Norwegian company Hoegh LNG ("Hoegh") has signed a letter of intent with German terminal developer Deutsche Regas ("Regas") to develop the world's first floating Green Ammonia Cracker.
The new terminal will be located at Regas' terminal in the port of Lublin, where Renault's Floating Storage and Regasification Unit was previously used for LNG imports. The new barge facility will be able to produce around 30,000 tonnes of hydrogen per year and deliver it to the local network via the existing feed point at the ReGas terminal.
Regas said the Lublin Hydrogen Import Terminal will be the world's first floating import terminal to convert green ammonia to green hydrogen on an industrial scale, and is scheduled to be operational by early 2026.
Leno is developing green ammonia cracking technology for the new plant. The company says: "The terminal will be a pilot project for the conversion and decarbonisation of regasification vessels in Germany."
ReGas, which also plans to build hydrogen electrolysers and import solutions for hydrogen derivatives, will provide the existing onshore terminal infrastructure and undertake project coordination, licensing and marketing of future import capacity.
Erik Nyheim, CEO of Reynolds, said, "Importing hydrogen from global producers overseas is key to decarbonising industry." He said that the expertise, technology and infrastructure elements are already in place, adding that "by retrofitting existing elements of marine infrastructure with our innovative fracking solutions, we can deliver cost-competitive hydrogen for years to come."
Ingo Wagner, Managing Director of Regas, said, "Our agreement with Leno will open an important new chapter in Germany's energy transition strategy and in the development of our company. Our Lublin hydrogen import terminal is a key cornerstone for the decarbonisation of industrial areas in eastern and southern Germany." It reinforces Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's position as a "green energy powerhouse", it added.
The company has been working with Wärtsilä to build a test model that can be mounted on a floating device at the Norwegian Test Centre.
Nyheim has previously said the goal is to develop floating terminals that can receive ammonia and then break it down into hydrogen, essentially providing an FSRU for ammonia to deliver hydrogen instead of natural gas.
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