JERA Co. Inc. and Uniper signed memorandums of understanding to facilitate development of clean ammonia to advance production and supply of zero-carbon fuels from the US for use in the US, Europe, Japan, and greater Asia.
The initial aim is production of 2 million tonnes/year (tpy) of clean ammonia with expansion potential up to 8 million tpy, JERA said in a release Sept. 5.
The proposed infrastructure on the US Gulf Coast, developed by JERA Americas and ConocoPhillips, aims to produce hydrogen and convert it into clean ammonia to be supplied to JERA and Uniper under long-term agreements, with Europe as the primary initial export market, with Uniper targeting about 1 million tpy of green ammonia by the end of the decade.
A project engineering study will be completed by yearend to develop the first phase of the project which will assess green and blue hydrogen opportunities, the company said. Commercial operation is expected to begin in the late 2020s including a complete certified carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) program.
Additionally, JERA and Uniper are working together to optimize their LNG portfolio with the aim of additional LNG supply by Uniper to Germany and JERA to Japan and beyond.