ADNOC and Thyssenkrupp partner to solve the 'last piece of the puzzle' for clean hydrogen

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed a deal with German industrial group Thyssenkrupp to develop large-scale ammonia cracking plants that will allow extraction of hydrogen.

PHOTO: ADNOC and Thyssenkrupp Uhde announce ammonia cracking partnership. ADNOC

ADNOC is a large producer of hydrogen and will promote global hydrogen supply chains as part of its agreement with Thyssenkrupp Uhde. Hydrogen is much easier to compress, store and transport when it has been combined with nitrogen and converted to ammonia.

Large-scale ammonia cracking plants built with Thyssenkrupp’s ammonia cracking technology will then allow hydrogen to be extracted from the ammonia. Over 130 large-scale chemical plants already use Thyssenkrupp’s technology.

"Clean ammonia is the best way to transport hydrogen by ship, and together with ADNOC, we will deliver the last piece of the puzzle for global clean hydrogen trade at large scale," Thyssenkrupp Uhde chief executive Cord Landsmann said.

The companies also plan to explore opportunities to supply and ship low-carbon or green ammonia from the UAE to large-scale ammonia cracking sites worldwide.

ADNOC is investing in green hydrogen through Masdar, and it announced in May 2021 that it seeks to produce 1 million mt/year of low-carbon ammonia at the TA'ZIZ industrial ecosystem and chemicals hub.

By Debarati Bhattacharjee

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