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Scheduled for completion in 2023, the first concrete phase of the project will produce up to 625 t of renewable hydrogen and 3700 tpy of renewable ammonia.

The three companies have become limited partners in AP Ventures' Fund II, which invests globally in the hydrogen value chain from production to transport, through storage and to end use.

At an online signing ceremony, the companies agreed to explore opportunities for implementing Haldor Topsoe’s technologies at Shchekinoazot’s plants.

The UN Global Compact encourages its participants to adhere to a set of 10 universal sustainability principles.

Nutrien has also launched six commitments that aim to address the challenge of sustainably feeding a growing global population while protecting the planet, which include achieving at least a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Scope 1 + 2) per tonne of products produced.

The PROMETEO project will contribute towards decarbonising the energy, chemical and nitrogen fertilizer sectors, in line with the EU decarbonisation targets by 2030.

The two plants have earned 2020 ENERGY STAR® certification from the US Environmental Protection Agency.

The availability of green hydrogen and renewable power is expected to drive further sustainable industrialisation of the port, including production of fertilizers, green steel, chemicals, fuels, and other sustainably manufactured industrial products.

The funding for its Ince manufacturing facility in Cheshire, UK, will help the company move forward with its front end engineering study to capture and store carbon dioxide from its ammonia manufacturing process.

The produced ammonia from the facility being developed by Aquamarine can be used as a fertilizer or green marine fuel, using solid oxide electrolyser cells from Haldor Topsoe.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have announced plans to build a Power-to-X facility in Europe with the support of market leaders within the agriculture and shipping industries.

Henan Xinlianxin and Stamicarbon have signed licensing and equipment supply contracts for a second ultra-low energy grass root urea plant.

Yara has partnered up with Statkraft and Aker Horizons to establish a large-scale green ammonia project in Norway.

The global mining, metals and fertilizer business intelligence company CRU Group has announced the launch of its emissions analysis tool.

Grace Goodrich, African Oil & Power, explores how commercial farming is one of the highest-growth sectors in Mozambique, yet only 16% of land suitable for agriculture is being cultivated.