Envision’s newly commissioned, AI-enabled, off-grid renewable ammonia production facility in Chifeng will produce 320,000 tons per year, with the first exports planned for Q4 this year.
With $25 million in funding from the Norwegian Government, Amon Marine will develop two ammonia-powered bulk carriers, entering into a new vessel market. Also in Norway, Færder Tankers has received approval in principle for their design of a 50,000 cubic metre capacity dual fuel ammonia medium carrier and bunkering vessel.
IHI and GE Vernova have built a large scale combustion test facility which will accelerate the development of gas turbines capable of operating on 100% ammonia. The two parties aim to have such gas turbines commercially available by 2030.
The consensus that has emerged from across the ammonia energy industry carries a very simple message for the IMO: adopt.
Based on their analysis, UMAS and the University College of London conclude that scalable e-fuels have the highest potential to meet shipping’s new decarbonization targets, but that the next decade is critical to ensure supply chains are ready to supply these fuels. Ammonia-LNG dual-fuel vessels represent the lowest-risk, cheapest decarbonization option to the mid 2030s.
Winning projects in the second round of the EU Hydrogen Bank auction have been announced. Requesting production subsidies similar to first round winners, fifteen renewable hydrogen projects will be funded over ten years, including two ammonia projects led by IGNIS in Spain. A third auction round is set to launch later this year.
Yara will supply both low-emission fertilizers and decarbonizations services to potato farmers in Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and Argentina. The potatoes will be used in the production of Sabritas potato chips and other snack foods.