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Amogy, a developer of energy-dense
ammonia power solutions (earlier
post), and Trafigura, one
of the largest physical commodity trading groups in the world, are
partnering to study the use of ammonia as a carrier to transport
clean hydrogen from point of production to point of consumption.
The findings of this joint research on
ammonia cracking will help support industry-wide efforts to
decarbonize transport and heavy industrial processes and lower carbon
emissions to meet global climate goals.
Trafigura deploys infrastructure,
logistics and financing to connect global producers and consumers of
oil and petroleum products, metals and minerals and power and
renewables. The company is looking at future low-carbon sources of
energy including technologies that can enable the high-volume
transportation of zero-emission fuels. Ammonia is viewed as a
promising hydrogen carrier due to its high volumetric hydrogen
density, enabling economic, long-distance transport of hydrogen.
Amogy’s ammonia-to-power platform
features the company’s proprietary cracking technology that converts
ammonia back into hydrogen. Following successful demonstrations, Amogy
is now scaling up its technology for use in larger applications and
pursuing strategic partnerships to support global decarbonization
efforts.
Amogy and Trafigura will initiate a joint
research effort tasked with identifying and assessing scenarios in
which ammonia cracking technology can be deployed to support the
growing hydrogen market, starting with Europe which is targeting 20
million tonnes of hydrogen consumption by 2030. Using economic models
and energy demand forecasts, the two companies will determine the
viability and cost effectiveness of industrial-scale ammonia crackers.
At Trafigura, we
recognize that hydrogen will need to be transported over long
distances, from regions rich in renewable power to demand hubs.
Ammonia is a cost competitive carrier of hydrogen which will require
cracking at destination to cater to different end uses. We believe
ammonia cracking will be a key enabling technology for the large scale
uptake of clean hydrogen. Our work with Amogy will help us understand
the economics of this supply chain, to deliver the most competitive
low carbon hydrogen to our customers.
—Margaux Moore, Head of
Energy Transition Research at Trafigura
Ammonia is an energy-dense compound that
is already traded on a global scale through its use in agriculture and
supported by existing transportation and storage infrastructure.
Scalable ammonia cracking technologies to generate hydrogen have the
potential to help the European Union lower emissions from industry and
heavy-duty transport.
Founded in 2020 by four MIT PhD alumni,
Amogy aims to enable the decarbonization of the heavy-duty
transportation sector. The company has been invested in by Amazon’s
Climate Pledge Fund, AP Ventures, SK Innovation, Saudi Aramco Energy
Ventures and DCVC. To date, Amogy’s scalable ammonia-powered,
zero-emissions energy system has been demonstrated with success in a
drone and heavy-duty tractor.
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