• Topsoe’s ammonia technology will enable Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIF) – through its CI Energy TransitionFund – and Sustainable Fuels Group (SFG) to produce blue ammonia from a planned facility on the U.S. Gulf Coast, expected to be operational in 2027

• The facility will use Topsoe’s SynCOR^™ technology, capture and sequestration of the CO₂ from the production, resulting in 90% (well-to-gate) emissions reduction compared to traditional ammonia production, abating 5.0 million metric tons of CO₂emission per year

• The project has commenced front-end engineering and will consist of two trains, each with a capacity of 4,000 metric tons per day of ammonia production

Topsoe, a global leader in carbon emission reduction technologies, and CIP, the world’s largest fund manager within greenfield renewable energy investments, have signed an agreement under which Topsoe will deliver its leading SynCOR™ technology to produce blue ammonia at the facility to be built on the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Henrik Rasmussen, Managing Director, The Americas, Topsoe, said:

“Supporting CIP, which is one of the world’s largest renewable energy investment funds, and SFG is obviously very exciting for us.This great project will result in blue ammonia that can be used for low-carbon fuels and chemicals to help meet global new zero targets.” 

Søren Toftgaard, Partner in Copenhagen InfrastructurePartners, said:

“We are developing a global portfolio of clean hydrogen and hydrogen-related products, such as clean ammonia. Blue ammonia is considered an important part of a successful energy transition, which can potentially help fill the ammonia shortage in Europe as well as being a steppingstone to the successful implementation of green projects, and we are excited to bring this project to the Gulf Coast region.”

Ramesh Raman, CEO of Sustainable Fuels Group, said:

“We selected Topsoe after a review of its superior technology. Topsoe’s SynCOR technology is a critical component in a plant design that will allow us to produce blue ammonia with 99% capture of the plant’s CO₂ production and an industry-low well-to-gate CO₂e footprint that is 90% below conventional grey ammonia. We look forward to serving traditional ammonia and fertilizer customers seeking to decarbonize their products as well as supporting a new industry of using blue and green ammonia as ultra-low-carbon liquid fuels and as an efficient medium to transport and deliver clean hydrogen.”

Facts about blue ammonia and Topsoe’s SynCOR™technology

Blue ammonia is ammonia (NH₃) that is produced from blue hydrogen. To product blue hydrogen, natural gas and steam are reformed into two production streams of i) pure hydrogen (H₂) and ii) pure CO₂, with the CO₂ stream captured and permanently sequestered, compared to a conventional “grey” hydrogen production process that vents CO₂ production into the atmosphere. Combining this blue hydrogen with nitrogen harvested from the air makes blue ammonia.

Globally, the production of ammonia – the critical component in fertilizers – is responsible for approximately 1% of all anthropogenic CO₂emissions. Capturing and sequestering nearly 100% of the CO₂produced by the blue ammonia plant profoundly mitigates the environmental impacts on the planet of producing ammonia. The blue ammonia can then be used as a low-carbon transportation fuel, fertilizer, power generation fuel, or for other heavy industry applications.

Topsoe’s SynCOR™ technology is the company’s industrially proven proprietary steam reforming technology used to create hydrogen from high-temperature steam and a methane source, such as natural gas. 

Supported by 165 of safe operating years, SynCOR™ is the preferred technology for production decarbonized products over traditional SMR technologies, as it enhances the ability to scale hydrogen production to size, while significantly reducing capital and operating costs.

About Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

Founded in 2012, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners P/S(CIP) today is the world’s largest dedicated fund manager within greenfield renewable energy investments and a global leader in offshore wind. The funds managed by CIP focus on investments in offshore and onshore wind, PV solar, biomass and energy-from-waste, transmission and distribution, reserve capacity and storage, and Power-to-X.

CIP manages ten funds and has to date raised approximately EUR 19bn for investments in energy and associated infrastructure from more than140 international institutional investors. CIP will accelerate its role in the global energy transition and aims to have EUR 100bn under management in green energy investments in 2030. CIP has approximately 400 employees and 11 offices around the world.

About Sustainable Fuels Group

Sustainable Fuels Group is a private development company formed with highly experienced industry professionals that have the capability of developing projects from greenfield into operations. The unique skill set of each professional guides the collective capability of executing large scale projects of this calibre.

About Topsoe‍

Founded in 1940, Topsoe is a leading global developer and supplier of decarbonization technology, catalysts, and services for the energy transition. 

Our mission is to combat climate change by helping our partners and customers achieve their decarbonization and emission-reduction targets, including those in hard-to-abate sectors such as aviation, shipping, and the production of raw materials. From carbon reduction chemicals, to renewable fuels and plastic upcycling, we are uniquely positioned to aid humanity in realizing a sustainable future.

Topsoe is headquartered in Denmark, with over 2,100employees serving customers all around the globe. To learn more, visit www.topsoe.com