Milan-based Maire SpA announced that Tecnimont (Integrated E&C Solutions) has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by the MadoquaPower2X consortium to develop an integrated green hydrogen and green ammonia plant located in the industrial zone of Sines, Portugal.
MadoquaPower2X is a consortium comprised of Portuguese company Madoqua Renewables, The Netherlands-based Power2X, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its Energy Transition Fund.
The project is targeting the production of green hydrogen using alkaline-water electrolyzer technology for the production of up to 1,200 mt/d of green ammonia through the Haber-Bosch process. The green ammonia will be transported by pipeline to the Port of Sines and loaded for export to northwestern Europe and/or used as maritime fuel.
Tecnimont’s scope of work entails the design of the electrolyzers’ integration, air separation unit for nitrogen production, ammonia production plant, as well as storage and ship loading facilities, Maire announced on Feb. 5.
As part of the agreement, Tecnimont will also submit an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) proposal for the construction activities of the plant. Maire said the Final Notice to Proceed is expected by March 22 this year. The award follows a PRE-FEED carried out by NextChem Tech, Maire’s Sustainable Technology Solutions subsidiary.