NH3 Clean Energy and Australian Gas Infrastructure Group sign MoU for WAH2 project

The MoU documents will support collaboration between NH3 and AGIG to further explore the development and funding of a CO₂ transmission pipeline from NH3’s WAH₂ clean ammonia project to either of two third-party sequestration projects nearby. The pipeline would be built, owned and operated by AGIO.

The MoU contemplates concurrent Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) studies on the WAH₂ project and the pipeline in 2025 to support the negotiation and execution of a definitive CO₂ transportation agreement prior to the WAH₂ project and pipeline achieving respective Final Investment Decisions (FIDs).

NH3 expects to enter additional memoranda of understanding over the coming weeks and months with other parties for other aspects of the WAH₂ Project including CO₂ sequestration, additional gas supply, infrastructure and offtake. These will support the WAH₂ project’s entry into FEED which is planned to commence at the end of 2024.

NH₃ Clean Energy’s Chairman, Charles Whitfield, commented: “We are delighted to have entered into an MoU with Australian Gas Infrastructure Group to develop agreements around CO₂ transportation. Having AGIG as the builder, owner and operator of CO₂ pipeline infrastructure would offer NH3 opportunities to improve the economics and timeline of our project. This MoU, on the heels of the recent gas supply announcement with Chevron, demonstrates the acceleration of project tempo as these key partnership agreements fall into place.”

AGIG CEO, Craig de Laine, commented: “AGIG believes that a range of energy sources and technologies will be needed to reach net zero as quickly and efficiently as possible, and we see significant potential for carbon capture and storage to contribute to the energy transition and help our customers to decarbonise. We are excited to work with NH3 Clean Energy on this project, which will be key to establishing the Pilbara Carbon Capture and Storage hub and providing a platform for hard-to-abate industry in the region to reduce carbon emissions.”

Read the article online at: https://www.globalhydrogenreview.com/hydrogen/10122024/nh3-clean-energy-and-australian-gas-infrastructure-group-sign-mou-for-wah2-project/