Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG (Dortmund, Germany) has been awarded a contract to perform a technical study for a new green hydrogen and green ammonia project by the Emirati company Helios Industry. A water electrolysis plant, as well as a facility for sustainable ammonia production are planned to be constructed at Kizad in Abu Dhabi, UAE, based on thyssenkrupp technology. It will be the first commercial plant to produce CO2-free green ammonia from renewable resources in the UAE.
The planned facility will integrate thyssenkrupp’s green hydrogen and green ammonia technologies with the first phase set to incorporate a multi-megawatt electrolyzer plant and an ammonia production facility with capacity of 20,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr) with next step to increase this to 200,000 m.t./yr.
“This project is another important milestone for in the UAE’s shift to a lower carbon renewable energy future,” says M. K. Saiyed, managing director of Helios. “The new facility will produce green ammonia which is an energy carrier that enables easy transportation of renewable energy e.g. via ship. It can also be used as emission-free transport fuel and in the fertilizer and chemical industries.”
“We are very excited to work together with Helios to support the UAE on its way into a sustainable future,” says Sami Pelkonen, CEO of thyssenkrupp’s Uhde business unit. “In doing so, we are building both on our innovative technology solutions as well as on thyssenkrupp’s regional and local footprint and long heritage as a partner to the region.”
In today’s changing electricity landscape, moving towards renewable energy sources, there is a strong need for technologies for energy storage, grid balancing and cross-sector integration — not only for electrical applications but also for transportation, heating and the chemical industry. As a specialist in chemical plant engineering and construction, thyssenkrupp is able to offer various integrated solutions based on its water electrolysis technology. This includes for example processes for the production of sustainable ammonia, methanol and synthetic natural gas (SNG).