The European Commission has unveiled the Hydrogen and Gas Market Directive which in addition to existing regulations on renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO) set out in the Renewable Energy Directive, completes the policy framework for the sector on the European continent.
Hintco is inviting applications from renewable hydrogen and related fuel producers to participate in its supply-side auctions focussing on bidders from Africa, Asia, America & Oceania, and North America.
Envision’s newly commissioned, AI-enabled, off-grid renewable ammonia production facility in Chifeng will produce 320,000 tons per year, with the first exports planned for Q4 this year.
A new strategy roadmap launched alongside the recent AEA APAC conference envisions Port Hedland in the Pilbara region as a major clean fuel bunkering hub. In news from roadmap partners, Oceania Maritime Energy and SeaTech Solutions have received approval in principle for their ammonia bunkering vessel design (also at the APAC conference), and BHP has signed time charter contracts for two ammonia dual fuel Newcastlemax bulk carriers to carry iron ore to northeast Asia.
With $25 million in funding from the Norwegian Government, Amon Marine will develop two ammonia-powered bulk carriers, entering into a new vessel market. Also in Norway, Færder Tankers has received approval in principle for their design of a 50,000 cubic metre capacity dual fuel ammonia medium carrier and bunkering vessel.
Linde will invest $400 million to build, own and operate the supply of nitrogen and oxygen to the Blue Point mega-project, a 1.4 million tons per year CCS ammonia joint venture from CF Industries, JERA and Mitsui & Co.
IHI and GE Vernova have built a large scale combustion test facility which will accelerate the development of gas turbines capable of operating on 100% ammonia. The two parties aim to have such gas turbines commercially available by 2030.
The Coega Green Ammonia project, which is targeting a production capacity of 1 million tons per year once operational in 2029, has secured $20 million in development funding from SA-H2 Fund, as well as completing development of the Crossroads Green Energy project, a 1430 MW cluster of solar PV sites that will provide 40% of Coega’s power requirements.
From 2027, the NEOM Green Hydrogen project will produce about 600 tons per day of renewable hydrogen, equivalent to 1.2 million tons per year of renewable ammonia. Project construction is now 80% complete.
Tarfaya, OCP Group’s 1 million tons per year renewable ammonia project, has received RFNBO pre-certification, unlocking access to the European market.