Carbon emission reduction technology company Topsoe and its partners Skovgaard Energy and Vestas, have announced that the first dynamic green ammonia plant is now in operation and producing green ammonia.
First of a kind, the plant demonstrates a dynamic approach, which entails that the plant will adapt to the inherent fluctuations in power output from the renewable power sources in integration with the plant’s electrolysis and ammonia synthesis loop. This will ensure optimal production and improve cost-effectiveness of green ammonia. The dynamic approach is considered important as it optimises operations and ensures less need for costly storage solutions of green hydrogen or renewable power.
Kim Hedegaard, CEO Power-to-X, Topsoe, said: “This is a significant achievement. By working across the value chain, we’re accelerating green ammonia as a pathway to diversify our energy supply and decarbonise energy-intensive industries and long-distance transportation like shipping and agriculture.”
Niels Erik Madsen, CEO Skovgaard Energy, added: “We are extremely proud of this ground-breaking project in Northwest Jutland driving innovation, growth and job creation locally. It demonstrates the energy systems of tomorrow – scalable worldwide to accelerate the green transition.”
Topsoe has delivered the ammonia technology, and Vestas delivered renewable wind power adding to the power provided from Skovgaard Energy’s solar panels and Vestas wind turbines.
Ammonia – either in the form of low-carbon ammonia or as an e-fuel – is expected to play a critical role in the world’s fuel mix. It can be transported using existing infrastructure; and it has multiple end-uses, not only as a fuel or hydrogen carrier but also to help decarbonise sectors such as shipping.
The plant is a demonstration project, which has received funding from the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP). It is sited at Ramme, near Lemvig, Northwest Jutland, Denmark. It can produce about 5,000t of green ammonia annually from renewable power, saving some 9,600t CO2e per year. It is powered by 50 MW of solar panels and 12MW from existing V80-2.0 MW Vestas wind turbines.
Image: The Skovgaard green ammonia plant has started operation (source: Topsoe)
