(Karlsruhe / Germany) – The energy company EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG is beginning to market 100.000 tons of green ammonia from the planned Skipavika Green Ammonia (SkiGA) project in the municipality of Gulen in western Norway. The company stated that this makes it "one of the first suppliers of the green hydrogen derivative on the market."
SkiGA is being built at Skipavika Havneterminal in the industrial area of the Fensfjord Basin in Norway. © Fuella AS
SkiGA is being built in the industrial area of the Fensfjord Basin in the Norwegian province of Vestland. It is being developed by Fuella AS in collaboration with Skipavika Næringspark. The project is being planned and built by the Swiss plant manufacturer Casale SA. According to EnBW, it is considered "one of the first emission-free production plants for green ammonia in Europe" due to the use of local electricity from renewable energies.
The electrolyzer will one day have an output of 130 megawatts. The stated amount will be available from 2027 and can be transported to "various delivery locations", such as the port of Skipavika, to selected terminals in Western Europe or to industrial sites in Germany. EnBW launched a tender at the end of July, where interested companies can register online for capacities. The price was not disclosed.
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG is marketing 100.000 tonnes of green ammonia. Delivery will begin in 2027. © Fuella AS
In August 2023, EnBW acquired a ten percent stake in the Norwegian project developer Fuella "to support the investment decision for the green ammonia production facility" and "in this context to secure exclusive rights to long-term purchase agreements". Allianz Capital Partners is also involved.
Ammonia is used in fertilizer production, as a chemical feedstock and as a low-carbon fuel. The chemical can be used to transport hydrogen because it can be converted back into hydrogen using a process called "cracking."
According to its own information, EnBW supplies around 5,5 million customers with electricity, gas, water, as well as services and products in the areas of infrastructure and energy. With over 28.000 employees, the group is one of the largest energy companies in Germany and Europe and is aiming to phase out coal by the end of 2028. By the end of 2025, more than half of EnBW's generation portfolio is to consist of renewable energies. The company plans to invest around 2030 billion euros by 40.
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Visualization of the SkiGA facility in Norway. © Fuella SkiGA/ Artistic impression
