Topsoe to support green ammonia flagship project in Saudi Arabia

• Topsoe technology to enable green ammonia production at ACWA’s ammonia plant, which will be established as part of the Yanbu Green Hydrogen Project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Final investment decision is expected to be taken in 2026 and the green ammonia plant will expectedly start operations in 2030.
• When the plant is in full operation, Topsoe’s technology will expectedly help enable an annual emission avoidance of approximately 1.7 million tons of CO2e compared to ammonia produced from natural gas.

Topsoe, a leading global provider of advanced technology and solutions for the energy transition, is pleased to announce its selection as the ammonia technology licensor for ACWA's Yanbu Green Hydrogen Project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The technology delivered by Topsoe will enable the produced green hydrogen from the Yanbu Project to be converted into ammonia. Besides the dynamic ammonia technology, Topsoe will also deliver engineering, proprietary equipment and catalysts to Sinopec and Tecnicas Reunidas, who have jointly been awarded the FEED-contract (Front-End Engineering Design).

The agreement further strengthens the strategic partnership between Topsoe and ACWA, and by integrating Topsoe’s advanced dynamic ammonia technology, the project will support the production of green ammonia at scale.

Yassir Ghiyati, CCO at Topsoe, said:
“We are happy to expand our collaboration with ACWA on their impressive project. Green ammonia plays a critical role in reducing emissions from energy-intensive industries and long-distance transportation. We need to deploy decarbonization solutions on a global scale, and ACWA’s project will be able to deliver a strong contribution.”

Driss Berraho - EVP Business Development Green Hydrogen at ACWA, said:
“As one of Saudi Arabia’s leading enablers of the green hydrogen economy, ACWA is developing full-scale, utility-level facilities. Our collaboration with Topsoe at the Yanbu Green Hydrogen Project will convert competitive renewable-energy into green hydrogen-based fuels, including green ammonia, at industrial scale. This development strengthens the hydrogen corridors that will connect competitive renewable resources with global demand centres and contribute to achieving the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 industrial transformation.”

The Yanbu Green Ammonia Project is a large-scale development for GW scale green hydrogen, and with Topsoe’s technology, ACWA will be able to convert the hydrogen into ammonia. The licensing agreement covers the first mega-scale green ammonia units in Yanbu, with a capacity of 2,700 metric tons per day (MTPD) and the interest to replicate the scheme in subsequent units.

Green Ammonia is expected to play a critical role in the journey towards net zero: It can be transported using existing infrastructure; and it has multiple end-uses, not only as a fuel or hydrogen carrier but also to help decarbonize industrial processes like steel and cement production.

What is Topsoe’s dynamic ammonia technology
Topsoe’s dynamic ammonia technology adapts the production output of green ammonia in response to fluctuating supply of renewable electricity.

The dynamic ammonia process plant will enable:

• The ramping up/down of the ammonia production bidirectionally at a rate of at least 3% per minute in response to the fluctuating supply of hydrogen to the ammonia plant
• Significant reduction in capital expenditure and operational expenditure since hydrogen storage systems can be reduced substantially, or otherwise eliminated
• Renewable electricity to be stored in a zero-carbon chemical.

Read more about Topsoe’s ammonia solutions here.

About ACWA
ACWA (TADAWUL:2082) is a Saudi-listed company and the world's largest private water desalination company, the first mover into green hydrogen, and a leader in the global energy transition. Registered and established in 2004 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ACWA employs over 4,000 people and is currently present in 15 countries in the Middle East, Africa, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. ACWA’s portfolio comprises 110 projects in operation, advanced development, or under construction with an investment value of SAR 431.25 billion (USD 115 billion) and the capacity to generate 94GW of power (of which 52GW is renewables) and manage 9.2million m3/day of desalinated water. This energy and water are delivered on a bulk basis to address the needs of state utilities and industries on long-term, off-taker contracts under utility services outsourcing and public-private partnership models.

https://acwapower.com

About Topsoe
Topsoe is a leading global provider of advanced technology and solutions for the energy transition.

Built on decades of scientific research and innovation, we are working with customers and partners to drive energy resiliency and to achieve their sustainability goals.

We offer world-leading solutions for transforming renewable resources into fuels and chemicals, and we provide technologies needed to produce low-carbon and conventional fuels and chemicals as well as ensuring clean air.

We were founded in 1940 and are headquartered in Denmark, with over 2,800 employees serving customers all around the globe. To learn more, visit  www.topsoe.com. 

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