Implementation of Ammonia Energy Value Chain

Ammonia Energy Conference 2019, Orlando

November 14, 2019

Shigeru Muraki
Representative Director
The Green Ammonia Consortium
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 Hydrogen Energy Carriers for Global Renewables
Renewable Rich Countries Energy Market
(Japan etc.)
H2 Carriers
for Marine Transportation Mobility

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O2 H2 Liquid Hydrogen ( LH2 ) Power

Pip
+ -
Green H₂ Methyl Cyclohexane ( MCH ) H₂
Electrolyzer Heat Indutry

H₂
Ammonia ( NH3 )

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Reforming
Gasification
Power
CO2
Green & Blue NH3

Indutry
CCS/EOR Shipping
Considering all elements of cost and efficiency,
Oil & Gas Producing Countries Ammonia is the most economical and viable option.
(USA etc.)
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 Scenario for Basic Hydrogen Strategy

～10
(hydrogen station price) 3 (1/3 or less) 2 (1/5 or less)

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 Why Ammonia

• Directly combusted without CO2 emissions.

• Largest H2 content among 3 carriers and most efficient in marine transportation.
（ NH3 121kg-H2/m3 liquid , LH2 71kg-H2/m3 , MCH 47kg-H2/m3 ）

• Large commercial supply chain is established, and cost structure is clear.

• NOx emissions can be controlled by technologies.
（ Air-fuel ratio , Two staged combustion etc. ）

• Technologies are becoming ready for commercial use.

• Safety standards are practically used in chemical and power industries.

• Primary markets are controlled facilities with trained operators
such as power plant, industrial factories and data centers.
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 Key Technologies of Ammonia Utilization in the Energy Market
NH3 flame
Gas turbines 20% NH3 / CH4 flame

50 kW, 300 KW︓NH3 Single Fuel

2MW︓20% NH3 in Natural Gas
Exhaust heat
ACCGT︓Decomposition of NH3 using part of H2
combustor

exhaust heat and H2 is supplied to turbine. H2 N2

NH3 Decomposition
system Residual

Efficiency is equivalent of CH4. NH3 ~hundreds of MWs

Hydrogen gas turbine

Mix combustion in coal fired boilers

20% NH3 in Coal

SOFC 10kW〜200kW Industrial Furnaces

Sub Engine

Marine Diesel Engine

Maine Engine
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 Feasibility Studies -CO2 Free NH3 delivered to Japan-

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 Cost Comparison of Energy Carriers
Hydrogen
[USD/kg] CO2-free H2 ➡ Carriers ➡ H2 CH4 + CCS
➡ NH3

Ammonia
$500/ton

$335/ton

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 Roadmap of Ammonia Supply Chain （GAC）
2020 2025 2030

Natural Gas
FS, Engineering Supply of Blue Ammonia
+ CCS/EOR
Engineering of Small Start of Small Demonstration FS & Supply of
Renewables
Demonstration Engineering of Large Scale Supply Green Ammonia

Utilization
Coal power plant FS
Engineering
Implementation
(～1,000MW)
Industrial Furnaces Development &
Implementation
SOFC Commercialization
Small size GTs Commercialization Implementation
(～0.3MW)
Middle size GTs Development & Commercialization Implementation
(～2MW)
Large size GTs
Development & Commercialization Implementation
(100MW～)

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 Implementation plan of green ammonia

NH3 Hub Concept PhaseⅠ

Mixed combustion in Coal Power
Primary
receiving terminal Development of NH3 supply infrastructure
（ Primary receiving terminal + Delivery system ）
Coal boiler

PhaseⅡ
Mixed combustion in ACCGT
Distributed Power
ACCGT
(Small & Mideum GTs, SOFC)
Industrial Furnaces
Marine Engine
NH3
＜C-free Power Generation＞
NG+CCS/EOR (Blue) Renewables (Green)
NH3 ACCGT
Replacement of Coal Power to NH3 ACCGT
USA, Middle east, Australia （ACCGT ： Advanced Combined Cycle Gas Turbine）

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 The Green Ammonia Consortium
Established in July 2017 under SIP ⇒ April 2019 : Independent & Open Organization

Objective：
・ Promotion of collaborations between industry, government and academia
・ Commercialization of CO2 free NH3 value chain Organization of GAC
・ Strategy & Policy making
・ International collaboration General Meeting

Auditors Board of Directors

Members： Secretariat
More than 70 companies & Institutes from Japanese and Global industries
Power / Oil and Gas / Engineering and Manufacturing / Chemical / Planning & Steering Committee
Trading / Financial / Research Institutes / Government Offices
Strategy Committee
International Collaboration Activities
Technology Committee
Ø Affiliation with Ammonia Energy Association (AEA)
Ø Framework for Green & Blue NH3 and Certifications International Committee

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 Thank you for your attention.

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