply chain. Similar models already exist in renewable power and SAF and this is the first application for ammonia.
“We are excited to join the AEA Ammonia Certification System and use its Book & Claim feature to streamline the global distribution of verified low-emission molecules”, said Frank Yu, Senior Vice President of Envision Energy. “This allows our customers to confidently decarbonize their operations regardless of their geographical proximity to our production hubs, accelerating the adoption of green ammonia as a bankable, net-zero commodity.”
Trevor Brown, Executive Director of the AEA, said “we are delighted to welcome Envision as one of the first participants of the AEA Ammonia Certification System pilot. We look forward to demonstrating with them the ability of our system’s robust chain of custody models to meet diverse customer requirements in the dynamic new markets that we see emerging for low-emission ammonia across the Asia-Pacific region.”
In March 2026, Envision completed the first end-to-end commercial delivery of green ammonia from its Net Zero Industrial Park in Chifeng, China to the Port of Ulsan, South Korea, validating the entire value chain – from renewable power-to-X businesses to complex international maritime logistics. Envision officially commissioned the world’s largest and most advanced AI-enabled green hydrogen and ammonia production facility in July 2025, with 320,000 tons annual capacity, achieving real-time optimization and stability at an industrial scale.
Frank Yu will present Envision’s projects and its participation in the AEA Ammonia Certification System pilot at the World Hydrogen 2026 Summit in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on May 19, in a panel session moderated by the AEA’s Trevor Brown.
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About Envision Energy:
Envision is a global green technology leader known for its innovation which has completely reinvented the renewable energy system with its development of smart wind turbines, energy storage and green hydrogen, orchestrated by AI with the establishment of net zero industrial parks in various parts of the world. The company aims to accelerate the global green energy transition and has been recognized for its sustainability efforts, including being listed twice on Fortune’s “Change the World” list and named a “Green Giant” in TIME’s “2024 Time 100 Most Influential Companies” list.
Website: www.envision-group.com
PR Contact: Jin Wu, jin.wu3@envision-energy.com
About the Ammonia Energy Association (AEA):
The AEA was founded in 2004 with a mission to accelerate the responsible adoption of clean ammonia by promoting cross-sectoral collaboration, knowledge sharing, global standards, and supportive policies. This mission supports both the decarbonization of ammonia production and the use of low-emission ammonia as a fuel and energy carrier. The AEA is a global trade association whose 200+ members represent the full value chain of ammonia across multiple sectors. For more information visit https://ammoniaenergy.org/.
PR Contact: Julian Atchison, jatchison@ammoniaenergy.org
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Note to editors:
Ammonia is one of the most abundant molecules on earth and is both naturally occurring and man-made. It is a vital product, already applied as a nitrogen fertilizer and leveraged in various industrial and consumer applications. It is quickly emerging as a zero-carbon fuel and energy carrier.
To support the adoption of ammonia in energy applications, the AEA has been working since 2021 to develop the AEA Ammonia Certification System, which aims to enable differentiation in the marketplace for low-emission ammonia, enhance credibility throughout the supply chain, facilitate cross-border trade, and support alignment between multiple certification schemes, standards, and regulations.
The key design principles of the AEA Ammonia Certification System include:
- Technology neutral, inclusive of all production pathways (fossil, renewable, bio, etc.).
- Absolute GHG emissions, site-specific, measured not modelled.
- Well-to-gate boundary, including upstream emissions.
- Tradeable, facilitating transfers of low-emission ammonia certificates.
- Regular audits by independent, accredited certification bodies provide assurance.
For more information on the Ammonia Certification System, to view AEA’s webinar “Unpacking the AEA’s Ammonia Certification System,” to view MiQ’s video walkthrough of the AEA Ammonia Registry, or to learn how to join the pilot, please visit ammoniaenergy.org/certification or contact the AEA at certification@ammoniaenergy.org.