Enaex SA, Santiago, has presented to Chilean regulators an environmental impact statement for its “HyEx – Ammonia Synthesis” project, according to Bloomberg.
It would be the first green ammonia plant in Chile that uses green hydrogen and renewable energy. It will have the capacity to produce 18,000 mt/y. The ammonia will be used for the production of ammonium nitrate, which will be used as an explosive in the mining industry.
The plant will be some 24 kilometers from the city of Tocopilla, in the Antofagasta Region. Engie Energia Chile will provide green hydrogen.