Converting sunlight into industrial green ammonia

Ammonia is a key ingredient in many industrial processes, but making it the conventional way requires fossil fuels and results in greenhouse gas emissions.

Transport and Mobility

Climate Change and Environment

Energy

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Difficult to decarbonise, heavy industry including steel, cement and petrochemicals poses a challenge to carbon neutrality. To address this, the CICERONE global project aims to build a cross-border green hydrogen and ammonia value chain, linking the abundant renewable resources of southern European countries with industrial plants in Germany and the Netherlands. Its feasibility study is examining the potential for a 120-megawatt solar plant in Spain that will convert energy from sunlight into ammonia ready for industrial use.

Keywords

Europe, climate neutrality, energy, renewables, fossil fuels, imports, research, synergy, funding, Clean energy transition