Allied Green Ammonia (AGA) recently made an order for a 3GW electrolyser which has now been completed by Plug Power. This electrolyser is due to go to a major hydrogen-to-ammonia plant, which is currently under development in Australia’s Northern Territory.

Once Plug had agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as well as a Basic Engineering and Design Package, which portrayed their agreement to support the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED), it became possible to start delivering the PEM electrolyser solutions from 2027.

At the moment, next steps of this project depend on a positive final investment decision (FID) on the plant and this is expected to be completed by Q2 2025. Alongside this, AGA plans to use the electrolysers to aid in the production of an estimated 2,700 tonnes of green hydrogen-based ammonia on a daily basis.

Furthermore, it has already been planned that in order to power the Plug electrolysers a 4.5GW solar plant will be installed. From this point, it is suggested that the green ammonia will be exported to AGA’s customers who are based in Asia and Europe. All of the customers are involved in the agriculture, energy storage, transport and industrial sectors.

It was the Chairman and Managing Director of Australia’s AGA, Alfred Benedict, who highlighted the scale of the project and also saw the challenges it could potentially present.

Benedict commented, “Taking on a project of this magnitude, deploying 3 GW of electrolysers, is no small feat. From the moment we decided to embark on this journey, we knew we were looking at a long-term commitment to our partners of 4 to 5 years.”

CEO of Plug Power Andy Marsh, mentioned, “Ammonia producers are recognising the substantial advantages of cost and carbon reduction through electrolysis-based hydrogen.”