Europe's top fertiliser maker uses renewable hydrogen to cut CO2
A logo of the chemical fertilizer maker Yara at the entrance of the plant in Montoirde-Bretagne, western France. (Photo by DAMIEN MEYER / AFP) (Photo by DAMIEN MEYER/AFP via Getty Images)
Europe's largest fertiliser maker, Yara International ASA, opened a renewable hydrogen plant in Norway as it seeks to decarbonize a process that uses natural gas as a feedstock.
The fertiliser industry faces a tough task to cut emissions, as gas is both a feedstock and a source of energy in the production of ammonia. So-called green ammonia can be produced by combining hydrogen from water electrolysis using renewable energy with nitrogen.
