Baby steps.
Whether you look at ammonia as a fertilizer or energy carrier depends on whether you focus on the nitrogen or the hydrogen in the molecule.
From The National (U.A.E.), Aug. 3:
State energy company signed an agreement with Japanese entities in July to explore the commercial production of blue ammonia in the UAE
Adnoc sold its first shipment of blue ammonia, which was produced in partnership with Fertiglobe, to Japanese trading house Itochu for use in fertiliser production.
The sale comes after Adnoc’s preliminary agreement in July with Japanese companies to explore the commercial production of blue ammonia in the UAE.
Blue ammonia is a more easily transportable fuel source made from blue hydrogen, a by-product of carbon dioxide that has been captured and stored.
The blue aspect refers to hydrogen derived from natural gas feedstocks.
The sale of blue ammonia for fertiliser purposes is part of the UAE's "expanding position" in the production of hydrogen and its carrier fuels, said Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and managing director and group chief executive of Adnoc....
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Last year we saw:
Hydrogen ICYMI: Saudi Arabia and Air Products To Build $5 billion Green Power-to-Ammonia Plant
"Saudi Arabia Sends Blue Ammonia to Japan in World-First Shipment"
