ADNOC, Currenta and Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) yesterday to explore opportunities and support the climate-neutral transformation of industry through the creation of a low-carbon ammonia value chain.
The primary focus of the agreement will be the production and transportation of low-carbon ammonia and its application as a fuel in energy generation, including industrial-scale testing at Currenta’s site in Dormagen, Germany. Ammonia, a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen, can be used as a low-carbon fuel across a wide range of industrial applications, including transportation, power generation, and industries including steel, cement and fertilizer production.
The agreement was signed in Dusseldorf, Germany by Mona Neubaur, Deputy Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia and State Minister for Economics, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy, Musabbeh Al Kaabi, Executive Director, Low Carbon Solutions and International Growth Directorate at ADNOC and Frank Hyldmar, CEO of Currenta.
We will do our utmost to expand the capacities for the generation of renewable energies and for the production of other climate-neutral energy carriers such as green hydrogen in this country as much as possible.
… said Mona Neubaur
Musabbeh Al Kaabi, Executive Director, Low Carbon Solutions and International Growth Directorate, ADNOC said their fast-growing ammonia business is enabled by the UAE’s abundant and competitive energy resources. He stated that as a responsible global energy provider, ADNOC is committed to meeting the growing global demand for lower-carbon intensity energy.
Ammonia has the potential to play an important role in decarbonization – for example as a hydrogen carrier or as a fuel in heat generation. As a chemical park operator with large steam and heat generation plants, Currenta is observing very closely to see whether it succeeds in realizing this potential
…said Frank Hyldmer, CEO of Currenta
