A 2.2 million mt/y green ammonia plant is being proposed at the Industrial and Port Complex of Pecém (CIPP), in Ceará, Brazil. Casa dos Ventos, São Paulo, a renewable energy company, and Comerc Eficiência, an energy efficiency company of the Comerc Energia Group,São Paulo, on Feb. 2 announced a partnership with the TransHydrogen Alliance (THA), whose objective is to create new supply chains for the energy transition of European countries.
The parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly develop a viable partnership targeting production of the first phase for export to Europe through the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands in the year 2026. Casa and Comerc have already signed a pre-contract with CIPP.
The plant is to be built on a 60-hectare site with a capacity of up to 2.4 GW of electrolysis, producing 960 mt/d of hydrogen. When all phases are implemented, green ammonia production of 2.2 million mt/y is expected.
THA is a consortium formed in early 2021 by Proton Ventures, Global Energy Storage (GES), Trammo DMCC, and Varo Energy. Engineering firm Proton Ventures, terminal developer GES, and ammonia trader Trammo will all participate in the project.