Horisont Energi and the Port of Rotterdam signed an MOU to establish a corridor for transport of blue ammonia from Norway to Rotterdam.

According to the agreement, Horisont Energi and the Port of Rotterdam will explore a collaboration to ship blue ammonia, produced in Northern Norway, from natural gas with carbon capture and storage, to the port of Rotterdam, where it will be received for further distribution to meet expected demand in Northwestern Europe.

Final investment decision for the production of blue ammonia at the Barents Blue project is expected towards the end of 2022. Blue ammonia could be shipped to Rotterdam by 2025. Once operational, Barents Blue will have a production capacity of 3000 t of ammonia per day, or 1MMt per year.

The port of Rotterdam is an energy hub port for western Europe, with some 13% of total energy demand in Europe entering the EU via Rotterdam. The Port has the ambition to be net zero CO₂ emission in 2050 while at the same time maintaining its pivotal role in the European energy system. The demand in Rotterdam is expected to be up to 20MMt of hydrogen, equivalent to 100MMt of ammonia, in 2050, according to Port of Rotterdam estimates.