An ammonia cracking pilot will be sited at the port of Antwerp
Ammonia cracking could unlock global hydrogen market
Air Liquide has announced a pilot project at the port of Antwerp, while ammonia cracking technology startup Amogy has secured $139mn from investors including SK and Aramco
French industrial gases company Air Liquide has announced it will construct a large-scale ammonia cracker at the port of Antwerp in Belgium by 2024 in an effort to unlock ammonia as a hydrogen carrier in a globally traded market. The pilot cracker will receive financial support from the Flemish government. While ammonia has a number of advantages as a potential hydrogen carrier—such as existing infrastructure to ship the chemical between markets—conversion and cracking present high cost and efficiency losses. $8bn – Air Liquide spend on low-carbon hydrogen by 2035 “Ammonia cracking complements Air Liquide’s already thorough portfolio of hydrogen technologies and adds yet another tech
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