Yara targets commercial green NH3 bunkering in Scandinavia by 2024

The global fertiliser producer has signed an agreement with Azane Fuel Solutions to pre-order 15 floating bunkering stations, which will be designed and constructed by Azane Fuel Solutions.

Through this agreement, Yara expects to make commercial green ammonia available as fuel for ships in Scandinavia by 2024. This is a critical step for ammonia-fuelled shipowners. Yara is one of the world’s largest ammonia producers.   

The two companies signed an agreement to develop a first pilot unit in 2021, with financial assistance from Innovation Norway and the Norwegian Research Council. 

The bunker terminals will be either barge-based or land-based. Both terminal designs have storage tanks and processing capacity for the safe storage, handling, and transfer of ammonia. The bunker terminal is designed for efficient loading and unloading to/from ships and with the option for truck loading and unloading.

“The collaboration between Azane and Yara is an important milestone in decarbonizing shipping, leveraging Yara Clean Ammonia’s extensive production capabilities and global logistics,” says Magnus Krogh Ankarstrand, President of Yara Clean Ammonia.

“These bunkering terminals are key pieces of the puzzle to ensure reliable and safe ammonia supply as zero-emission fuel. Yara is excited to be a part of the project and to own and operate the first operational ammonia fuel terminals in the world,” says Krogh Ankarstrand.