Following the news that the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee approved a ban on the transportation and use of heavy fuel oil in Arctic waters, joint venture partners Aker Clean Hydrogen and Varanger Kraft announced that they are exploring doubling the production capacities for their planned green ammonia and hydrogen production project.
The planned plant will be located north of the Arctic Circle in Berlevåg municipality.
The companies’ newly formed joint venture, Green Ammonia Berlevåg AS, reports that the project has successfully passed the feasibility study and concept phase.
The green ammonia will be produced from water and renewable power supplied from Varanger Kraft’s nearby wind farm on Raggovidda.
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