氨可以成为未来的二氧化碳燃料

Today, ammonia is mostly known as an indispensable fertilizer ingredient. A new research project will now explore ammonia’s potential, both as a sustainable fuel and a good solution for “storing” green power from wind and sun.

Project Leader, Senior Principal Scientist John Bøgild Hansen at the research facility in Foulum, Denmark, where Haldor Topsoe and University of Aarhus are also demonstrating a more efficient use of biogas.

Ammonia has the potential of playing a central role in a more sustainable future. It can be used as a CO₂免费燃料代替汽油，柴油和燃料油。而且，高能耗能的生产ammoniafor fertilizer and other purposes can be based ongreen powerinstead of natural gas。这将节省大量的有限公司₂– and at the same time efficiently “store” excess power from wind turbines and solar cells.

A new research project, SOC4NH3 (Solid Oxide Cell based production and use of ammonia) with a number of strong partners will over the next years develop and demonstrate the technology and thereby bring it a big step closer a commercial breakthrough.

“我们预计氨可用于运输和有效地存储能量。氨的最大优势在于它具有高能量密度，使其成为一个有效的燃料和能源储备option – and it can thereby solve some of the most important challenges of creating a sustainable energy system of the future,” says project leader, Senior Principal Scientist John Bøgild Hansen, Haldor Topsoe A/S.

“In the Foulum research facility we will demonstrate an especially efficient technology which will enable us to produce ammonia solely by using certified wind mill power, water and air. The method is much more climate friendly than conventional ammonia production which today makes up as much asone per cent of the world’s total energy consumption and CO₂emissions,” says Lars D.M. Ottosen, Head of Biological and Chemical Engineering, University of Aarhus.

使用绿色电力，电解细胞使气体用于生产氨的肥料或燃料。

When ammonia is produced with power from sustainable sources, it is more or lessCO₂neutral。And the ammonia has a lot more applications besides storage of green power. Ammonia today is indispensable in artificial fertilizer, which is a necessary prerequisite for feeding the world’s population. Moreover, ammonia can be used as clean fuel in e.g. trains and ships which will then only emit harmless nitrogen and steam after a simple emissions treatment.

The fluctuating production ofgreen power来自风力涡轮机和太阳能电池导致绿色功率的价格和可用性的变化。这就是为什么有必要开发有效的解决方案来存储权力，以达到100％可再生能源的目标。该项目将研究如何以氨形式存储多余的功率。

当需要电力时，可以再生最初用于产生氨的电力。这将通过使用氨作为燃料电池中的燃料进行，然后在没有有害排放的情况下产生电力。这样可以使用这种方式来衡量可再生/可持续电力供应中的波动，并使其更多economical, stable and flexible。

“我们看到使用氨的有趣潜力来创建更稳定的绿色能源生产和一个可以存储的，同时开始electrifying heavy transport and the chemical industry。随着世界各地安装的100多个GW风能，Vestas已经证明，风能可以提供将其他部门转换为可持续发展的大量能源，“博福德，创新和概念，遗址。

Hopefully the project can contribute to the next big step in the green transition and thereby strengthen the international leading position of Danish industry within sustainable technology and green solutions. This will create the foundation for future growth, export and jobs.

Haldor Topsoe是世界领先的电解和氨技术，正在与亚伦大学，丹麦技术大学，Energinet，Vestas，Equinor和Ørsted风电器合作。丹麦能源技术开发和示范计划（EUDP）支持该项目，达克达克15,900万届达克26,800万。