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In our November episode of Project Features, Juwö Poroton and Ammonigy joined us to explore their “CO2-free brick production” project, demonstrating the use of cracked ammonia fuel to fire bricks in Wöllstein, Germany. Though hurdles remain for the deployment of the solution at the necessary scale, promising operational results and quality-checked final products were achieved, and progress is being made towards emissions mitigation.

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Foodstuff buyers are key to unlocking a critical decarbonization pathway for ammonia vis-à-vis investments in low-emission fertilizers, which represent ~70% of the use case for ammonia today. I will discuss how market-based mechanisms like book and claim in particular has the power to activate the green ammonia market. *Please note, this presentation will not be made publicly available.

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In February 2025, Baker Hughes and Hanwha agreed to jointly develop a new small-size (~16 MW power range), 100% ammonia-capable turbine for maritime propulsion applications, to be deployed onboard Hanwha Ocean’s LNG carriers and container ships by 2028. A full gas turbine factory engine test with 100% ammonia is planned to be completed by the end of 2027. The combustion system itself is being developed by Power Systems Mfg., LLC (PSM), and will enable the turbine to be both fully decarbonized and “fuel-flexible” – 100% ammonia combustion to 100% natural gas combustion, and any variable blend in between while meeting…

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Pupuk Indonesia and IHI conducted the country’s first successful ammonia coal co-firing demonstration this year in west Java, together with Indonesian utility PLN Indonesia Power. The partnership brings together two critical players in the Asian ammonia market: Pupuk – which owns and operates nearly 3% of total global ammonia production – and IHI –  a world-leader in technology solutions for ammonia-fired power generation. Hear directly from two first mover organisations that will play a leading role in the ammonia energy transition in Asia and beyond.

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The Hanwha Impact H2ACT-HRSG project introduces a novel and highly efficient flow-scheme that integrates ammonia cracking with heat recovery steam generation (HRSG), tailored for small-to-medium scale clean power applications. Developed in collaboration with KBR, this configuration leverages high-grade heat from gas turbine exhaust and duct firing to drive a series of adiabatic reactors, enabling efficient hydrogen production from ammonia while simultaneously generating steam for power. This innovative integration—termed H2ACT-HRSG—offers performance advantages over conventional stand-alone ammonia cracking systems in combined cycle power generation settings. Key benefits include enhanced hydrogen yield, improved net power generation, and reduced specific ammonia consumption, all contributing…