Contracts & Partnerships
Rely selected to engineer and deliver green ammonia complex in India
Rely has been awarded an EPsCm contract by AM Green India for a 2 x 1,500 tons per day ( TPD ) green ammonia complex in Kakinada , Andhra Pradesh , India . The project includes 2 x 640 MW pressurised alkaline electrolysers for green hydrogen production , to be supplied by John Cockerill Hydrogen , making it one of the world ’ s largest green hydrogen facilities to advance to the execution phase . The project involves converting an existing grey ammonia facility into a green ammonia facility . Strategically located at the Kakinada seaport on India ’ s east coast in Andhra Pradesh , the development reached its final investment decision in August 2024 . It will produce 1 million tons per annum ( Mtpa ) of RED3 RFNBOcompliant green ammonia , most of which is designated
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for export to the European market . The facility will benefit from round-the-clock carbonfree power , sourced through a combination of wind , solar , and a pumped hydro storage system .
Rely will deliver the design , detailed engineering , procurement , construction management , and commissioning ( EPsCm ) services for the entire facility . This includes electrolysers for green hydrogen production , air separation units for nitrogen , two ammonia synthesis trains , ammonia storage , port-side ammonia loading facilities , and offsite utilities .
Rio Tinto and GravitHy partner to decarbonise European steelmaking Rio Tinto has entered into definitive agreements with GravitHy , an early-stage industrial company , to help accelerate GravitHy ’ s steel decarbonisation project in France . As part of this collaboration , Rio Tinto will supply high-grade direct reduction iron ore pellets from its Iron Ore Company of Canada ( IOC ) operations to GravitHy ’ s planned operation , as well as manage the sales and marketing of ultra-low carbon Hot Briquetted Iron ( HBI ) GravitHy produces .
GravitHy ’ s proposed twomillion-tonnes-per-year iron production facility at Fos-sur- Mer , France , is planned to be commissioned in 2028 . The facility , which is located next to a deep seaport , will feature ultralow carbon hydrogen production infrastructure , powered by existing grid-connected nuclear power , to process direct reduction pellets into HBI . This process has the potential to reduce ironmaking-related CO 2 emissions by more than 90 %.
José Noldin , CEO of GravitHy , said : “ We are developing one of the most advanced ultra-low-carbon iron projects worldwide , designated by the French government as an ‘ Industrial Project of Major National Interest ’. By combining our business ambitions , agility , and technological capabilities with Rio Tinto ’ s global leadership in mining and steel decarbonisation , we are ensuring a solid sourcing and go-to-market strategy to help accelerate the development of this project .”
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