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More renewable projects progress in Chile

Julian Atchison January 22, 2025

AES Chile has submitted its EIA to government authorities for Project Inna, making it one of only a handful of proposed renewable ammonia projects in Chile currently at the key permitting stage. In other news, Mejillones Ammonia Energy will build a new wastewater treatment plant to secure water supplies for its Project Volta, and three mega-projects in the southern Magallanes region have been granted maritime concessions for terminal construction.

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Renewable hydrogen and ammonia for Iberian, European and global markets

Kevin Rouwenhorst December 11, 2024

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.

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IMO: Unpacking interim guidelines for ammonia fuel use

Julian Atchison

Meet the IMO to unpack the recently-approved interim guidelines for ammonia as a marine fuel. Ahead of the first ammonia-fueled vessels hitting the water in 2026, we learn about the development process at the IMO, what content the guidelines have, and will answer questions from the global shipping stakeholders.

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H2Global: a clean ammonia market maker

Trevor Brown Julian Atchison November 28, 2024

To open the AEA’s 2024 Annual Conference in New Orleans, H2Global Managing Director Timo Bollerhey presented updates from the “green market maker”. To meet global climate targets, we need to accelerate market creation and maturation, and push past key tipping points. H2Global does this by bridging the green premium gap between sellers and buyers and facilitating transactions for clean commodities. A successful first ammonia auction was concluded in 2024, informing plans for a second, larger, truly global auction round that will be launched in the near future.

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COP29: global shipping leaders join call to accelerate the adoption of zero-emission fuels

Julian Atchison November 28, 2024

More than 50 leaders across the shipping value chain joined a Call to Action to accelerate the adoption of zero-emission fuels. Amongst the signatories of the Call to Action was Fortescue, which now has partnerships with Höegh Autoliners and COSCO Shipping to accelerate the deployment of ammonia-powered vessels.

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Work in progress: MEPC 82 lays the groundwork for final decisions in 2025

Oscar Pearce November 20, 2024

MEPC 82 featured important progress in the ongoing development of the IMO’s “mid-term measures” to cut GHG emissions. States remain divided over the precise architecture of the financial mechanism, and the distribution of revenues received significant attention - particularly from states concerned about unjust or inequitable consequences of the energy transition.