The world needs a clean energy transition. Yara Clean Ammonia is uniquely positioned to enable the hydrogen economy in a market expected to grow by 60 percent over the next two decades.
The world needs a clean energy transition. Yara Clean Ammonia is uniquely positioned to enable the hydrogen economy in a market expected to grow by 60 percent over the next two decades.
Ammonia, which does not emit CO2 when burned, is expected to become a next-generation fuel as it contains properties ideally suited for the hydrogen economy. Ammonia does not require cooling to extreme temperatures, and has a higher energy density than liquid hydrogen, making it more efficient to transport and store. Furthermore, producing ammonia with renewable energy results in zero or minimal greenhouse gas emissions.
Watch the video to learn more about clean (blue and green) ammonia.
Very low greenhouse gas emissions at production and no CO2 emissions at use
The perfect future proof shipping fuel and building block for fertilizer for the future
An effective future energy source
At Yara Sluiskil, we will capture 800,000 tons of CO2 every year from our production process. The captured carbon will be liquified in The Netherlands and transported to Norway for permanent storage under the North Sea. The contract between Yara Clean Ammonia and Northern Lights is one of the world's first examples of cross-border transportation of captured carbon and is an important milestone on the planet’s road towards net-zero.
Yara Clean Ammonia is constructing one of the world's largest pilot projects producing green ammonia. Renewable energy will replace fossil fuels and thereby reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 41,000 tons per year. The plant will produce enough hydrogen to produce 20,500 tonnes of clean ammonia per year, which converts into between 60,000 and 80,000 tonnes of fossil-free mineral fertilizer.
Building on its long experience and leading position within logistics, optimization and trade, Yara has now established Yara Clean Ammonia (YCA) as a separate unit and stated that an IPO will be evaluated.
The existing strong midstream position of YCA creates a pole position for development of new downstream market segments and an excellent basis for development of the Upstream ownership positions in competitive clean ammonia projects, like through the joint venture with Enbridge that was recently announced. The new clean ammonia segments being developed will fundamentally speed up the growth of the ammonia business. Those new segments are for shipping fuel, power production, ammonia as hydrogen carrier and clean fertilizer for food segments. YCA will contribute to the development of the first three segments, while Yara will be responsible for development of the fourth.
Yara Clean Ammonia has teamed up with several companies to enable the production, transport and use of clean ammonia. Click below to learn more about some of our partnerships.
Yara and JERA to collaborate on clean ammonia.
Read the press releaseYara and Enbridge have signed a letter of intent to construct a world scale low-carbon blue ammonia production facility.
Read the press releaseYCA is collaborating with ENGIE to produce renewable hydrogen.
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YCA and Cepsa connects Southern and Northern Europe with clean hydrogen.
Read the press releaseYCA and VNG enabling the implementation of Germany's Hydrogen Strategy.
Read the news storyYCA and BASF are collaborating on a joint study to develop and construct a low-carbon blue ammonia production facility.
Read the press releaseShipping accounts for 706 million tons of CO2 emissions, equivalent to 3% of the global CO2 emissions. Yara Clean Ammonia is working closely with partners to drive the green fuel transition.
Yara is cooperating with Azane Fuel Solutions to provide carbon-free ammonia bunkering terminals in Scandinavia.
Read the news storyYCA and Pilbara Ports Authority have signed a collaboration agreement to facilitate uptake of clean ammonia as marine fuel.
Read the news story“No one is better positioned than Yara to capture value in the clean ammonia market, as the world's second largest ammonia producer, with the world's largest export and trading network.”
