Tecnimont and Nextchem Awarded Contract for Green Ammonia Plant in India
Key Ideas
- Tecnimont and Nextchem, through their Indian subsidiary, have won a contract to conduct an engineering design study for a green ammonia plant in India.
- The study will utilize Nextchem's digital tool 'ArcHy' to optimize renewable power usage and enhance the plant's efficiency throughout its lifecycle.
- ArcHy will analyze renewable energy production data to size components like electrolysers and storage systems, aiming to minimize ammonia production costs.
- TCMPL will provide specialized engineering services to design all plant elements based on the study's analysis.
Tecnimont (Integrated E&C Solutions) and Nextchem (Sustainable Technology Solutions), in partnership with Sembcorp Green Hydrogen India, have secured a contract to work on a green ammonia plant project in India. Tecnimont's Indian subsidiary, TCMPL, will lead the engineering design study and the initial phase of front-end engineering design (FEED) for the 200,000 tonnes per annum green ammonia plant. The project will incorporate Nextchem's digital tool, ArcHy (Architecture of Hydrogen systems), to optimize the use of renewable power sources, ultimately improving the plant's capex and opex efficiency over its lifecycle. The ArcHy tool will analyze data on renewable energy production patterns gathered across different weather conditions over a year to determine the optimal sizes for key plant components such as electrolysers, storage systems, and green ammonia production facilities in order to reduce the levelized cost of ammonia production. TCMPL will be responsible for designing all plant elements, offering specialized engineering services based on the insights from the study. This project signifies a step towards sustainable practices in ammonia production through the integration of renewable energy sources and advanced digital tools for efficiency.