More than half the awarded funding goes towards ammonia, including GW-scale projects led by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and Moeve. IGNIS has also won funding for its maritime fuel-focused project in Coruña.
27 low-emission hydrogen projects have been shortlisted for funding by the UK’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, including Statkraft’s marine ammonia fuel project in Shetland. The UK government has also confirmed that it will exempt electricity used in electrolysis from the Climate Change Levy - one of fourteen policy recommendations from the authors of the Splitting the Difference roadmap to reduce the price of producing electrolytic hydrogen in the UK by 58%.
Over the course of the demonstration, NYK analyzed the emission reductions achieved, with a peak of 94.4% reductions using 94.8% ammonia fuel under 75% engine load (similar results at 100% engine load).
CF Industries, JERA and Mitsui & Co. will jointly invest in, own and operate a $4 billion, low-emission ammonia production project in Louisiana, USA.
Project partners Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies taken FID to progress with phase two of the Northern Lights CCS project off Norway’s coast. The expansion will increase the CO2 transport and storage capacity from 1.5 million to a minimum of 5 million tons per year.
The 20,000 ton, semi-submersible, energy self-sufficient platform will begin commercial trials in northeast China. Electrolytic hydrogen will be fed into methanol and ammonia production, targeting marine fuel and chemical feedstock markets.
“Taiwan's first batch of certified blue ammonia” will have an emissions footprint 60-70% lower than conventional ammonia, and Taiwan Fertilizer expects to increase its next delivery to tens of thousands of tons later this year.
At Singapore Maritime Week, Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore and Australia’s national science agency CSIRO announced funding for eight maritime decarbonization projects, including ammonia safety training, and an AI-based safety management system. MPA also signed agreements with ABS, the Ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp-Brugges, and confirmed it has contributed to early work on training guidelines for the safe handling of methanol and ammonia at the IMO.
Vinçotte, TÜV SÜD, and TÜV Rheinland will deliver the CertifHy EU RFNBO Voluntary Scheme. The news comes after CertifHy was officially approved by the European Commission late last year to issue RFNBO-compliant hydrogen certification.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is in the process of finalising new guidelines for the safe importation of hydrogen and ammonia into Japan. The guidelines will identify key legislative considerations, outline key design and process considerations, and act as a useful starting point for relevant stakeholders to plan for new energy imports.