KBR TO PROVIDE TECH FOR US GREEN AMMONIA PROJECT

KBR has been selected by green fuels developer Avina Clean Hydrogen to supply its patented technology for a 2,200 tonne-per-day green ammonia plant on the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Houston-based KBR will provide the process technology license and engineering design, covering electrolysis, air separation and ammonia synthesis for the unnamed project, billed as the largest green ammonia plant in North America.

As a hydrogen carrier, ammonia is widely acknowledged as playing a leading role in decarbonizing power

Two heavy-lift vessels have been assigned to the project: Jumbo Kinetic, equipped with two, 1,500-tonne cranes, and SAL Heavy Lift’s Svenja, with its two 1,000-tonne cranes. The vessels, generation and marine transport.

“KBR is the world leader in ammonia technology and extremely well positioned to work collaboratively with innovative companies like Avina to bring this first-of-a-kind green ammonia project in the U.S.,” said Vishal Shah, founder and CEO of Avina Clean Hydrogen.

KBR has also revealed it has been named the primary integrated project management contractor for BP’s worldwide hydrogen project portfolio.

The scope of the contract includes joint contribution to front- end, optimization and execution project phases, and management support through construction, commissioning and start-up for BP’s global hydrogen projects.

The contract will commence under the existing global agreement with BP.

KBR and BP are members of the Breakbulk Global Shippers Network, a worldwide networking platform for executives operating at the top end of the project supply chain in sectors such as oil and gas, energy and renewables, mining and minerals, construction, forestry, industrial manufacturing and aerospace.