Topsoe has signed an agreement with developer Hygenco to provide its dynamic ammonia technology for Hygenco’s upcoming green ammonia plant in Gopalpur, Odisha, India. Hygenco will utilize Topsoe’s advanced dynamic green ammonia technology, allowing for flexible and efficient operations while optimizing overall performance.

This technology will support Hygenco’s ambition of exporting green ammonia to European markets, aligning with the European Union’s Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin (RFNBO) regulations.

Ammonia—either in the form of low-carbon ammonia or as an e-fuel—is expected to play a critical role in the 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 such as steel and cement production.

The plant is phase one of a three-phase projects at Tata Steel’s Special Economic Zone Industrial Park (GIP) in Gopalpur, Odisha, India. Phase one of the green ammonia project will have an installed capacity of 750 tons per day. The plant is expected to be operational by 2027.

Topsoe’s dynamic ammonia technology, DynAMMO, adapts the production output of green ammonia in response to fluctuating supply of renewable electricity.

The dynamic ammonia process plant will enable: 1) the ramping up/down of the ammonia production bidirectionally at a rate of at least 3% per minute in response to the fluctuating supply of hydrogen to the ammonia plant; 2) significant reduction in capital expenditure and operational expenditure since hydrogen storage systems can be reduced substantially, or otherwise eliminated; 3) renewable electricity to be stored in a zero-carbon chemical.

Green ammonia can function as a green fuel, an energy carrier and green fertilizer.

Headquartered in Gurgaon, India, Hygenco develops and deploys scaled-up commercially attractive green hydrogen and green ammonia assets. Hygenco, which has deep capabilities in designing, building, and operating Green Hydrogen projects, has commissioned India’s first Green Hydrogen project in Hisar which was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel earlier this year. Hygenco is looking to invest $2.5 billion over 3 years to set up Green Hydrogen projects in India.