CF Industries Holdings Inc., Deerfield, Ill., on April 21 announced that it has signed an engineering and procurement contract with Thyssenkrupp, Essen, Germany, for the company’s green ammonia project at its Donaldsonville, La., manufacturing complex.
Thyssenkrupp will supply a 20 megawatt (MW) alkaline water electrolysis plant. CF will integrate the carbon-free hydrogen generated by the electrolysis plant into existing ammonia synthesis loops to enable the production of 20,000 st/y of green ammonia.
CF said it will manage the construction and installation, which is expected to begin in second-half 2021. When complete in 2023, CF said the project will be the largest of its kind in North America
“Today we launch a new era for CF Industries as we sign a definitive agreement to develop the first commercial-scale green ammonia project in North America,” said Tony Will, CF President and CEO. “This project highlights the competitive advantage our world-class ammonia production network offers to industries sourcing carbon-free energy and reinforces our commitment to make significant progress in reducing our carbon footprint by 2030.”
CF announced plans for the Donaldsonville green ammonia project late last October (GM Oct. 30, 2020). At the time, Will put a $100 million price tag on the project. The company said the cost of the project will fit within the company’s annual capital expenditure budget.
CF said Thyssenkrupp’s modular electrolyzer technology allows additional units to be added that leverage the Donaldsonville site infrastructure, enabling production to scale in the future.
CF said it will allocate renewable energy purchased across its network from available grid-connected sources to match 100 percent of the electricity needed by the electrolyzer to separate water into carbon-free hydrogen and oxygen.