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Shell takes key role in Oman ammonia supergiant
Shell will acquire a 35% stake and operatorship of the Green Energy Oman (GEO) project, a 25 GW renewable ammonia supergiant under development on the Oman coast. The news is the latest in a series of ammonia energy announcements from the oil & gas majors.
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IHI: ammonia in the UAE & Malaysia, supporting start-ups
IHI Corporation has announced three new ammonia partnerships this month. In the UAE, it will embark on Dubai’s first “green” ammonia feasibility study with the Emirates National Oil Company Group, with a solar-powered pilot plant to be built. In Malaysia, IHI and Petronas subsidiary Gentari Hydrogen will explore ammonia production from solar power in Johor, Malaysia. And following its investment in US-based Starfire Energy in November, IHI and Japan-based Angel Navi will identify more decarbonisation venture opportunities in Japan and around the world.
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Aurubis to test using ammonia fuel for copper wire production in Germany
A shipment of thirteen tonnes of CCS-based ammonia has arrived in Hamburg from ADNOC’s al Ruwais ammonia plant near Abu Dhabi. This “demonstration cargo” has been in the works since March this year, when ADNOC signed an agreement with a raft of German organisations, including metals manufacturing giant Aurubis. The ammonia will be trialed as fuel to power copper rod production at Aurubis’ Hamburg smelter.
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thyssenkrupp to feature in ammonia mega-projects in USA, Qatar
thyssenkrupp features in two new, million-tonne-per-year ammonia projects. In Louisiana, thyssenkrupp will be the technology provider for Nutrien’s CCS ammonia production plant, while in Qatar they will lead EPCC work on a new, CCS-based production facility due to start operations in 2026.
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ACWA Power: ammonia partnerships in Korea and South Africa
Saudi-based ACWA Power has signed agreements to explore the overseas production of hydrogen & ammonia with two organisations: South Korean power utility KEPCO, and government-owned finance body the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa.