Fertiberia signs MoU to develop green ammonia project in Sweden
Grupo Fertiberia has signed an MoU with the Norrbotten region in Sweden and its investment agency to develop what they say will be the world’s first 100% green and emission-free ammonia and fertilizer plant.
The project will require an investment of more than 1 billion euros and may be operational in 2026. The site, based on electrolytic technology, will only use water and air as raw materials. It will be supplied with renewable energy from wind and hydropower sources. This initiative, known as “Green Wolverine”, is based on Grupo Fertiberia’s efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in Spain, as well as on the exceptional conditions offered by the Norrbotten region, where 100% of electricity production already comes from renewable sources.
Grupo Fertiberia, in collaboration with Iberdrola, has already launched the first industrial green ammonia plant in Spain. In the coming months, a 20 MW electrolyser will be in operation at the Puertollano plant, and in 2023 another 10 times more powerful (200 MW) plant will be in operation at the Palos de la Frontera (Huelva) plant. Green hydrogen is a raw material used to produce green ammonia (which in turn is used as a base for the production of low-carbon fertilizers and other solutions. In Spain, this plan will continue to be implemented in stages until it reaches a total of 800 MW electrolysers 2027 , with a total investment of 1.8 billion euros.
Now with the Green Wolverine project in Sweden, a new location in the Luleå-Boden area will be created, with more than 600 MW electrolysers, a green ammonia plant that produces 1500 tpd and an annual production of more than 500,000 t low-carbon fertilizers and industrial products . In addition to the latest electrolyzer technology, the new plant will be equipped with state-of-the-art processes that meet the highest environmental and safety standards.
This investment, which will create 2,000 jobs during the construction phase and another 500 highly qualified jobs when it starts operating, will contribute to the creation of a new green ammonia and fertilizer hub in Sweden. In addition, the green ammonia produced by Green Wolverine will be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in strategic sectors of the economy, such as maritime transport or the mining industry, to name just two examples.
“Grupo Fertiberia hopes to become the leader in future sustainable plant nutrition in Europe. To that end, we are aware of the importance of developing fertilizers based on clean energy and locally produced,” explained Javier Goñi, CEO of Grupo Fertiberia. “The Norrbotten project is a new and crucial steps towards our goal of producing low carbon dioxide fertilizers. ”Right now the company is working on the detailed design & engineering of the project and is looking for partners who can help make this project a reality and thereby in a decisive way support the ambition that Sweden has shown. in relation to energy conversion and self-sufficiency in food. ”Sweden has no local production and imports approximately 600,000 tonnes each year.
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