[ Green Ammonia ]
[ Green Ammonia ]
300 and 400 grade stainless steels are widely used in ammonia production .
World ’ s first dynamic green ammonia plant takes shape
A Danish partnership comprising , Topsoe , Skovgaard Energy , and Vestas is constructing a demonstration plant in Lemvig , Denmark , that will produce green ammonia based on renewable power and electrolysis of water .
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The project will demonstrate how renewable power can be coupled directly to the ammonia plant while considering the fluctuations in power production , making it a cost-effective way of producing green ammonia . The plant is expected to be operational by the end of 2023 , making it the world ’ s first green ammonia plant of its kind . The partnership has received 81 million DKK ( approx 11 million EUR ) in funding from the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program ( EUDP ).
Dynamic green ammonia plant Green ammonia , produced from renewable energy , is an excellent fuel and fertiliser that can potentially replace significant volumes of fossil fuels and help accelerate the transition to a world powered by renewable energy . The plant will be state-ofthe-art and the world ’ s first so-called dynamic green ammonia plant . The dynamic approach entails that the clean power from wind turbines and solar panels will be connected directly to the ammonia plant to improve costeffectiveness . The partners will collaborate closely to design the green ammonia plant ’ s dynamic technology to secure optimal production and adapt to the inherent fluctuations in power output from wind turbines and solar panels .
This will be secured by integrating wind , solar , and electrolysis with an ammonia synthesis loop . In addition , the renewable energy generation will be connected directly to the national grid so surplus power can be sold to the grid .
The potential of green ammonia Apart from being used for fertiliser to feed the world , ammonia has another great potential – when produced sustainably , it can become an emissionfree green fuel or be used as energy storage and carrier . Green ammonia has been highlighted as a superior green fuel for shipping that currently accounts for around 2 % of
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