Mintal’s Inner Mongolia project receives pre-certification

390,000 tons of RFNBO-compliant ammonia in Baotuo City

Click to enlarge. Details of Mintal’s renewable ammonia project in Inner Mongolia, China. Source: Mintal Hydrogen.

TÜV Rheinland has pre-certified Mintal’s renewable ammonia project in northern China. The ammonia produced will be RFNBO-compliant according to TÜV’s H2.21 v2.1 standard, which is based on low-emission hydrogen guidelines set out in the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive III. Pre-certification will enable Mintal to access the lucrative EU market.

Topsoe will provide flexible ammonia production technology for the project, reducing dependence on grid-connected electricity and optimising use of renewable energy inputs. Design features of the project include:

• Real-time energy load matching: Ensures maximum utilization of wind and solar power while minimizing curtailment.
• Optimization of self-generated energy: Reduces grid dependence, increases energy efficiency, and lowers carbon emissions.
• Conformity with RED III requirements: Adherence to the additionality, geographic, and temporal requirements of delegated acts CDR 1184 & 1185.

Dynamic ammonia technology features in the project, from Mintal Hydrogen’s official press release, Dec 2024

Around $1.6 billion has been invested in the project’s first phase. Significant policy support has been given to the project by the Inner Mongolian local government, as part of a broader plan to establish a renewable hydrogen ecosystem in the northern Chinese region.