Topic: Energy Markets
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Trammo commits to full off-take for Quebec green ammonia project
Trammo and Canada-based Teal Corporation have signed an exclusive supply and off-take agreement this week for green ammonia produced at Teal’s to-be-built plants. The first is a hydroelectric ammonia plant in Quebec, producing 800,000 tonnes per year, with more projects planned to bring production capacity up to at least 2.5 million tonnes.
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IEA’s latest Global Hydrogen Review includes fuel ammonia
The Global Hydrogen Review is an annual publication by the International Energy Agency to track progress in hydrogen production and demand. And - for the first time ever - the publication includes ammonia in its break down of current & future hydrogen markets, including the use of ammonia as a maritime fuel.
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Norway’s Aker ASA Takes Aim at Low-Carbon Hydrogen and Ammonia Opportunities
In February the Norwegian company Aker ASA joined the elite group of companies with plans to develop multi-GW portfolios of low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia production. In Aker’s case, the goal is to implement projects with cumulative power capacity of 5.0 GW by 2030.
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Updating the literature: Ammonia consumes 43% of global hydrogen
For years, many people — myself included — have been saying that ammonia consumes 55% of the hydrogen produced around the world. Although there are many authoritative sources for this figure, I knew that it was likely out of date.
Until now, I had overlooked the International Energy Agency (IEA) 2019 report, The Future of Hydrogen, which provides up-to-date (and publicly downloadable) data for global hydrogen demand since 1975. According to the IEA, ammonia represented almost 43% of global hydrogen demand in 2018; refining represented almost 52%, and "other" demands accounted for 6%.
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Fossil Energy Companies Turn to Ammonia
In the last 12 months ...
National oil companies in Europe and the Middle East are looking to satisfy East Asian demand for clean hydrogen by exporting carbon-free ammonia. One of the biggest global LNG exporters is investigating ammonia for the same market, as it considers Australia's future as a renewable energy exporter. Oil majors are assessing ammonia's role in implementing an affordable hydrogen economy, looking toward fuel markets in California and Europe. And the biggest coal producer in China is funding the development of "the world’s first practical ammonia-powered vehicle."