Fluor Corp., Irving, Texas, announced that it has been awarded a contract for front-end engineering and design (FEED) and procurement services by Cormorant Clean Energy LLC, a subsidiary of 8 Rivers Capital, LLC, Durham, N.C., for the construction of a low-carbon blue ammonia production facility. Fluor will recognize the contract in third-quarter 2023.
8 Rivers Capital told Green Markets that no further details about the facility were available at this time, including location, capacity, or timeline.
Once constructed, the facility will be the first commercial-scale application of 8 Rivers’ 8RH2 ultra-low-carbon hydrogen production technology. The hydrogen produced will be converted into ammonia that can be stored and transported until it is “cracked” back into hydrogen after reaching its end user.
Fluor will be responsible for FEED services of the entire facility, including process units, utilities and offsites, buildings, and roads. The project includes multiple licensed technology units which Fluor will develop deliverables for using process design packages from the licensors.