No rest for Adnoc on decarbonization: The UAE’s Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) has signed an agreement with the government of Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia and chemical park operator Currenta to establish a low-carbon ammonia value chain, according to a statement. The agreement will also see the parties look into cooperating on the production and transportation of low-carbon ammonia and its use as a fuel in energy generation, including a wide industrial-scale testing at Currenta’s site in Germany’s Dormagen.

What they said: “Ammonia has the potential to play an important role in decarbonization — for example as a hydrogen carrier or as a fuel in heat generation. As a chemical park operator with large steam and heat generation plants, Currenta is observing very closely to see whether it succeeds in realizing this potential. An important factor here is the development of global supply chains for ammonia,” Currenta CEO Frank Hyldmer said in the statement.

Been there, done that: Adnoc sent its first low-carbon ammonia shipment to Germany last year. The shipment was delivered to Hamburg-headquartered copper producer Aurubis for use as a fuel source in its wire rod factory. The company said last year it is vying to become a leading exporter of low-emission fuels, exporting 25% of the hydrogen it produces to global markets.

Adnoc’s been on a decarbonization sprint this year: The company signed a MoU earlier thisyear with German industrial engineering multinational Thyssenkrupp for the joint development of large-scale ammonia cracking to extract hydrogen from ammonia after transportation. The agreement follows several agreements signed between Adnoc and several Japanese firms for collaboration on decarbonization technology.

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