Tecnimont and Nextchem to Design Green Ammonia Plant in India
Maire's Tecnimont and Nextchem are designing a green ammonia plant in India with Sembcorp Green Hydrogen India. Nextchem's ArcHy tool optimizes renewable energy use. Poland plans extensive hydrogen infrastructure.
July 16, 2024. By News Bureau
Italy-based Maire Tecnimont announced that its engineering and construction solutions arm, Tecnimont, in collaboration with sustainable technology solutions arm Nextchem, has secured an engineering design study for a green ammonia plant in India.
The contract, awarded by Sembcorp Green Hydrogen India, will be executed through Tecnimont's Indian subsidiary, Tecnimont Pvt Ltd (TCMPL). As per reports, Nextchem will deploy its digital tool, ArcHy (Architecture of Hydrogen systems), to optimize the use of renewable energy. This tool will analyze renewable energy production profiles over a year, under varying weather conditions, to size components like electrolyzers and storage systems. The goal is to enhance capital and operational efficiency throughout the plant's lifecycle, thereby reducing the overall cost of ammonia production.
It should be noted that as per Poland's Hydrogen development objectives, Poland has outlined strategic objectives for hydrogen development, focusing on energy, transport, and industry sectors. The government plans significant support for hydrogen infrastructure, aiming for 32 hydrogen filling stations by 2025 and 1,000 hydrogen buses by 2030.
Poland also targets the establishment of five hydrogen valleys and the development of electrolyzer, fuel cell, storage tank, and hydrogen vehicle factories. Currently, Poland ranks as the third-largest hydrogen producer in the European Union.
Also, Tyczka Hydrogen reported an incident at its Augsburg, Germany filling station involving a damaged compressor from Maximator Hydrogen. This issue prompted precautionary inspections at other stations with components from the same batch.
As per the reports, Vattenfall has paused its collaboration with Shell on the HySkies electrofuel project in Sweden due to disagreements over project timelines. Both companies are exploring alternative partnerships for industry decarbonization initiatives in Sweden's Forsmark region.
Plug Power has successfully deployed 13 hydrogen refueling stations across Europe over the past two years. These stations, supporting Plug Power’s material handling customer base and HYVIA joint venture with Renault, are expected to be fully operational by this summer. The largest site anticipates consuming close to half a ton of hydrogen daily.
Further, Fertiglobe has secured a 20-year offtake agreement with Hintco in Germany for green ammonia from the Scatec-led hydrogen project in Egypt. This agreement marks a significant milestone for the Egypt Green Hydrogen project in Ain Sokhna, showcasing the competitiveness of green hydrogen and ammonia production. The project, powered by approximately 270 MW of solar and wind capacity, aims to deliver substantial quantities of renewable hydrogen and ammonia annually.
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