Adani Power Takes Up Green Ammonia Combustion Pilot Project At Mundra Plant
As world leaders gather in the UAE for COP28 this week to develop climate mitigation strategies, Adani Power has announced that it has undertaken a green ammonia combustion pilot project at its Mundra plant.
As part of the project, the Mundra plant, a large private sector power plant, will co-fire up to 20 per cent green ammonia in the boiler of a conventional coal-fired 330 MW unit, the Adani Group said in a media release.
Green ammonia, produced from green hydrogen produced by electrolysis using renewable energy, will be a feedstock for boilers.
Because ammonia contains no carbon, its combustion produces no carbon dioxide emissions, making it a long-term carbon-neutral alternative to fossil fuels.
Adani Power has partnered with IHI and Kowa-Japan to deliver the pilot and test expansion to other Adani Power units and stations as well. Kowa is active in energy-saving and energy-generating products, while IHI is a heavy industry company with ammonia firing technology.
Combustion tests have begun at IHI’s facility in Japan with a 20 percent ammonia mixture, simulating equipment at the Mundra power station.
“The partners believe that the results will be encouraging enough to implement this solution at the Mundra Power Station after achieving economic parity between both feedstocks. The Mundra plant is the first site outside Japan to be selected for this state-of-the-art green initiative,” the Adani Group statement said.
The ambitious project is envisioned under the auspices of the Japan-India Clean Energy Partnership (CEP).
“Adani Power is fully committed to reducing its carbon footprint by adopting the latest technologies and taking proactive steps across our business value chain. In furtherance of this vision, we are pleased to partner with IHI and Kowa to blend green ammonia for our Mundra plant, which will reduce CO2 emissions We will continue to increasingly integrate cutting-edge technologies to reduce emissions in the medium term,” said Anil Sardana, Managing Director, Adani Power.
Separately, on Tuesday, conglomerate Adani Total Gas announced a ‘Green Hydrogen Production and Blending Pilot Project’. Adani Total Gas, a leading power and city gas distribution company, is co-promoted by the Adani Group and TotalEnergies.
As part of the project, Adani Total Gas will use the latest technology to blend green hydrogen (GH2) with natural gas for over 4,000 residential and commercial customers in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, the Adani Group company said in a press release on Tuesday.
GH2 is produced using electrolysis of water with electricity produced by renewable energy. The hydrogen mixture is less carbon-intensive than the burning gas but has the same heating capacity.
The project is expected to be commissioned by the first quarter of 2024-25, and the percentage of green hydrogen in the mix will be gradually increased to 8 percent or more, depending on regulatory approvals, the media release added.
After successful completion of the pilot, the hydrogen-blended fuel will be phased out in large parts of the city and other license areas.
Notably, in January this year, the central government approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission, which aims to make India a global hub for the production, use and export of such technology. The green hydrogen mission will gradually lead to the decarbonization of the industrial, transportation, and energy sectors and reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels.
The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, commonly known as COP28, will be the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, to be held in Dubai from November 30 to December 12, 2023.
India, a developing country aspiring to be developed by 2047, committed to an ambitious five-part “Panchamrit” commitment at COP26 to be held in 2021. This includes reaching 500 GW of non-fossil electricity capacity, from which half of all energy needs are generated from renewables, to reduce emissions by 1 billion tonnes by 2030. India also aims to reduce emissions intensity by 45 percent of GDP. Finally, India has committed to net-zero emissions by 2070.
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