Trammo DMCC, Paris, a subsidiary of Trammo Inc., New York City, and Proton Ventures BV, Schiedam, the Netherlands, an engineering company specializing in ammonia technology, said on Jan. 18 they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for joint cooperation on green ammonia projects. Proton Ventures would construct green ammonia production units, storage facilities, and import and export terminals (NFuel Projects), and subsequently supply the green ammonia produced through wind and solar energy to Trammo.
Trammo, which has more than 55 years of ammonia marketing and logistics experience, would offtake and market the green ammonia and transport it to customers around the world using its fleet of specialized refrigerated vessels.
“We are pleased and proud to use Trammo’s long-standing transportation and distribution expertise to develop green ammonia projects,” said Christophe Savi, Head of Trammo’s Ammonia Division.
“Trammo strongly supports sustainable systems as well as environmentally friendly solutions, and intends to participate actively, together with its existing suppliers and other participants, in the industry’s green transition. We believe that this innovative partnership with Proton Ventures will create great synergies between our respective companies, allowing us collectively to service the global decarbonization process while adding new key logistics solutions for many of our partners in the marketplace,” Savi said.
“We are thrilled with this MOU with Trammo,” said Hans Vrijenhoef, CEO of Proton Ventures. “From a technical point of view, Proton Ventures will take the lead to organize, design, and execute NFuel Projects on behalf of our clients. We believe that the participation of Trammo as offtaker, with its extensive experience, reputation for reliability, and global marketing network, will ensure the required offtake agreements for the projects.”
In addition to its ammonia position, Trammo is active in sulfur, sulfuric acid, and petroleum coke. It is also a producer and marketer of nitric acid in the U.S.
Proton Ventures technologies and products include storage concepts for chemical and liquid energy carriers. It designs and builds pressurized ammonia storage facilities, small-scale ammonia production facilities “NFuel” units, and SCR processes.