Icelandic start-up Atmonia is developing a novel nitrogen electrolyser technology which aims to produce ammonia from air and water in a single-step process.
Minbos Resources and Talus Renewable have signed an agreement for the joint development of the Capanda Green Ammonia Project in Angola. The project will be powered by hydroelectricity and is set to come online in 2028.
China-based Kaishan Group has signed an agreement to develop a 165 MW geothermal plant in Kenya to power renewable ammonia and fertiliser production.
One of the key steps in project development remains the selection of the licensor for the renewable ammonia synthesis loop. We explore different technology offerings from leading licensors – including KBR, Topsoe, Thyssenkrupp Uhde, Casale, Stamicarbon, and GoodChina – as well as the growing list of projects where they are being deployed.
State-owned conglomerate Energy China and logistics and terminal specialist ADF are establishing a renewable ammonia supply chain in northeast China. In our recent episode of Project Features, we explored the Songyuan production project, and ADF’s planned scale-up of ammonia storage and transport facilities across China’s coast.
In the wake of the IMO’s decision to postpone adoption of a zero and near-zero fuels support framework, the European Commission has launched its own support scheme for sustainable aviation (SAF) and maritime (SMF) fuels. Strategic, targeted investments will be made to scale up EU-based production of renewable and low-carbon fuels, unlocking the fuel volumes required.
Statkraft is working to progress plans for two electrolysis-based ammonia projects in the Shetland Islands: the 80 MW Tagdale Green Ammonia outside of the capital Lerwick, and a 400 MW facility on disused industrial land near Scatsta airport.
Topsoe has been picked to provide renewable ammonia synthesis technology for two planned projects by Synergen Green Energy in the USA (Texas and Nebraska), each with a production capacity of 210,000 tons per year.
The Australian government has launched the much-anticipated “GO” scheme, a voluntary framework for emissions accounting of products including ammonia, plus the certification of renewable electricity feedstock.
Ammonia-fueled iron ore carriers could feasibly be deployed on the South Africa-Europe iron ore trade route as soon as 2029, and scale toward full route decarbonisation by 2035. Saldanha Bay is currently home to South Africa’s primary iron-ore export terminal, and could develop into a marine ammonia fuel bunker hub with the right policy support levers and investment.