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Iberdrola signs green ammonia export deal with Trammo

Iberdrola and Trammo have signed the largest green ammonia framework agreement in Europe to date for the purchase and sale of up to 100,000 tpy of green ammonia from 2026.

The contract will enable Iberdrola to construct the first green ammonia plant in southern Europe, which will be viable thanks to European funding, and involves a total investment of €750 MM. Iberdrola is currently developing green ammonia and methanol plants in Europe, the United States, Australia as well as other markets, and this first plant consolidates the company’s global growth strategy in green H2 and its derivatives.

The construction of the plant will generate up to 3,500 jobs, mostly filled by local workers. In addition, during its operations and maintenance phase, the project will create more than 50 jobs.

The green ammonia plant will be supported by the construction of 500 MW of new renewable energy, as green ammonia will meet all the requirements of the EU’s Delegated Act. It will also contribute to the creation of industrial and innovation opportunities in a growing market with a high export component.

The plant's green ammonia production will be purchased and sold by Trammo to contribute to the decarbonization of northern European industry.

This project aims to kickstart the European green H2 corridor. Southern Europe has a large renewable potential that allows it to supply competitive green energy to decarbonize the various energy-intensive heavy industry across the continent such as the Netherlands, Germany or France.

"When you bring together one of the world's largest renewable energy developers and the world's largest seaborne trader of anhydrous ammonia, innovative projects like this can quickly become viable. For the past year, we have been operating Europe's largest green H2 plant, which gives us the experience and understanding of the processes and technology to scale-up quickly to these larger projects," said Millán García-Tola, Iberdrola's Global Head of Green H2.

"Reducing industrial emissions with the supply of green ammonia presents opportunities in the coming years and Iberdrola wants to be at the center of this market, delivering real projects to develop a more sustainable production chain and achieve decarbonization goals. We are already in talks with Trammo to look at similar projects in other markets," said García-Tola.