Casale SA, Lugano, Switzerland, announced on Jan. 18 that it will be the licensor of the blue ammonia synthesis facility at 8 Rivers Capital LLC’s proposed $1 billion Cormorant Clean Energy Project in Port Arthur, Texas (GM Jan. 12, p. 1). The project will produce 880,000 mt/y of low carbon ammonia and capture 1.4 million mt/y of CO2 with a >99% capture rate.
As reported last week, ammonia produced from the plant will be sold at auction in South Korea, which has prioritized the fuel as a feedstock for coal-fired power plants. Fluor Corp., Irving, Texas, was awarded a contract for front-end engineering and design (FEED) and procurement services for the project last fall (GM Oct. 13, 2023).