AMM-POWER Corp., a Canadian junior technology project development and exploration company, has entered into an MoU with Porto Central, located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo, near the state border with Rio de Janeiro, for the development of a green ammonia production facility, storage and distribution. Porto Central is being developed as a new deepwater multipurpose industrial port complex, with access to highways, future railways and other infrastructure, designed to accommodate different types of terminals and industries that will efficiently serve strategic economic sectors, such as oil and gas or agriculture. AmmPower will deliver its green ammonia technology, to help with port energy solutions, including the production of green ammonia fuel to be used for shipping. AmmPower will be able to supply ammonia for a variety of uses, including energy infrastructure, the movement of hydrogen, fuel for the marine industry and fertilizer for Brazil’s huge agricultural requirements. Currently Brazil imports 90% of its fertilizer, and AmmPower seeks to help create increased self-sufficiency in the agricultural space and food industry.
OCI N.V., a Netherlands-based producer and distributor of natural gas-based fertilizers and industrial chemicals, has announced that its subsidiary Fertiglobe has partnered with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), to enable the sale by ADNOC of the first cargo of blue ammonia to Itochu in Japan, for use in fertilizer production. Fertiglobe, a 58:42 partnership between OCI and ADNOC, will produce blue ammonia at its Fertil plant in the Ruwais Industrial Complex in Abu Dhabi for delivery to ADNOC’s customers in Japan. This represent the first production milestone of a planned scale-up of blue ammonia production capabilities in Abu Dhabi, which is expected to include a low-cost debottlenecking program at Fertil. In addition, it was announced in June that Fertiglobe will join ADNOC and ADQ as a partner in a new world-scale 1 million tpy blue ammonia project at TA’ZIZ in Ruwais, subject to regulatory approvals. “We are pleased to leverage the Fertiglobe and ADNOC platforms to help decarbonise our production and customers’ footprints, while creating value to shareholders, a win-win across the board,” Nassef Sawiris, Executive Chairman of OCI N.V. and CEO of Fertiglobe, commented. “This project shows that Fertiglobe is on track to become a global leader in low-carbon solutions, leveraging its globally leading position in ammonia.”
NUTRIEN, the Canadian fertilizer company, and EXMAR, a diversified and independent shipping group serving the international gas and oil industry, have announced that they have signed a collaboration agreement to jointly develop and build a low-carbon, ammonia-fuelled vessel. Their new collaboration aims to significantly reduce Nutrien’s maritime transportation emissions and enable the commercial development of an ammonia-fuelled vessel. Nutrien has approximately 1 million t of production capability through its Redwater and Joffre Alberta operations, as well as its Geismar, Louisiana, facility which employs carbon capture and sequestration technology to reduce the carbon intensity of its ammonia for use as a maritime fuel. “This initiative demonstrates how we are taking action to achieve our Feeding the Future Plan’s 2030 sustainability commitments, which include investing in low-carbon ammonia innovations,” Raef Sully, Nutrien’s Executive Vice President and CEO of Nitrogen and Phosphate, commented. When compared to conventional fuels, it is anticipated that the use of Nutrien’s existing low-carbon ammonia will achieve a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions of up to 40%. Under the collaboration agreement, Nutrien and EXMAR will mainly collaborate on selecting an ammonia engine and supply system manufacturer, as well as a shipyard capable of building an ammonia-powered vessel.
