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The view from Japan: 2025 shaping as a pivotal year for ammonia energy

Julian Atchison February 26, 2025

In 2025, the pieces are rapidly assembling to enable and accelerate imports of ammonia energy to Japan. This year, government agency METI is due to announce two lots of key funding, including contracts for difference subsidies and development of import infrastructure. Power generation technologies will be commercialised within the next few years, and more maritime players are joining the push to deploy ammonia fuel in Japanese ships.

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NH3 Clean Energy advances CCS-based project in Western Australia

Julian Atchison February 24, 2025

In recent months, project developments include completion of pre-FEED work, as well as partnerships to explore options for the delivery of ammonia to both export and bunkering vessels, long-term gas feedstock supply, and shared carbon dioxide pipeline infrastructure.

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H2Global launches next auction round

Julian Atchison February 24, 2025

The second edition of H2Global’s supply-side auction is organised into five lots - four regional and one global - with around €500 million committed for each eventual contract. Full details for prospective bidders (including roadshow events) are now available.

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ExxonMobil & Trammo: discussions underway for CCS-based ammonia offtake

Geofrey Njovu February 20, 2025

ExxonMobil and Trammo are in talks which will see the latter offtake 300,000 to 500,000 tons of low-carbon ammonia from the under-development, CCS-based ammonia project in Baytown, Texas.

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EverWind Fuels: first-to-market ammonia exports from Canada’s Maritime provinces

Kevin Rouwenhorst February 20, 2025

To explore wind-based renewable ammonia production in Nova Scotia and lessons learned from the recently-finished FEED study for the Point Tupper project, EverWind Fuels and Black & Veatch joined Project Features this month. Discussion included a detailed breakdown of the lessons learned designing flexible hydrogen and ammonia production plants.

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Syzygy Plasmonics achieves new performance mark with electric cracking demonstration in South Korea

Geofrey Njovu February 20, 2025

Syzygy and Lotte Chemical have announced results from the latest test of Syzygy’s all-electric ammonia cracker in Ulsan, South Korea. The unit demonstrated capacity of 290 kg/day of hydrogen produced at 11 kWh/kg, as Syzygy works towards commercialisation of the technology.

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Shuangliang, Sungrow to provide electrolysers for ACME’s Oman mega-project

Julian Atchison February 19, 2025

ACME has selected two Chinese technology providers for the first phase of its renewable ammonia project in Oman, which will produce renewable ammonia from 2027.

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Hygenco secures pre-certification for Odisha project

Julian Atchison February 18, 2025

Starting in 2027, Hygenco will produce ammonia compliant with the EU’s RFNBO standard. Pre-certification from CertifHy enables access to key European markets, and marks another project milestone achieved in recent months.

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ACWA Power to explore supply chains into Europe

Julian Atchison February 18, 2025

ACWA and Italian gas pipeline operator Snam have agreed to explore collaboration and joint investments to establish a supply chain to Europe, including the development of an ammonia import terminal in southern Italy.

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Trafigura, CF & Purus complete first ammonia-LPG co-loaded voyage

Julian Atchison February 15, 2025

Partners report that the voyage demonstrates “efficient and economic” future pathways for the transport of ammonia, particularly as the scale-up of new maritime fuels occurs. The Green Power vessel was also involved in Trafigura’s first-ever ship-to-ship transfer of ammonia in the Straits of Gibraltar last July.