H2Carrier and Statkraft have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding regarding a study for the possible use of H2Carrier’s green ammonia floating production vessel, the P2XFloater™, on certain offshore wind locations.
The production vessel will utilize renewable power to produce green hydrogen and green ammonia which in turn can be shipped to the international markets, the Norway-based companies explained. In particular, the P2XFloater™ is expected to contribute to improving the power flexibility of an offshore wind installation and make an offshore wind farm less dependent on grid and export cable facilities.
Market demand for green ammonia is rapidly increasing due to the decarbonisation of the industrial and maritime sectors., said Mårten Lunde, CEO of H2Carrier AS.
The study will assess the challenges of operating electrolyzers and an ammonia production process offshore with variable load handling. H2Carrier will conduct the study together with the Norwegian engineering company KANFA who, together with its parent company, Technip Energies, has experience in the offshore production and installation industry.
As explained, the P2XFloater concept is based on the conversion of an existing very large gas carrier (VLGC) into a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit that can serve to produce environmentally friendly ammonia for the local or the world market.
The FPSO would source electricity from a wind farm to provide power for electrolysis of seawater to produce hydrogen as input to the so-called Haber-Bosch process which produces liquid ammonia by combining hydrogen and nitrogen under high pressure and high temperature. The required nitrogen would also be produced onboard the FPSO.
