Aramco, Sabic, IEEJ Ship 40 Tons of Blue Ammonia to Japan

Aramco, Sabic, IEEJ Ship 40 Tons of Blue Ammonia to Japan

Aramco and the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ), in partnership with Sabic, have successfully demonstrated the production and shipment of blue ammonia from Saudi Arabia to Japan with support from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. 

Forty tons of high-grade blue ammonia have already been dispatched to Japan for use in zero-carbon power generation. 

The announcement comes amid growing appreciation of the role hydrogen will play in the global energy system. Ammonia, a compound consisting of three parts hydrogen and one part nitrogen, can contribute to addressing the challenge of meeting the world's growing energy needs in a reliable, affordable and sustainable manner, said an Aramco statement. 

 

The Saudi-Japan blue ammonia supply network demonstration spanned the full value chain; including the conversion of hydrocarbons to hydrogen and then to ammonia,