NH3 Kraken sails on the Hudson River
After a multi-year development process, Amogy has sailed its retrofitted tugboat for the first time on the Hudson River, north of New York City, fueled by renewable ammonia.
After a multi-year development process, Amogy has sailed its retrofitted tugboat for the first time on the Hudson River, north of New York City, fueled by renewable ammonia.
First Ammonia has closed a successful Series B funding round, including contributions from Asian investors Mercuria Holdings and Manies Group. Funding will go directly towards the construction of First Ammonia’s renewable production plant near the Port of Victoria, Texas.
The US Department of Energy will provide up to $1.6 billion in loan guarantees for Wabash Valley Resources to finance their CCS-based ammonia production project in Terre Haute, Indiana. Once completed, the project would be Indiana’s only ammonia plant, producing low-emission fertilizer for use in the US Corn Belt.
Jefferson Terminal South, a new “state-of-the-art blue ammonia facility”, will include one deep draft berth, with expansion already planned. The Port of Beaumont has issued $382 million in facility revenue bonds to help finance construction.
ADNOC will acquire a 35% equity stake in the Baytown mega-project, which is targeting the production of 900,000 tons of CCS-based hydrogen per year. Mitsubishi and project lead Exxon will continue negotiations towards a formal offtake and equity agreement.
Ten08 Energy’s US Gulf Coast low-carbon ammonia production facility is expected to come online by early 2030, initially featuring a 1.4 million metric tonnes-per-year train. The hybrid facility will produce ammonia from both CCS-based and electrolytic hydrogen feedstock. The ammonia will be exported by sea to Europe and Asian markets.