Atmonia: novel technology for ammonia production at ambient conditions
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.
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.
2024 has seen successful funding rounds for a number of ammonia energy startups, ranging in focus from catalyst development to next-generation, modular synthesis technologies.
Meet 8 Rivers to learn about their proprietary 8RH2 technology, which allows for CO2 "capture" in excess of 99% from gas-based ammonia production, and their project based on 8RH2, Cormorant Clean Energy, which will produce 880,000 metric tons of “ultra low carbon” ammonia each year from 2027 in Port Arthur, Texas.
Decarbonization of existing steam methane reforming-based ammonia plants is possible, and changes in gas and heat flows can be recovered via alternative technologies. Recap our workshop in Atlanta, where we discussed the use of upstream methane monitoring equipment, electrolysers, carbon capture, hydrogen burners, energy storage and electric heating to achieve decarbonization of conventional ammonia plants.