Perth-based Allied Green Ammonia Pty Ltd. and Spanish global engineering company Técnicas Reunidas SA have signed a Project Development Agreement (PDA) to initiate the first phases of a green hydrogen and green ammonia production facility on the Gove Peninsula in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Allied Green said the Basic Engineering Design (BED) and Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) are to start shortly for the proposed plant, which is planned to produce 165,000 mt/y of green hydrogen which will be used to produce 912,000 mt of green ammonia annually.
The Australian company put the investment required for the project at an estimated $8.5 billion. Negotiations are currently in progress with various entities, industrial companies, and investment funds, Allied Green said, including with the Northern Territory’s northeast Arnhem Land’s Gumatj indigenous people.
The company recently signed an MOU with Gumatj Corporation Ltd. “to move towards an agreement in developing the green hydrogen and green ammonia production facility near the township of Nhulunbuy on the Gove Peninsula.”
If the negotiations are successful and financial closure reached, Técnicas Reunidas will start the next phases of detailed engineering, procurement, and construction management. Allied Green said the project will provide more than 2,000 direct and indirect jobs during construction and some 500 direct and indirect jobs once operational.