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Energy China: renewable ammonia production, transport, and export infrastructure

Meet China Energy Engineering Group (Energy China) and logistics and terminal specialist Jiangsu Andefu (ADF), two partners in an emerging renewable ammonia supply chain in northeast China. Energy China’s Songyuan project is expected to produce a combined 800,000 tons of renewable ammonia and methanol annually at full scale. Energy China also co-owns an ammonia storage terminal at Panjin Port along with ADF, and in 2024 jointly initiated the establishment of the “Northeast Asia Green Bunkering Fuel Supply Chain Alliance”.

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Foshan Xianhu Laboratory & partners: new ammonia-fueled, zero-carbon aluminium furnace unveiled in China

Geofrey Njovu September 19, 2025

Foshan Xianhu Laboratory and its collaborators have unveiled a new ammonia-fueled aluminium rod furnace, replacing a conventional, gas-powered multi-bar furnace in the production process.

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Jilin Electric Power: Da’an renewable project operational

Julian Atchison August 04, 2025

Jilin Electric Power put its 180,000 tons per year, $822 million renewable ammonia production plant into operation on July 26, adding to a growing list of Chinese projects beginning renewable ammonia production in 2025.

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Envision Energy: successful bunker transfer completed in Dalian

Julian Atchison July 28, 2025

Envision Energy has announced the completion of a successful ammonia bunkering operation at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry's terminal in Dalian. The Yuantuo 1 – which was also involved in China’s first-ever ammonia bunkering operation in January this year – was refueled with renewable ammonia fuel produced at Envision’s newly-opened production plant in Chifeng.

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Navigator Gas, Amon launch new gas carrier joint venture

Julian Atchison July 22, 2025

As part of the new joint venture, the pair will lead construction of two 51,530 m³ ammonia-fueled ammonia carriers, which will also be capable of carrying LPG. Contracts have to build the vessels near Shanghai, with deliveries scheduled to take place in June and October 2028.

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Envision: Chinese renewable ammonia exports to hit the market this year

Geofrey Njovu July 17, 2025

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.

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Pilbara clean fuel bunkering hub: a multi-party strategic roadmap

Geofrey Njovu July 13, 2025

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.

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Energy China: 200,000 tons of renewable ammonia capacity online this September

Kevin Rouwenhorst July 06, 2025

Phase one of China Energy Engineering Group’s Songyuan project will come online this September, producing 200,000 tons per year of RFNBO-compliant ammonia. Ammonia produced in Songyuan (and Energy China’s other major renewable project in Chifeng) will be transported to Panjin Port, where Energy China co-owns a large-scale ammonia storage terminal.

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WinGD engines installed aboard new gas carriers in South Korea

Julian Atchison June 27, 2025

EXMAR announced this week that a WinGD dual-fuel ammonia engine has now been installed onboard the first of its under-construction vessels in South Korea. Ammonia-fueled ammonia carriers similar to EXMAR’s are currently being built in Korea, China, and Japan, with the first of these vessels to hit the water next year.

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Envision: 300,000 tons of renewable ammonia capacity online this September

Kevin Rouwenhorst May 22, 2025

Phase 1 of Envision’s project – with an annual ammonia production capacity of 300,000 tons – is set to come online very soon. Envision will begin offering certified renewable ammonia to both international and domestic markets from Q4 2025.