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Lloyd’s Register: vessel AiP and development updates

Julian Atchison June 12, 2024

Several ammonia-centric vessel designs were granted AiP at the recent Posidonia shipping exhibition in Greece. Lloyd’s Register approved designs including the world’s largest Very Large Ammonia Carrier, a container vessel and a gas carrier propelled by Amogy’s ammonia-to-power technology, a NO_X-compliant container vessel featuring a MAN ammonia engine, and an ammonia-powered Very Large Ore Carrier. Lloyd’s Register also recently approved H2SITE’s onboard ammonia cracking technology.

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thyssenkrupp to continue decarbonisation push at Puertollano

Julian Atchison June 03, 2024

thyssenkrupp Uhde will lead concept development of a 50 MW electrolysis facility adjacent to Fertiberia’s Puertollano plant. Together with Nel and Iberdrola’s existing 20 MW electrolysis facility operating nearby, enough electrolytic hydrogen feedstock will be produced to decarbonise 40% of Puertollano’s site emissions.

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Hy Stor & Nel: electrolyser supply for Mississippi-based renewable hydrogen

Geofrey Njovu May 16, 2024

Nel will supply over 1 GW of alkaline electrolysers for Hy Stor Energy’s hydrogen production and storage hub project in Mississippi, USA. In other electrolyser news, Cepsa and Allied Green Ammonia have picked technology providers for their under-development projects in Spain and Australia.

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Taking the market’s temperature: European Hydrogen Bank awards €720 million

Oscar Pearce May 16, 2024

The European Hydrogen Bank has awarded nearly €720 million to seven renewable hydrogen and ammonia projects. The funding will act to bridge the price gap between the cost of hydrogen production and the price buyers are willing to pay. Recipients will receive €0.37 - €0.48 in subsidies per kilogram of renewable hydrogen, and will collectively produce 1.58 million tons of renewable hydrogen over ten years. In conducting a transparent auction process, the European Commission has also provided vital insights into trends in demand for renewable hydrogen and ammonia.

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Ammonia cracking in H2SITE membrane reactors: producing fuel cell-purity hydrogen in Birmingham, UK

Julian Atchison

Meet H2SITE to explore its catalytic membrane technology for ammonia cracking, the Ammogen project in the UK, maritime applications and other opportunities.

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Ammonia cracking: demonstration onboard an operating vessel, test plant opens in the UK

Geofrey Njovu December 22, 2023

H2SITE successfully used its membrane-based ammonia cracking technology coupled with a PEM fuel cell to power auxiliary services onboard the BERTHA B as it sailed along the Gulf of Biscay. In the UK, AFC Energy will continue validation of a 140 kg-per-day demonstration plant, featuring its modular ammonia cracker technology.

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thyssenkrupp Uhde & Hive Energy: renewable ammonia in Spain

Geofrey Njovu October 26, 2023

thyssenkrupp Uhde will deliver the pre-FEED stage of Hive Energy’s ALBAMED I project to be located in Albacete, Spain. The project’s first phase is expected to produce over 1 million tonnes of renewable ammonia by 2030.

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ITOCHU & Peninsula: joint development of ammonia bunkering in Spain

Geofrey Njovu October 04, 2023

The two partners will pool their resources to develop ammonia bunkering at the Port of Algeciras in Spain.

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Fertiberia: low-carbon fertilizer alliances with Heineken, PepsiCo

Julian Atchison September 25, 2023

“Green fertilizer” produced at Fertiberia’s Puertollano plant has been successfully used on barley & potato crops in Spain, paving the way for future supply chains. Both Heineken and PepsiCo are aiming to reduce agricultural emissions and intend to scale-up the use of green fertilizer, and Fertiberia is set to begin producing low-carbon fertilizer at its other Spanish production centres.