Yara’s ammonia production facility in Porsgrunn, Norway
Yara to start green ammonia production
Fertiliser producer is working with Linde to replace ethane in ammonia production with green hydrogen at its Porsgrunn site
Fertiliser producer Yara and industrial gases firm Linde will build a green hydrogen demonstration plant at Yara’s existing ammonia production facility in Porsgrunn, Norway. The facility is the largest industrial site in Norway and produces 3mn t/yr of fertiliser. The project, which is supported by a NOK283mn ($31mn) grant from Norwegian state finance body Enova, will use a 24MW electrolyser designed by manufacturer ITM Power and shipped by the end of 2022. “The project aims to supply the first green ammonia products to the market as early as mid-2023, both as fossil-free fertilisers, as well as emissions-free shipping fuel,” says Magnus Ankarstrand, president of Yara Clean Ammonia. “Green a
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