LSB Industries Inc. and Amogy Inc. on May 25 jointly announced they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at promoting the adoption of low-carbon ammonia as a marine fuel, initially for the US inland waterways transportation sector. The two will collaborate on the evaluation and development of a pilot program that integrates LSB’s low carbon ammonia and Amogy’s ammonia-to-power technology.
Upon successful completion of the evaluation and pilot program, the companies expect to further collaborate on a larger-scale development, including exploration of opportunities for development of an end-to-end supply chain of low carbon ammonia and deployment of Amogy technology across multiple applications, including maritime vessels. The evaluation and pilot program includes potential engagement with other parties across the ammonia value chain. The two parties will also collaborate on various advocacy, education, and outreach efforts regarding the use of ammonia as a fuel.
“Our vision at LSB is to be a leader in the energy transition through the production of low and no carbon products,” said LSB President and CEO Mark Behrman. “This collaboration agreement is an exciting step in our journey toward achieving our goals and we’re thrilled to be working with such an outstanding partner in Amogy.”
“We’re delighted by this opportunity to work with LSB to advance the development of a low-carbon ammonia supply chain primarily in the US,” said Seonghoon Woo, Amogy CEO. “The success of this collaboration will be a key step toward solidifying ammonia’s position as a comprehensive solution for decarbonizing the commercial transportation sector across the entire value chain, from the upstream production to the downstream usage.”
Brooklyn-based Amogy, founded in 2020 by four MIT PhD alumni, seeks to enable the decarbonization of the heavy-duty transportation sector. Amogy plans to present its ammonia-powered, zero-emission tugboat in late 2023 (GM March 24, p. 28). Upon the successful sail of the tugboat, it plans its first commercial offering in 2024.
To date, Amogy’s scalable ammonia-powered, zero-emissions energy system has been demonstrated with success in a drone, heavy-duty tractor, and a semi-truck (GM Jan. 20, p. 31; June 3, 2022).
Amogy has other commercial deployments with partners, including an inland barge retrofit project with Southern Devall (GM Nov. 4, 2022) and Yara Clean Ammonia (YCA), a decarbonization-focused subsidiary of Yara International ASA (GM Nov. 11, 2022), under which YCA will consider Amogy’s ammonia-to-power system for use within future shipping projects. The companies will also pursue opportunities with external partners, including shipowners, for Amogy to deliver its technology and YCA to deliver clean ammonia.