SPERLING, Man. — The data is clear: diesel is hard to beat. Using any metric — cost per litre, energy by weight or energy by volume — diesel is a superior fuel to alternatives like hydrogen or ammonia. “Diesel is an absolutely amazing energy carrier,” said David Layzell, a University of Calgary professor and energy […] Read more
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VIDEO: How green ammonia could power your next tractor
Glacier FarmMedia – The internal combustion engine has become considerably more efficient since its first use in a tractor in the late 19th century, but it’s always relied on petroleum in one form or another to make it run. At the Western Canada Green Ammonia Workshop on Nov. 26 in Sperling, Man., David Layzell with […] Read more
VIDEO: FuelPositive designs system for on-farm ammonia production
Glacier FarmMedia – Ian Clifford with FuelPositive has been working with Curtis Hiebert of R & L Acres to install a modular setup on his farm that will supply it with on-farm produced green ammonia fertilizer. It’s a new technology that’s getting attention from growers and people in the industry, as was seen at a […] Read more
Use of ammonia as shipping fuel faces challenges
An ammonia bunkering study finds 400 safety risks, while costs are two to four times more than traditional marine fuel
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — At one of the world’s biggest bulk export ports in Western Australia, shippers safely completed the first transfer of ammonia from one vessel to another earlier this fall, a key test for its adoption as a marine fuel in the push for cleaner energy. The first cargo ships powered by ammonia are […] Read more
Low-carbon fertilizer plant planned for U.S.
MINNEAPOLIS — A Swiss firm is planning to build a green fertilizer plant in Washington state. If everything goes according to plan, it could be operational by 2027 and the company may deliver some of its low-carbon fertilizer to western Canadian farmers. Atlas Agro, which has headquarters in Zug, Switzerland, has completed the engineering study […] Read more
Man. green ammonia project enters home stretch
World’s first on-farm plant will allow operation to produce its own anhydrous ammonia using water, air and electricity
Glacier FarmMedia – After two years of delays, the world’s first on-farm green ammonia plant, installed on a Manitoba operation, is weeks away from producing fertilizer. In mid-June, Ontario clean energy company FuelPositive announced that pieces were in place for the pilot project at R&L Acres near Sperling, Man. “We did the site prep this […] Read more
Firm bets big on ammonia
(Reuters) — Without a single sales contract in hand, Dutch fertilizer company OCI is building a US$1 billion plant in Texas to produce ammonia with low greenhouse gas emissions, a gamble requiring heavy government subsidies, new markets and a contingency plan. OCI’s plant would be the world’s first new commercial facility to capture and sequester […] Read more
Cummins makes green turn
Making electrolyzers differs from Cummins’ core business of diesel engines, but it could become a significant source of company revenue. Electrolyzers are devices that use electricity to break the bond between hydrogen and oxygen in water, separating water into hydrogen and oxygen.
Low prices curb European fertilizer production
OSLO, Norway (Reuters) — Yara has idled more than half of its European ammonia production capacity because of a steep drop in fertilizer prices and reported first-quarter earnings well below forecasts on April 28, as farmers delayed purchases hoping for even lower prices. The weaker results were due to steep market price declines, impacting both […] Read more
Power of ammonia expands beyond agriculture
The common fertilizer is now being seen as a potential energy source for electrical generation and boiler use
Right now, about 80 percent of global ammonia production is used for fertilizer. That figure comes from ThyssenKrupp, a corporation that employs about 100,000 people in 56 countries. “Ammonia binds air borne nitrogen and makes the most important crop nutrient, nitrogen, available for nitrogen fertilizer production,” ThyssenKrupp says on its website. “As an important base […] Read more
