Barents Blue Project (NO01)

In January 2023, Barents Blue project’s partners Equinor and Vår Energi withdrew from the project. The experienced ammonia producer Fertiberia entered into a cooperation agreement aiming for entering into a partnership with Horisont Energi on the Barents Blue project.

The Barents Blue project’s objective is to develop a clean ammonia plant in Hammerfest, Northern Norway (Finnmark). This project is a part of EU’s IPCEI Hydrogen Hy2Use and has received a grant from Norwegian government enterprise responsible for promotion of environmentally friendly production and consumption of energy (Enova) of 482 million NOK. The clean ammonia will be shipped to the European market - potentially replacing grey ammonia, but also for use in new value chains such as maritime fuel.

Horisont Energi’s Barents Blue project at Markoppneset in Finnmark is Europe’s first industrial scale clean ammonia facility. Combined with the Polaris CCS project, Barents Blue projct plans to offer a best-in-class lifecycle carbon footprint, with more than 99% CO2 capture and limited need for electricity off the public grid. External estimates on carbon intensity show compliance to EU taxonomy with 0.29 kg CO2/kg H2 accounting for Scope 1, 2 and 3 until factory gate, which is less than 1/10th of the requirement.

Going forward, Horisont Energi is working to simplify and reduce project costs. The current focus is on the first production line (train) of 1 million tonnes ammonia per year, which also reduces business case complexity. A second train will be evaluated at a later stage. Focussing on the initial train makes it easier to secure grid power supply and sufficient gas supply.

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Contact person: Rune Halseid, via hello@horisontenergi.com