German energy companies E.ON and Uniper on Aug. 23 announced that they have each signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) to purchase 500,000 mt/y of green ammonia from EverWind Fuels Co., Halifax, Nova Scotia, a private developer of green hydrogen and ammonia.
EverWind and the buyers plan to negotiate binding offtake agreements. The ammonia will come from EverWind’s production facility in Point Tupper, Nova Scotia, a multi-phase green hydrogen and ammonia production and export facility, which is in advanced stages of development and is expected to reach commercial operation in early 2025, the first in Atlantic Canada.
EverWind said its facility is situated on a site in Port Hawkesbury and benefits from over $600 million of world-class infrastructure, including an existing ice-free deep-water port with two berths that are capable of accommodating the largest vessels in the world.
The company said the facility will produce green hydrogen and convert it into green ammonia using a mix of certified green power from the Nova Scotia grid and onshore wind power, achieving total production of approximately 1 million mt/y of green ammonia. Future phases will be powered by offshore wind, which the company said would enable production of over 10 million mt/y of green ammonia and will be serviced by EverWind’s existing marine infrastructure.