SkiGA procures renewable energy for green ammonia production in Skipavika

Skipavika Green Ammonia (SkiGA) has inked a long-term renewable electricity purchase agreement with Norway-based power company Hafslund to enable green ammonia production in Skipavika, Norway.

PHOTO: CG rendering of SkiGA’s green ammonia project in Skipavika, Norway. Hafslund

The agreement involves the supply of up to 130 megawatts (MW) of renewable electricity, verified with Guarantees of Origin, to the project. Guarantees of origin are official certificates that verify the renewable origin of electricity.

The electricity will facilitate the production of up to 100,000 mt/yr of green ammonia and maintain an annual base load volume of up to 1.1 terawatt hours (TWh). The annual base load volume refers to the minimum amount of electricity that needs to be continuously supplied over a year to meet the constant or baseline demand of a system or facility.

Green ammonia is produced by mixing nitrogen with hydrogen obtained from splitting water through electrolysis using renewable electricity.

The production facility is scheduled to commence operations in 2027. The green ammonia focused project is being developed by Norwegian engineering firm Fuella in partnership with Skipavika Business Park and German electric company EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg (EnBW).

The companies have not disclosed if any portion of the green ammonia produced will be earmarked for the maritime sector. However, EnBW had previously mentioned that the project will enable the company “to offer green ammonia for both internal decarbonization initiatives and their customers, including the local and international maritime sector.”

“Green ammonia is a prerequisite for the green transition and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions,” SkiGA’s chief executive Cornel Russi says.

By Tuhin Roy

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