The potential of green ammonia for our climate

Ammonia is one of the most widely produced chemicals in the world. The demand for green ammonia as a base chemical will double by 2050. The reason is that green ammonia is ideal for transporting hydrogen and is thereby central to the green transformation of the industry and the success of the energy transition.

Ammonia from renewable energies: Colorless, but green.

Like hydrogen, ammonia is a colorless gas, but it has a pungent odor and is referred to as “green” depending on the manufacturing process and the energy used to produce it: “At the moment, ammonia is mainly produced from natural gas, but green ammonia requires no fossil resources at all, ” explains Thore Lohmann, Executive Director Fertilizer & Methanol at energyias Uhde. “All you really need is green electricity, air, water, and the right expertise. More precisely, you extract nitrogen from the atmosphere (N2), hydrogen from water electrolysis (H2), and combine the two to make green ammonia. (NH3)”