Maire Tecnimont Group begins development of renewable power–to-fertilizer plant in Kenya
The plant will be located near the country’s largest geothermal energy basin and will be partly powered by solar energy sources produced on-site.
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The plant will be located near the country’s largest geothermal energy basin and will be partly powered by solar energy sources produced on-site.
The MoU includes plans to collaborate on the sequestration of already captured CO2 (CCS) at Yara’s ammonia plant in Pilbara, Australia, enabling the production and supply of blue ammonia to JERA.
The project is working towards realising a 1 tpd green ammonia pilot plant.
Under the terms of the MoU, KBR plans to integrate Cummins' proton exchange membrane electrolysis technology into its green ammonia solution, K-GreeN.
Scheduled for completion in 2023, the first concrete phase of the project will produce up to 625 t of renewable hydrogen and 3700 tpy of renewable ammonia.
The three companies have become limited partners in AP Ventures' Fund II, which invests globally in the hydrogen value chain from production to transport, through storage and to end use.
At an online signing ceremony, the companies agreed to explore opportunities for implementing Haldor Topsoe’s technologies at Shchekinoazot’s plants.
The UN Global Compact encourages its participants to adhere to a set of 10 universal sustainability principles.
Nutrien has also launched six commitments that aim to address the challenge of sustainably feeding a growing global population while protecting the planet, which include achieving at least a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Scope 1 + 2) per tonne of products produced.
The PROMETEO project will contribute towards decarbonising the energy, chemical and nitrogen fertilizer sectors, in line with the EU decarbonisation targets by 2030.
The two plants have earned 2020 ENERGY STAR® certification from the US Environmental Protection Agency.
The availability of green hydrogen and renewable power is expected to drive further sustainable industrialisation of the port, including production of fertilizers, green steel, chemicals, fuels, and other sustainably manufactured industrial products.