Australia's Pilbara Ports Authority and NH3 Clean Energy (formerly Hexagon Energy Materials) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on exploring options for the loading and export of 600,000 tonnes per annum (TPA) of clean ammonia from NH3 Clean Energy's WAH2 Project.
The non-binding MOU outlines collaboration between NH3 and Pilbara Ports over the next 12 months intended to establish operational arrangements and binding agreements supporting clean ammonia export from the WAH2 Project.
Ammonia will be transported from the WAH2 Plant to the Port of Dampier by a newbuild pipeline located in the existing infrastructure corridor.
The ammonia will then be loaded onto ships at the existing Port of Dampier Bulk Liquids Berth, subject to availability and commercial agreements. These ships will either be gas carriers to transport the clean ammonia to overseas customers, or the ammonia bunkering vessel that is being proposed under NH3’s MOU with Oceania Marine Energy.
The bunkering vessel will supply clean ammonia as fuel to bulk carriers that are used to export iron ore from the Pilbara region in Western Australia.