A consortium of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), Hy2gen, and Trafigura has started front-end engineering design (FEED) for a 240MW electrolyser project to produce green ammonia in Norway.
The Iverson eFuels plant will produce green ammonia as a fuel for the maritime sector, in the municipality of Sauda, on the south western coast of the country.
The consortium plans to invest “significant capital” in the production, storage and shipping facility.
Together with Norconsult, a pre-study was completed in 2021 and the project owners have now started the FEED phase, resulting in a full plan in 2023 for the construction of the facility.
Following a final investment decision, the commencement of construction is scheduled in the first quarter of 2024, and the facility will be fully operational at the beginning of 2027.
The Iverson project will have an initial electrolyser capacity of 240MW to produce 600 metric tonnes of green ammonia per day, with the aim to significantly scale up production in the future.
“We will produce green ammonia through electrolysis technology, using clean electricity to provide green ammonia for vessels, and thereby contributing to minimise emissions for maritime transportation,” said Gunnar Gauthun, Hy2gen’s hub coordinator in Sauda.