Swiss chemical technology and engineering company Casale is set to engineer and supply a 100 MTD modular green ammonia plant in Glomfjord, Norway, for Neptun Glomfjord Green Ammonia AS.

The contract covers engineering, procurement, and fabrication (EPF) of the facility, which will deploy Casale’s proprietary SMART-N technology. The plant is designed for small-scale renewable ammonia production and will be delivered as a modularized facility, with off-site fabrication intended to reduce the volume and complexity of on-site activities.

Neptun Glomfjord Green Ammonia AS (NGGA) is a Norwegian project company developing green ammonia production at Glomfjord Industrial Park, drawing on the region’s renewable power resources and established industrial infrastructure to meet local ammonia demand.

A key design feature is the plant’s operating flexibility. The facility is designed to run across a range of 10% to 100% of nominal capacity. Following a staged strategy for hydrogen production implementation, the synthesis section is expected to operate at approximately 50% load for a period after start-up. Casale said this flexibility is particularly relevant where operating conditions must accommodate the price variability of renewable energy and renewable hydrogen.

The green ammonia produced at Glomfjord is intended for subsequent processing by third parties into nitric acid, ammonium nitrate solution (ANS), and fertilizers, extending the project’s contribution to a lower-carbon nitrogen value chain.

The modular design concept has been engineered to balance modularization costs at the fabrication yard against assembly and installation costs at the Norwegian site. SMART-N technology has been developed specifically for small-scale ammonia production based on renewable hydrogen, combining a compact plant configuration with a wide operating range.

Source:Casale