Yara teams up with Amogy for shipping projects

Yara Clean Ammonia has partnered up with US-based energy tech startup Amogy to explore the latter’s ammonia-to-power system as a zero-emissions solution for use in future shipping projects.

The Amazon and Saudi Aramco-backed Amogy has developed a platform, already demonstrated in a drone and heavy-duty tractor, which relies on ammonia cracking technology in which hydrogen is extracted from ammonia onboard for use in a fuel cell and is currently scaling system for use in ships. The company also recently announced the first commercial deployment of its technology in an ammonia tank barge in 2023, in partnership with Southern Devall.

The partnership will pursue opportunities with external partners, including shipowners, for Amogy to deliver its technology and Yara to deliver clean ammonia including potential integrations in tugboats, barges, offshore supply vessels and other ships.

Yara is currently building an ammonia bunkering network in Scandinavia with the first bunker barge to be operational in 2024. “At Yara Clean Ammonia, we take our role within the ammonia and hydrogen ecosystem very seriously. Through this collaboration with Amogy, we can explore valuable applications for ammonia as a fuel within the transportation, export and trading networks,” stated Magnus Krogh Ankarstrand, president of Yara Clean Ammonia.