Sungrow Hydrogen will provide alkaline electrolysers for a new hydrogen and ammonia project in Jilin province. China Energy Engineering Corporation is leading development of the project, which will produce 600,000 tons of renewable ammonia each year. In Inner Mongolia, construction has begun on a similar-sized plant, which will produce ammonia from wind and solar energy.
Abraxas Power is leading development of a new renewable hydrogen and ammonia project in Newfoundland on Canada’s eastern coast, powered by 3.5 GW of wind energy. EPC provider McDermott has been awarded a FEED contract.
The European Commission has approved a €3 billion German scheme to support the construction of the “Hydrogen Core Network”. The 9,700 km network will act as the foundation of a long-distance, pipeline transport network for hydrogen within Germany, connecting to several EU states and the continent-wide European Hydrogen Backbone.
The pair have agreed to deploy Talus’ modular, renewable powered ammonia production technology at the Capanda Green Ammonia Project in Angola. Fertilisers will be produced for the fast-growing domestic agricultural market in Angola, which currently does not have any primary fertiliser production capacity.
The pair have signed a supply agreement from Hygenco’s under-development, $2.5 billion renewable ammonia project in Gopalpur Port, Odisha. By establishing supply chains from India to Europe and Asia, the pair aim to capture a significant share of the developing global market for low-carbon ammonia.
Air Liquide will invest up to $850 million to build, own and operate four large air separation units as part of ExxonMobil’s low-carbon hydrogen project in Baytown, Texas. The units will provide nitrogen and oxygen feedstocks to ExxonMobil, which will be used to produce low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia.
JERA and IHI have successfully concluded a large-scale ammonia co-firing trial at the Hekinan power station. For two months, 20% fuel substitution in the 1 GW-sized Unit 4 was achieved, with stable operations throughout. JERA aims to have commercial ammonia co-firing operations up and running by March 2025.
New funding from the Norwegian government will assist two maritime ammonia developers: Amon Gas and Höegh Autoliners. Amon has confirmed orders for two ammonia-powered, mid-sized gas carriers, while Höegh will establish an ammonia fuel supply chain to ensure its Aurora Class car carriers can run on ammonia fuel on delivery in 2027.