Yara will use green hydrogen to produce low-carbon fertilizer, saving up to 41 000 t of carbon dioxide emissions annually, equivalent to the emissions of approximately 16 000 cars.
"This groundbreaking project represents an important step towards the decarbonisation of energy intensive industries. We are producing renewable ammonia and have delivered the first low-carbon fertilizer using hydrogen made with renewable energy. Our efforts here contribute to decarbonising the entire food value chain and paving the path to enable low-carbon ammonia as a shipping fuel, for power generation and to be used as an energy carrier," said Hans Olav Raen, CEO of Yara Clean Ammonia.
"In view of global climate change, rapid decarbonisation of industry is crucial, particularly in the production of fertilizers. The collaboration between Linde Engineering and Yara is a huge step forward and a powerful demonstration of how joint efforts can lead to the development of cutting-edge modern technologies and innovative solutions to significantly reduce CO2 emissions," said John van der Velden, Senior Vice President Global Sales & Technology at Linde Engineering.
The electrolysis plant, which has a production capacity of around 10 000 kg of hydrogen per day, is based on proton exchange membrane technology from ITM Power. Yara will use the green hydrogen as feedstock to produce 20 500 tpy of ammonia, which will be converted into 80 000 t of green fertilizer.