Denmark-based Topsoe announced that it has inaugurated its green ammonia facility in Ramme, Denmark. The facility, which is a partnership of Topsoe, Skovgaard Energy, and Vestas, is expected to demonstrate how renewable power fluctuations can be managed in a production facility while producing ammonia in a cost-effective manner.
The 5,000 mt/y green ammonia demonstration project secured $12 million in funding from the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme. It will receive power from 50 MW existing solar panels and from 12 MW newly installed wind turbines supplied by Vestas.
“With this new facility, we are taking an important step, which will benefit both Denmark and the rest of the world,” said Kim Hedegaard, CEO Power-to-X at Topsoe. “We need to continue the development of green alternatives for energy-intensive industries and long-distance transportation with research, innovation, and action. This project is a unique example of going from good intentions to actively supporting the energy transition.”
Topsoe has made several recent moves in the low-carbon space. It recently announced that it was awarded a contract to support the Front End Engineering Design study for a low-carbon ammonia plant for CF Industries in Louisiana in collaboration with Mitsui (GM May 3, p. 27). In February Topsoe reported signing an agreement with South Korea’s Approtium to convert low-carbon ammonia into hydrogen using ammonia cracking technology (GM Feb 23, p. 35).