Topsoe and its partners Skovgaard Energy and Vestas have inaugurated a new green ammonia plant in Ramme, Denmark. The plant will demonstrate a dynamic approach, which entails that the plant will adapt to the inherent fluctuations in power output from the renewable power sources in integration with the plant’s electrolysis and ammonia synthesis loop.

This will ensure optimal production and improve cost-effectiveness. With the power coming from renewable sources, the produced ammonia will be labeled as green ammonia.

Ammonia—either in the form of low-carbon ammonia or as an e-fuel—is expected to play a critical role in the world’s 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.

The plant is a demonstration project, which has received DKK 81 million (app. €11 million) funding from the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP). Output is to be 5,000 tons of green ammonia annually from renewable power. This production will prevent 8,200 tons of CO₂ from being emitted into the atmosphere every year.

50 MW new solar panels and 12 MW existing V80-2.0 MW Vestas wind turbines will supply the power.