Located in Yanbu, a strategically-positioned port city on the Red Sea, 4 GW of electrolysis will feed the production of 400,000 tons of renewable hydrogen per year, or more than 2.2 million tons of renewable ammonia – twice the size of the under-construction NEOM project.
Various elements – different definitions for “green” hydrogen, subsidy structures, and transportation & logistics costs – all contribute to the gap between discovered prices for the H2Global and SECI renewable ammonia auctions. More SECI auction results are expected in the coming days and weeks.
Current global ammonia production is mostly based on gas-fed, two-stage reforming processs. Decarbonization of this existing production capacity – as well as new newbuild low-emission capacity also based on gas – can utilize an industrially-proven suite of alternative technologies and processes, including autothermal reforming, and partial oxidation combined with CCS. This article discusses some of the technologies available from various tech providers, and reference projects in operation.
Targeting FID later this year, ATOME has received $50 million in funding support from the Green Climate Fund, and an additional $135 million from the European Investment Bank for its Villeta renewable fertiliser project in Paraguay.
NTPC Renewable Energy is the second successful bidder in a series of renewable ammonia reverse auctions to be facilitated by the Solar Energy Corporation of India. The discovered price of $591 per ton is lower than the “record-breaking” bid from ACME announced last week.
Jilin Electric Power put its 180,000 tons per year, $822 million renewable ammonia production plant into operation on July 26, adding to a growing list of Chinese projects beginning renewable ammonia production in 2025.
ACME is the first successful bidder in a series of renewable ammonia reverse auctions to be facilitated by the Solar Energy Corporation of India. The discovered price of $641 per ton represents a substantial drop from the previous benchmark of $1,153 per ton of renewable ammonia, set in H2Global’s first auction late last year.
Envision Energy has announced the completion of a successful ammonia bunkering operation at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry's terminal in Dalian. The Yuantuo 1 – which was also involved in China’s first-ever ammonia bunkering operation in January this year – was refueled with renewable ammonia fuel produced at Envision’s newly-opened production plant in Chifeng.
Europe-based developers Hynfra and Yamna have signed agreements with the Andhra Pradesh state renewable energy agency for the development of two renewable mega-projects, totalling 2 million tons of ammonia production capacity and $6 billion in investments.
Hiringa Energy, Sundown Pastoral Company and the NSW Government announced that financial close has been reached on the Good Earth Green Hydrogen and Ammonia (GEGHA) project in Moree, regional NSW. Project financing was provided by the National Australia Bank, with funding from the NSW state government.