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SCALING UP PROCESS

JGC’s demo unit deploys Amogy’s ammonia cracking

catalyst

US-based carbon-free energy solu- formance and reliability in large-scale sation Officer of JGC Holdings. “We
tions firm, Amogy, has announced the operations. The project aims to deve- are excited to collaborate with Amogy
first pilot plant deployment of its ammonia lop and optimise a large-scale hydrogen to improve JGC’s ammonia cracking pro-
cracking catalyst with JGC Holdings production system utilising ammonia cess by utilising Amogy’s low ruthenium
Corporation (JGC), a Japanese engineering cracking technology. While small-scale content catalysts,” he added.
company. ammonia cracking technologies have
been commercialised, expanding energy By 2030, the JGC project aims to
This agreement is a key component efficient processes remains a challenge. enable the large-scale deployment of
of a pilot project designed to advance This initiative seeks to bridge that gap by hydrogen production from ammonia,
large-scale ammonia cracking technology advancing component technologies and aligning with Japan’s national strategy
for low-carbon hydrogen production. system optimisation. Working alongside to accelerate the adoption of hydrogen
partners, JGC will lead the design and as a key energy source. Amogy’s port-
JGC selected Amogy’s low ruthenium development of the large-scale ammonia folio of ammonia cracking catalysts,
content catalyst for use in its ammonia cracking system. including both precious-metal-based
cracking demonstration project as part and base-metal-based formulations,
of its participation in a broader initi- “Large scale ammonia cracking provides highly efficient ammonia con-
ative by the New Energy and Industrial technology is one of the last elements version into hydrogen. These catalysts
Technology Development Organisation to be developed and commercialised to deliver significantly higher activity
(NEDO) of Japan to establish a competi- realise clean hydrogen-ammonia supply compared to other commercial offer-
tive hydrogen supply chain. In addition chain globally at industrial scale,” said ings, enabling increased hydrogen pro-
to supplying the catalyst, Amogy will Mr. Masahiro Aika, Executive Vice duction rates at much lower operating
provide support to ensure optimal per- President and Technology Commerciali- temperatures.

HYDROGEN IMPORT CORRIDOR
Industry groups in Oman, Netherlands, Germany

strike green hydrogen deal

Major industrial groups from Oman, in the global green hydrogen economy, Duisburg, as well as pipe and rail net-
the Netherlands and Germany have while strengthening ties with Europe to works for the transport of gaseous and
signed an agreement for the develop- support its sustainable clean energy tran- liquid hydrogen. Tata Steel has been in
ment of the world’s first liquid hydrogen sition,” Oman’s Minister of Energy and talks with the Dutch government for
import corridor, according to Tata Steel Minerals, Mr. Salim Nasser Al Aufi, said. more than a year about subsidies for its
Nederland. plans to cut pollution at its large plant in
Oman has been investing to support IJmuiden, on the coast west of Amster-
The corridor will link the port of its decarbonisation targets, with the aim dam. Tata Steel has promised to convert
Duqm in Oman, the port of Amsterdam in of producing at least 1-mtpa of renew- the steel mill, one of the largest polluters
the Netherlands, and key logistics hubs in able hydrogen by 2030, according to in the Netherlands, to a cleaner one
Germany, including the port of Duisburg, a report published by the IEA in 2023. powered by natural gas or hydrogen.
the Dutch arm of the Indian steel maker The agreement was signed by 11 parties
said in a statement. It aims to enable the during a visit by the Sultan of Oman to “In our role as a large potential buyer,
import of green hydrogen – produced the Netherlands. It includes several in- we can contribute to the development of
using renewable energy – to Europe, it frastructure projects along the corridor, a sustainable economy based on green
added. “This partnership reflects Oman’s notably export and import facilities in hydrogen in our region,” said Mr. Hans
commitment to playing a leading role the ports of Duqm, Amsterdam and van den Berg, CEO, Tata Steel Nederland.

156 Chemical Weekly April 29, 2025

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