From Norway comes word that Yara will build a 500,000 tonnes per year green ammonia production facility.
Against this backdrop, Yara announces plans to fully electrify its ammonia plant in Porsgrunn, Norway with the potential to cut 800,000 tons of CO2 per annum, equivalent to the emissions from 300,000 passenger cars.
Who is Yara?
Yara’s the world’s largest ammonia fertilizer company, has 16,000 employees and operations in over 60 countries, and revenues of USD 12.9 billion.
Ammonia – more than just a fertilizer or cleanser, it’s a hydrogen carrier
As Yara observed, “Ammonia’s chemical properties make it ideally suited for the hydrogen economy. It does not require cooling to extreme temperatures, and has a higher energy density than liquid hydrogen, making it more efficient to transport and store. Ammonia is therefore the most promising hydrogen carrier and zero-carbon shipping fuel.”