IHI Corp., Tokyo, announced on Jan. 25 that it has started looking into converting liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving and storage terminals near many gas-fired power plants into ammonia-based facilities. IHI said converting LNG facilities should drive ammonia uptake by slashing costs and ensuring effective land usage.
IHI, which is one of Japan’s leading LNG receiving and storage terminal manufacturers, said it will draw on its corrosion expertise and experimental technologies for materials to study the feasibility of minimally modifying these terminals during the second half of this decade.