Atlas Agro | Pacific Green Fertilizer
USA
Greenfield
Overview
Status
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Greenfield
Region
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North America
Geography
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USA
State
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Washington
Equity Owner
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Atlas Agro / Macquarie
Proponent
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Atlas Agro
Output
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Green ammonia
Green hydrogen
Type of electricty
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Capacity
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0.7 million tons of nitrate fertilizer per year
Financing
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$1bn estimated
Technology
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Technical Advisors
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Advisors
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Project Contact
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Lawyers
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Project Cost
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Offtaker
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Commercial Operations Date
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2027
Decommission Date
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FID
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February, 2024
Description
The PGF project is designed to produce 0.7 million tons of zero-carbon nitrate fertilizer annually, primarily serving the Pacific Northwest region.
The plant will utilize air, water, carbon-free electricity, and limestone or dolomite as the only raw materials.
Renewable electricity is used to produce green hydrogen through electrolysis of water. This hydrogen will then be transformed into ammonia, nitric acid, and ammonium nitrate to create zero-carbon liquid ammonium nitrate solution (ANs), liquid calcium nitrate (CN), and granulated calcium ammonium nitrate fertilizer (CAN).
The project, in Richland, Washington, is currently in the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) stage, with the final investment decision expected to be taken in Q1 2024.
The first product is anticipated to reach farmers by 2027.
The total cost of the project is estimated to be around $1bn.
The project is part of the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub, a recipient of funding from the US DOE hydrogen hubs program.