There has been a release of nitrogen oxides from Austin Powder’s Red Diamond plant in Ohio. The company says that the decomposition of nitric acid caused the incident due to elevated temperatures inside a 5,000-gallon storage tank. This led to a visible release of nitrogen oxide gas, which was vented through the plant’s built-in safety […]
INPEX Corp says that it has commenced commissioning work, including the introduction of natural gas at its integrated blue hydrogen and ammonia production and utilisation demonstration test project in Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture. The project is the first of its kind in Japan to implement an integrated process from the production to the use of […]
Egypt is looking towards hugely increased LNG imports to try and reduce domestic shortages. A second floating regasification and storage unit arrived in May and two more are expected to be in place soon. Reuters reports that the country has reached agreements with energy firms and trading houses to buy 150 to 160 cargoes of […]
Casale has signed two contracts with Xin Lian Xin Chemicals Group Co.,Ltd for the implementation of ammonia and urea technologies in the company’s new urea complex in Henan province. Capacities for the two plants will be 2,700 t/d of ammonia and 3,500 t/d of urea. Casale says that the complex will be its first grassroots […]
Marubeni has signed a long-term offtake agreement with green technology company Envision Energy Co., Ltd for ammonia produced from renewable energy in Inner Mongolia, China. Marubeni says that it will take a certain volume of green ammonia produced at a plant on a long-term basis and supply it to clients. This project marks Marubeni’s first […]
The SA-H2 Fund – a partnership between climate finance investor Climate Fund Managers and Dutch development financing institution Invest International – has committed up to $20 million in development funding to complete the final stage of development of the Hive Hydrogen Coega Green Ammonia Project – South Africa’s first large-scale green ammonia production facility. SA-H2 […]
NEOM Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC), a joint venture between ACWA Power, Air Products and NEOM, says that construction of its new green ammonia plant in Saudi Arabia has reached 80% completion across the hydrogen plant, wind and solar farm and transmission grid, with milestone equipment being received and installed, including wind turbines, hydrogen storage vessels, […]
KBR says that they have been awarded a second ammonia cracking technology contract by Hanwha Impact Corporation for its clean power generation facility in Korea. Under the terms of the agreement, KBR will provide technology licensing, proprietary engineering design and equipment, and services for a 214 t/d hydrogen facility. The plant will use KBR’s proprietary […]
BASF has expanded its sustainable product portfolio by launching two new renewable ammonia grades; renewable ammonia and renewable 24.5% ammonia solution. BASF produces the renewable ammonia grades at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen by feeding renewable hydrogen into the ammonia plant, reducing the plant’s natural gas consumption. The plant uses both gas-based hydrogen as well […]
Cryogenic storage company INOX India Ltd has launched its first ultra-high-purity (UHP) ammonia T-50 ISO tank container. The container, designed, engineered and manufactured by INOX India is engineered to withstand high pressure levels, and complies with international standards including ASME Sec VIII, Div-1 with U-designated construction. Its core feature is a high-precision internal finish with […]