Western Australia’s CSBP Ltd., Kwinana Beach, has filed a proposal with Western Australia’s Environmental Protection Agency to construct and operate a new ammonia plant within the CSBP Kwinana Industrial Complex in the Kwinana Industrial Area (KIA), located approximately 40 kilometers south of the Perth Central Business District.
The proposal will use natural gas sourced from the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (DBNGP), integrated with hydrogen production from a 10 megawatt electrolyzer to manufacture ammonia, which will then be used by CSBP for the manufacture of other chemical products or sold externally to customers.
The proposal will be a self-sustained facility with a production capacity of approximately 300,000 mt/y and will be integrated with a number of existing CSBP facilities located in the KIA. The expected life of the project is 35 years.
The proposed development would be on 27.52 hectares. One hectare of native vegetation would be cleared. The project is located within the 138 hectare CSBP Kwinana Industrial Complex.
The proposal has associated scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions of up to 539,003 m CO2 equivalent per annum during operations.
CSBP currently produces up to 255,000 mt/y of ammonia, and has the capacity to store 40,000 mt.