<article><p class="lead">Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara has announced plans to produce 500,000 t/yr of green ammonia at its plant in Porsgrunn, Norway, and is looking for partners and government support. </p><p>Yara aims to fully electrify its ammonia plant in Porsgrunn, with the potential to cut 800,000 t/yr of CO2, equivalent to the emissions from 300,000 passenger cars. The firm aims to capture opportunities within shipping, agriculture and industrial applications in a market that it expects to grow by 60pc over the next two decades.</p><p>Ammonia's chemical properties make it ideally suited for the hydrogen economy. It does not require cooling to extreme temperatures and has a higher energy density than liquid hydrogen, making it more efficient to transport and store. This means it is the most promising hydrogen carrier and zero-carbon shipping fuel.</p><p>Yara is seeking partners and government support for the project, and if the required public co-funding and regulatory framework is given, the project could be operational in 2026. The project would eliminate one of Norway's largest static CO2 sources, and would be a major contributor for Norway to reach its Paris agreement commitments. Yara aims to fully remove CO2 emissions from its Porsgrunn ammonia production to produce emissions-free fuel for shipping, carbon-free fertilizer and ammonia for industrial applications.</p><p>Yara is targeting a 30pc reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2030, and is committing to establishing targets based on an industry-shaping collaboration with producer Nutrien and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. It also supports sectoral decarbonisation analysis for the nitrogen fertilizer industry.</p><p>The announcement today follows another green ammonia project planned in the Netherlands between Yara and Danish power firm Orsted. The companies announced plans in early October to develop a 100MW wind-powered electrolyser plant for the production of renewable hydrogen to <a href="https://direct.argusmedia.com/newsandanalysis/article/2147123">replace fossil-based hydrogen</a>. The renewable hydrogen will be used for ammonia production at Yara's Sluiskil facility in the Dutch province of Zeeland. The companies said the project could be operational by 2024-25, if the "required public co-funding is secured and the right regulatory framework is in place".</p></article>
