World’s first dynamic green ammonia demo plant in Denmark gets funding boost

LONDON (ICIS)–Plans for the world’s first industrial dynamic green ammonia demonstration plant received a boost on Friday after the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP) awarded nearly €11m of funding.

Backed by three partners – Skovgaard Invest, Vestas, and Haldor Topsoe – the Danish project comprises the construction of a 10MW green ammonia plant directly coupled to wind and solar power.

Due to launch in Western Jutland by 2023, the state-of-the-art facility – which is small-scale compared to huge projects in countries like Australia, Saudi Arabia and Chile – will generate up to 5,000 tonnes/year of green ammonia.

“Green ammonia, produced from renewable energy, is an excellent fuel and fertilizer that can potentially replace significant volumes of fossil fuels and help accelerate the transition to a world powered by renewable energy,” Haldor Topse said in a news release.

“The dynamic approach entails that the clean power from wind turbines and solar panels will be connected directly to the electrolysis unit making it more cost-effective than if involving a battery or hydrogen storage.”