FMG keen to export green ammonia to Japan
The green energy arm of Fortescue Metals Group is investigating a green ammonia supply chain between Australia and Japan. Fortescue Future Industries, IHI Engineering Australia and IHI Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore export avenues between Tasmania and the world’s third largest economy. The parties will jointly assess the economic and technical feasibility of supplying green ammonia produced in Bell Bay to Japan for blending into existing power generation. Work under the MOU is a crucial stepping stone to FFI’s feasibility and development program for the 250MW green hydrogen and ammonia Bell Bay project, which will have capacity to produce 25,000 tonnes of green ammonia each year. Ammonia is considered ‘green’ when it is produced carbon-free…