Danish trio inaugurates renewables-based PtX demo in Jutland

A trio of project partners consisting of Topsoe, Skovgaard Energy and Vestas Wind Systems A/S (CPH:VWS) have inaugurated a first-of-its-kind dynamic power-to-ammonia plant in Denmark that relies solely on renewable sources for electricity supply.

The objective of this demonstration project, located in Ramme, Northwest Jutland, is to showcase that a facility of this type can adapt to the inherent fluctuations in power output from the renewable power sources in integration with the associated electrolysis and ammonia synthesis loop.

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For this purpose, the partners have installed a facility with the capacity to produce 5,000 tonnes of green ammonia annually using electricity from 50 MW of new solar installations and 12 MW of existing V80-2.0 MW wind turbines delivered by Vestas.

“We have achieved a milestone in Denmark. Until today, we have been able to supply plenty of green power to the power grid, but we have not been able to store it or convert it to the needs of industry. We are now able to do just that, when we turn green electricity into green ammonia,” said Niels Erik Madsen, CEO at Skovgaard Energy.

The project has been backed by DKK 81 million (USD 12m/EUR 10.9m) in funding from the Danish Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP).

(DKK 1.0 = USD 0.150/EUR 0.134)