A first in the Brazilian market, Yara has commenced the production of biomethane-based nitrate fertilisers at its Cubatão complex, reducing the carbon footprint by up to 75%. The first batch of the low carbon fertiliser has been delivered to coffee farmers in the Cooxupe cooperative.
The pair have partnered in a feasibility study to decarbonize an existing ammonia plant in the Kwinana Industrial Area in Western Australia via over-the-fence renewable hydrogen, transported via the existing Parmelia Gas Pipeline.
Korea Southern Power will co-fire ammonia at Unit 1 of the KOSPO-owned Samcheok Bitdream Headquarters power plant, likely sourcing the ammonia fuel from Pilot Energy’s Mid West Clean Energy Project in Australia.
In the first stage of Project Gaucho, 3 GW of electrolysers will be powered by a 4.2 GW wind farm, leading to the production of up to 1.7 million tons of ammonia per year. RP Global and German development agency GIZ will develop the project, supported by an official German government program for ramping up the nascent hydrogen industry.
VNG will purchase up to 150,000 tons per year of renewable ammonia from 2029, supplying it directly to its German customers or cracking it on arrival and supplying hydrogen.
UAE-Moroccan developer Dahamco is planning a $25 billion, multi-million ton per year renewable ammonia project at the Port of Dhakla on Morocco’s Atlantic coast. The first phase will feature an investment of $4 billion and produce nearly one million tons of ammonia per year.
Qatar Energy has laid the foundation stone of its new 1.2 million tons per year ammonia project in Mesaieed Industrial City, south of the capital Doha on the Persian Gulf coast.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has signed MoUs with two shipping companies to develop vessels that will feature a dual-fuel ammonia engine and full ammonia bunkering capabilities. The new vessels will help CIP transport and distribute ammonia from its planned production projects.
The Western Green Energy Hub will proceed to the official environmental approvals stage after receiving the green light from state authorities. FID for the first stage of the project is due in 2029.
In our November episode of Project Features, we explored the MadoquaPower2X renewable ammonia project in Sines, southern Portugal. 300,000 tons per year of RFNBO-compliant ammonia will be produced for export to Rotterdam and Duisburg from 2028, focused on marine fuel and fertilizer markets in Europe.