Hyphen Hydrogen Energy’s (Hyphen) partnership with two major industrial companies aims to provide up to 750,000 tonnes of green ammonia annually. The offtake agreements with an unnamed major chemical company and Approtium, a South Korean hydrogen producer, involve up to 500,000 tonnes and 250,000 tonnes a year respectively.
The commitments follow Hyphen’s recently signed MoU with RWE Supply and Trading (RWEST), the German multinational utility company for supply of up to 300,000 tonnes annually of green ammonia from 2027. Hyphen has now concluded MoUs for volumes exceeding 1Mtpa of ammonia.
Hyphen, a Namibian registered, green hydrogen development company, is targeting annual production of 1m tonnes of green ammonia by 2027. The company plans to increase annual production to two million tonnes of green ammonia by 2029 for export to international markets, in addition to its commitments to supply and decarbonise energy domestically within Namibia and the southern Africa region.
Marco Raffinetti, CEO of Hyphen Hydrogen Energy, said: “The conclusion of these agreements with leading players in the energy and industrial sectors marks another exciting step in Hyphen’s journey to export green hydrogen globally. Although Hyphen’s primary focus is the supply of hydrogen into Europe, and Germany in particular, South Korea is expected to emerge as a key market in the green hydrogen sector, in which Approtium will be a major player. These partnerships with offtakers from various geographical regions firmly cement Namibia’s position as a key emerging player in the global green hydrogen industry.”
Separately, TGI Solar Power Group has brokered a partnership with TEAL Chimie & Energie, that will launch the company into the green energy sector.
TGI Shelly, and green ammonia specialists TEAL, are looking to optimise the zero-emission ammonia production market significantly. TGI will deploy TEAL’s green ammonia production plants in the coming years.
TEAL’s major focus has been developing and constructing its green ammonia production sites in North America, with the first 400MW of power to be installed at locations in Quebec, Canada, Northeast USA and the Southwestern United States. These will be the firm’s first green ammonia initiatives for production facilities, with operational launch planned for late 2025 or early 2026.
Jonathan Martel, CEO of TEAL, said it intends to use ‘cutting-edge’ electrolysers and ammonia synthesis.
“Additionally, we plan to develop facilities around the world to produce millions of tonnes of green ammonia from water and air. Ammonia saved humanity from starvation a century ago as a replacement for depleted sources of fertilisers, and history will repeat itself. Ammonia can save humanity once again as the workhorse of the hydrogen economy, replacing petrochemicals to decarbonise agriculture, transportation and power storage and generation,” he said.
Green ammonia has the highest volumetric energy density of all hydrogen-based energy sources – significantly more than pure hydrogen.
Global ammonia demand will grow at a CAGR of 1-2% between 2022-2025, according to Beroe data. The driving force is demand in Asia, due to higher demand from the agricultural sector. Around 8% of the world’s ammonium consumers are in the non-fertiliser industry, and a CAGR of 3-4% growth is expected in its demand.