Amogy, a leader in scalable and efficient ammonia-to-power technology, has announced the deployment of its advanced ammonia cracking catalyst in collaboration with JGC Holdings Corporation (JGC), a globally recognized engineering company headquartered in Japan. This marks the first pilot plant implementation of Amogy’s proprietary catalyst and represents a key milestone in accelerating the commercialization of ammonia-based hydrogen production solutions.
The initiative is part of a broader pilot project led by JGC, under the sponsorship of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), aimed at developing a competitive and sustainable hydrogen supply chain. JGC selected Amogy’s low-ruthenium catalyst for integration into its ammonia cracking demonstration system, recognizing its potential to improve efficiency and reduce costs in large-scale hydrogen production.
In addition to supplying its high-performance catalyst, Amogy will provide technical support throughout the pilot to ensure optimal system operation and reliability under real-world conditions.
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The project focuses on scaling up ammonia cracking technologies, which are critical to unlocking ammonia’s potential as a hydrogen carrier. While small-scale systems are already in use, the industry faces challenges in achieving energy efficiency and scalability. This pilot plant seeks to address those challenges by refining core technologies and optimizing system integration for industrial applications. JGC will lead the design, engineering, and implementation of the large-scale ammonia cracking platform in collaboration with project partners.
“This first pilot plant deployment of our ammonia cracking catalyst represents a major achievement for Amogy and a breakthrough for the hydrogen industry,” said Seonghoon Woo, CEO and co-founder of Amogy. “We are proud to contribute to this pioneering project and play a crucial role in the advancement of large-scale hydrogen production using ammonia as a carrier. Our catalyst technology will help improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of ammonia cracking, a key component in building a competitive hydrogen supply chain.”
“Large scale ammonia cracking technology is one of the last elements to be developed and commercialized to realize clean hydrogen-ammonia supply chain globally at industrial scale,” said Masahiro Aika, Executive Vice President and Technology Commercialization Officer of JGC Holdings. “We are excited to collaborate with Amogy to improve JGC’s ammonia cracking process by utilizing Amogy’s low ruthenium content catalysts.”