SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Japanese firm TOYO Engineering Corp will begin a feasibility study for green ammonia production in Indonesia, in collaboration with Indonesian state-owned enterprise Pupuk Indonesia Holding Co (PIHC) and its subsidiary Pupuk Iskandar Muda (PIM).
Green ammonia is synthesized from hydrogen produced by renewable energy.
The feasibility study will be conducted at PIM’s existing fertilizer plants in Indonesia for possible modification, TOYO said in a statement on 31 May.
No timeline was provided for project completion.
Over the course of the study, TOYO “would like to establish a plan for the optimal development, with consideration for the selection of appropriate renewable energy power source” for green ammonia production.
Ammonia can be used as fuel for co-combustion at coal power plants, as well as a vessel bunkering fuel and as transportation and storage measure of hydrogen, TOYO said.
As such, ammonia “is expected to play a significant role for realizing the low carbon society, as it does not emit CO2 [carbon dioxide] at the combustion,” the engineering firm said, citing that the Japanese government is targeting to utilize 3m tonnes/year of ammonia as fuel in 2030.