LBC Tank Terminals and duisport will jointly develop an inland ammonia terminal in Duisburg, connecting the key industrial hub to an under-development ammonia import, storage and cracking terminal in Vlissingen, the Netherlands.
Uniper and thyssenkrupp Uhde have reached an agreement to deploy six ammonia cracking plants around Europe, with a combined cracking capacity of up to 7,200 tons per day of ammonia.
At its pilot plant at the Nagasaki District Research & Innovation Center, MHI has successfully produced 99% pure hydrogen via cracking ammonia powered by steam-based heating. The company and its partners will work towards the development of commercial medium-scale, decentralized ammonia cracking systems.
Despite the successes and progress made in 2025, the year remains a missed opportunity for ammonia energy. The first complete supply chains for renewable ammonia are emerging, and some 600,000 tons of annual production capacity is set to be online in northeast China early next year. Maritime engines, cracking, and power & heat technology solutions also made their mark, moving from feasibility into deployment. But disappointing outcomes at the IMO and government support that failed to spark market development remains an issue, with plenty of critical, detail-heavy work ahead of us in 2026.
China-based FZU Zijin has unveiled two applications for its proprietary ammonia cracking technology: a newly-opened ammonia-to-hydrogen vehicle refueling station, and a coastal vessel powered by an internal combustion engine, fed with cracked ammonia fuel.
A new multi-year partnership between the two parties will see Samsung Heavy Industries manufacture Amogy’s ammonia-to-power systems in South Korea for distributed clean energy generation based on ammonia-cracking technology.
Air Liquide has announced the successful start-up of its first industrial-scale ammonia cracking pilot unit at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges in Belgium.
The Cardiff University and Flogas joint project recently announced successful testing of a 100% ammonia-fed, 500 kW boiler system.
The newly established UK Ammonia Alliance intends to promote the growth of the ammonia industry in the UK, building on the country’s robust research and innovation base.
MISC and Samsung Heavy Industries have received Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas for their new design of an ammonia fueled LR2 tanker, propelled by PEM fuel cell technology.