Fertiglobe, Scatec and Egypt's sovereign fund to develop green ammonia project
The facility will be located near Fertiglobe’s subsidiary EBIC in Ain Sokhna in Egypt and is a first step towards developing a green hydrogen hub in Ain Sokhna.
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The facility will be located near Fertiglobe’s subsidiary EBIC in Ain Sokhna in Egypt and is a first step towards developing a green hydrogen hub in Ain Sokhna.
The plant will be an integrated facility using solar and wind energy to produce green ammonia.
The study will assess whether industrial-scale manufacturing of green ammonia at the Gibson Island fertilizer manufacturing facility in Queensland, Australia, is technically and commercially feasible on an existing brownfield site.
The first drillhole, OHM-02, is planned in 4Q21 to a depth of 665 m which is expected to fully penetrate the known potash horizon in the area.
Speaking during his weekly live broadcast on social media, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro did not provide many details on the project but said it would be presented next month.
The study has indicated the project is capable of achieving a nameplate production target of 245 000 tpy of sulfate of potash over an initial Life-of-Mine of 21 years.
The Heritage survey was conducted in accordance with the standards and requirements of Western Desert Lands Aboriginal Corp.
OCI and ADNOC intend to collectively offer 13.8% of Fertiglobe’s issued share capital in the offering.
The batch of sulfate of potash produced during the product commissioning process achieved the required product specification.
The disruption in supply is a result of the smelter at Rio Tinto's Kennecott mine shutting down on 21 September 2021 following a release of molten copper materials.
The solar power facility, which will supply 100% of Arapua's power needs, is expected to be commissioned within 5 months.
NextChem, MET Development and Stamicarbon have reached an agreement with US-based Greenfield Nitrogen LLC to develop the first dedicated green ammonia plant in the US Midwest.