Sunday, December 17, 2023

Speaking of Ammonia: "Fortescue gets 200 million euros for Norway green ammonia plant"

For those readers who don't obsessively follow every word on the blog (c'mon, join the cult, get the tote bag as our gift) it was 7:11 AM PST, December 16, "Isaac Asimov On Water (and our friend, nitrogen)", when we last looked at the wonders of H₂O and the almost-wonders of NH3.

From Reuters, December 15:

Australia's Fortescue (FMG.AX) on Friday said it received 200 million euros ($219.3 million) from the European Union (EU) for its Holmaneset Project, a flagship green ammonia plant in Norway.

The plant aims to capitalise on the Norwegian transmission grid's surplus renewable energy and ship the resulting green ammonia to domestic and European markets, the iron ore miner said in a statement.

"The green hydrogen and green ammonia produced near Svelgen has the potential to replace fossil fuels in industries that find it difficult to cut emissions, like long-haul transport, shipping and heavy industry," Fortescue Norway Country Manager Thor Magnus Rovik said....

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