Argus Clean Ammonia Asia Conference

• Japan’s leadership in the energy transition:Why is clean ammonia so important to achieving net zero in Asia?
• What role does the government envision for clean ammonia along with hydrogen in the transition to net zero for Japan?
• Policy frameworks: What are the main updates on the Japanese incentive and subsidy schemes for import of clean ammonia as a clean fuel?

• What role will clean ammonia play in Korea’s decarbonisation journey?
• What are the main updates on the Korean scheme for ammonia incentivisation?
• How is the first tender round going? What are the main learnings? 

Highlighting some of the region’s most exciting projects looking to accelerate clean ammonia adoption. Providing attendees with some perspectives from key offtakers and how they are working to create firm demand for clean ammonia.

• What is the current status of the pilot for cofiring ammonia for power generation at the Hekinan Thermal Power Station?
• What are the key learnings taken so far?
• What comes next?

• How is the development of ammonia-fuelled ships progressing? What are the main opportunities?
• What more is needed and what are some of the expected timelines?

• How are LFC looking to meet the goal of Motie policy framework of cofiring clean ammonia and hydrogen from 2027?
• Why is LFC well positioned to play a key role in ammonia imports for energy and other industry applications?
• How will LFC be looking to different end users including power plants, marine sector and ammonia as a hydrogen carrier?

• How does ammonia compare as an option with alternative hydrogen carriers (MCH, LOHC or liquid hydrogen) being considered in Asia?
• How are key supply and demand regions working together to create a trading market for clean ammonia?
• Have we got any more clarity on who will pay the premium for low-carbon ammonia

Moderator: Tim Cheyne, SVP Clean Ammonia and Fertilizers, Argus

Speakers include: 

Shigeru (Sam) Muraki, President, Clean Fuel Ammonia Association

Lynn Loo, Chief Executive, Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation

Nizhar Marizi, Director of Energy Resources, Mineral, and Mining, Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas), Republic of Indonesia

How will offtake contracts match up with regulations and certification?

• Argus introduction – Pricing mechanisms: how is pricing for blue vs green ammonia developing? How are regulatory frameworks shaping this?
• What does this mean for contract structures?
• Will there come a time for homogenisation of demand and incentive schemes?

Speakers include:

Andrea Valentini, VP Ammonia, Argus

Siddhartha Shrivastava, Head of New Energies & Resources Asia, SMBC

• Bankability: what are banks’ requirements for financing clean ammonia export projects?
• Demand projections: is there enough firm demand coming from Asia and the rest of the world to make projects a reality?
• What is needed from governments and offtakers? Is the infrastructure and storage necessary already in place to make offtake a reality?

Moderator: Alistair Wallace, Principal - Consulting, Argus

Speakers include: 

Karan Bagga, CTO, thyssenkrupp Uhde Australia

• What are some of the key initiatives towards decarbonisation in the region?
• How is southeast Asia looking at ammonia to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors? What are some of the potential applications?
• How are refiners looking to ammonia as part of their decarbonisation strategies? How are they applying their extensive knowledge of incumbent fossil-based energy markets?

• Why is engagement in the development of the global market for clean ammonia important for trading houses?
• What are the main areas of development needed to handle new and increased volumes given current expertise? What are some of the ARBs emerging?
• How are trading houses involved across the value chain – from engine development to production projects?

• What are going to be the major hydrogen and ammonia hubs in north Asia? How close are they to their intended application market?
• What infrastructure and storage exists today and how does it need to be scaled up or built out to accommodate larger import volumes?
• Will there be different types of bunkering hubs emerging in Asia depending on use case (shipping the fuel vs bunkering the fuel)?

• What have been the main developments in Singapore’s approach to ammonia for bunkering? What are some of the main initiatives taking place?
• When is ammonia bunkering expected to take place in Singapore? What is needed to make this a reality?
• How could green corridors play a role in building out supply chain needs for ammonia bunkering in Singapore, ensuring safety requirements needed? 

• Will IMO regulations stick and how do they translate to markets in Apac? How is Europe being used as a guideline market for Asia for marine fuels?
• What activities are taking place in Asia beyond Singapore to accelerate the adoption of low-carbon fuels such as ammonia?
• Why is partnership across the value chain for shipping important? 

Speakers include:

Ahmed Harby, Director Operations and Logistics, Fertiglobe

Dr. Shahrin Osman, Regional Head & Global Business Development, DNV & Director, Maritime Decarbonisation and Smart Shipping Centre of Excellence (Singapore/Asia-Pac)

• How could they be game changer for decarbonising the power industry hard and fast in Japan?
• How are different companies approaching development?
• How could they be suited to southeast Asia?

• Engine developments: developments on four stroke, two stroke for maritime and four stroke for power generation
• What are the different requirements for the two industries?
• How are engine manufacturers working in partnership across industries to accelerate development of combustion engines for ammonia to reach net zero goals?

• What technology is available? What is the technology readiness level?
• Is ammonia cracking the key to fully unlocking the hydrogen economy in Asia?
• Will cracking facilities be integrated into import terminals in key hubs around Asia? 

Speakers include: 

Christian Renk, Head of Technology, Innovation & Sustainability (TIS) - Operating Unit Fertilizer and Methanol, thyssenkrupp Uhde

• What direction is policy moving in to introduce ammonia?
• How are companies working together to reduce costs across the supply chain?
• What are some of the key initiatives taking place?

Speakers include:

Bunro Shiozawa, Advisory Member, Clean Fuel Ammonia Association and Senior Researcher, International Environment and Economy Institute, Japan

Koji Nakamura, CEO, Tsubame