At the recent GasTech event in Italy, new agreements were signed for the development and execution of floating ammonia cracking (MOL and KBR), gas-based ammonia production (SBM Offshore), and renewable electricity-based ammonia production (H2Carrier).
Poland-based developer Hynfra has signed a framework agreement with the government of Mauritania for a renewable project near the capital city Nouakchott, producing 100,000 tons per year of renewable ammonia from 2030.
The Hydrogen Council has released its first Global Hydrogen Compass report, a state-of-play look at the industry. Ammonia is currently the largest offtake sector for clean hydrogen, accounting for 43% of the 3.6 million tons per year of binding offtake secured to date. Policy and regulatory clarity will be key to locking in further offtake, and developing the impressive global project pipeline.
At the recent Japan-India Summit, the governments committed to cooperation on R&D, development of policy, regulations, market mechanisms, infrastructure, and the establishment of a hydrogen/ammonia trade corridor between India and Japan.
At the recent Tokyo International Conference on African Development, Japan-based Mizuho financial group signed MoUs with the Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme and Tsubame BHB for project development in Africa.
Meet LSB Industries and Lapis Carbon Solutions, partners in a CCS retrofit project at LSB’s existing ammonia production facility in El Dorado, Arkansas. Based on the annual production of 375,000 tons of ammonia, 450,000 tons per year of concentrated carbon dioxide per year will be sequestered from 2026 onward.
The Solar Energy Corporation has completed its first subsidy program for renewable ammonia, awarding the thirteenth and final contract this week. ACME Cleantech won six contracts, totalling 370,000 tons production per year.
GoSolar Energy’s industrial complex currently under development in northern Arizona will enable mega-scale CCS-based and renewable ammonia based fertiliser production for the local and export markets.
The pair have agreed to a strategic partnership for the development of H2 Cumbuco, a renewable ammonia project in Pecém Port, Brazil.
Larsen & Toubro and ITOCHU will develop and commercialise a 300,000 tons per year renewable ammonia plant in Kandla, on India’s west coast. L&T reportedly plans to invest over $5.6 billion in six ammonia production plants around Kandla, serving marine fuel, bunker and export markets.