Houston-based KBR announced on April 4 that its K-GreeN® technology has been selected by Avina Clean Hydrogen for its 700,000 mt/y green ammonia project on the Texas Gulf Coast. Under the terms of the contracts, KBR will provide the process technology license and engineering design for a grassroots project to produce 2,200 mt/d of green ammonia.
“We are honored that Avina has selected our technology for the largest green ammonia project in North America to date,” said Doug Kelly, KBR President, Technology. “This project underscores that green ammonia can be produced economically at commercial scale, and we look forward to working closely with Avina to ensure a successful implementation.”
Based in New York City, Avina reported in December that it plans to break ground on the new plant in 2023 (GM Dec. 16, 2022). The company said it has signed an offtake agreement for 100% of the product from the first phase of production. The first phase of the plant – 100,000 mt/y – is expected to become operational in 2025.
“We have set out on an ambitious ESG journey, and our selection of KBR as the green ammonia technology licensor is a concrete step towards meeting our objectives,” said Vishal Shah, Founder and CEO of Avina. “Our decision was driven both by KBR’s innovative technology, as well as their ability to deliver a complete solution.”
Avina reported in December that it plans to invest $1 billion in green ammonia and hydrogen plants by 2025 and has a pipeline of an additional 1.5GW of renewable energy assets that can be converted into green hydrogen projects under various stages of development. The company told Green Markets that it is working on green hydrogen projects in California, Texas, and the Midwest.