Yara will multiply its ammonia import capacity in Germany
To accelerate Germany's hydrogen economy, Yara International is modifying its ammonia terminals in Germany so that it can handle up to 3 million mt of ammonia, which is approximately 530,000 mt of hydrogen.
PHOTO: Yara's clean ammonia facility in Oslo, Norway. Yara International
Svein Tore Holsether, chief executive of Norwegian ammonia producer Yara International, says that Germany has been clear about its ambitions to boost the hydrogen economy, and Yara has identified “substantial potential” to increase its ammonia imports in Germany to meet growing market demand.
Yara currently operates two deep-sea ammonia terminals in Brunsbüttel and Rostock in northern Germany.
It imports 600,000 mt/year of ammonia at the Rostock terminal, making it “Germany’s largest ammonia storage capacity”, according to Rostock plant manager Thomas Schmitz. Brunsbüttel plant manager Yves Bauwens says additional tank capacity could further expand the plant's import capacity.
The German government announced, in May last year, that since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, it has reduced its dependence on Russian oil from 35% to 12% and its dependence on Russian gas from 55% to 35%. Germany also mapped out a national hydrogen strategy to reduce its dependence on Russian crude and petroleum products as well as promote renewable energy.
According to Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Germany’s national hydrogen strategy expects approximately 3 million mt/year of clean hydrogen demand by 2030 and up to 11 million mt/year by 2050. ADNOC has also entered the German market to accelerate its use of green hydrogen.
However, it is anticipated that Germany will have to import a substantial amount of its green hydrogen due to a lack of space to increase its renewable power production. This creates an enormous market for renewable fuel producers such as Yara.
Yara is also working on increasing its clean ammonia production globally in order to meet the demands of Germany's booming market.
By Konica Bhatt
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