World's largest? Construction begins at China's biggest green ammonia plant
Chinese utility Jilin Electric Power yesterday (Monday) started construction on what could be the world’s largest green ammonia (NH3) plant.
The Da'an Wind and Solar Green Hydrogen Synthesis Ammonia Integration Demonstration Project, located in an industrial park in the city of Da’an, Jilin province, will produce 32,000 tonnes of H2 and 180,000 tonnes of NH3 per year, with the first phase due to start operations in 2024.
Electrolyser supplier Longi describes the project as the world's largest, but that would depend on when the plant is fully commissioned and how large the first phase is.
The Neom green hydrogen and ammonia complex in Saudi Arabia is expected to produce 1.2 million tonnes per year of NH3 by the end of 2026, while a project by chemicals company Unigel in Brazil aims to quadruple output to 240,000 tonnes a year by 2025.
And it may not even remain the largest green ammonia project in China for too long, as a 390,000 tonnes-a-year project is scheduled to start up its first phase in 2025.