Summary
The EU
project “Versatile and direct E-Fuel and Fertiliser Generation from renewable
Electricity” (VERGE) is aiming for an electrochemical process for sustainable
anhydrous ammonia production from renewable electricity. The ability to produce
sustainable ammonia directly from renewable electricity has high global
significance due to the important applications of ammonia. Industrial synthesis
of ammonia (Haber-Bosch) for fertilizer applications is responsible for 1%
annual anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore, the future of
e-Fuel is strongly directed towards ammonia. An additional benefit of the VERGE
technology is that it will fully utilize the production potential of renewable
electricity infrastructure. The process will bind otherwise curtailed
electricity as valuable ammonia for fertilizer and fuel application and thereby
increase the value of wind- and solar-installations by ensuring no electricity
is lost. The main objective of the VERGE project is to develop a
proof-of-concept electrolyzer to produce liquid ammonia for fuel and
fertilizer, designed for direct coupling to sustainable energy sources.
