Ammonia cracking milestone: Amogy to pilot 1 t/day hydrogen module at Singapore’s A*STAR testbed

Amogy will deploy an ammonia cracking module designed to produce up to one tonne of hydrogen a day at Singapore’s new Low-Carbon Technology Translational Testbed (LCT³) in 2027, the New York-based company and the city-state’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) announced on October 23.

The testbed, which broke ground the same day at the Singapore Industry Decarbonisation Forum, is hosted by A*STAR’s Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment on Jurong Island. The Singapore Economic Development Board is supporting the project. Amogy will supply its reformer and catalyst technology and run the project, while working with A*STAR on cheaper next-generation catalysts.

Ammonia cracking splits ammonia back into hydrogen and nitrogen, letting ammonia serve as a hydrogen carrier. Professor Lim Keng Hui of A*STAR said the key challenge for such technologies is proving reliable performance at scale under industrial conditions. Singapore’s second data-center call for applications requires at least 50% of new capacity to use eligible green energy pathways, including low-carbon ammonia and hydrogen.

Amogy CEO Seonghoon Woo said the deployment lays groundwork for wider commercial adoption across Asia-Pacific. The partnership will also lead to Amogy’s first R&D center outside the U.S. New ammonia-to-energy outlets matter for producers seeking offtake, as shown by the recent ship-to-ship green ammonia bunkering in China.

Source: Amogy