ThyssenKrupp Uhde wins pre-FEED contracts for two Brazil green ammonia plants

ThyssenKrupp Uhde has won pre-front-end engineering design (pre-FEED) contracts for two green ammonia plants in Brazil from developer Fuella, the company said on June 10.

The projects, PeGA at the Port of Pecém and AçuGA at the Port of Açu, will each produce 400,000 tonnes per year of green ammonia using renewable power. ThyssenKrupp Uhde will supply its ammonia synthesis technology and integration engineering, including electrolysis.

Nadja Håkansson, chief operating officer of thyssenkrupp Decarbon Technologies and chief executive of thyssenkrupp Uhde, said the contracts advance the company’s low-carbon ammonia portfolio. Dr Thorsten Helms, managing director of Fuella, said Brazil’s renewable resources make it competitive for green ammonia production.

Green ammonia, made with hydrogen from renewable-powered electrolysis rather than natural gas, is being pursued as a low-carbon fertilizer feedstock and a potential marine fuel.

Brazil’s combination of wind, solar and port infrastructure has drawn a wave of green hydrogen and ammonia proposals. Pre-FEED marks an early engineering stage, with final investment decisions still ahead.

Source: World Fertilizer