Why green ammonia will be the workhorse of EU’s future hydrogen economy

 

Green ammonia plays a prominent role in the 20 million tonne renewable hydrogen target of the European Commission’s REPowerEU plan. Now it’s time for the EU to put its money where its mouth is, writes Joel Moser.

Joel Moser is the CEO of First Ammonia, a leader in the production of green ammonia. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.

When Russia first invaded parts of Ukraine in 2014, it should have been a turning point in the way the EU viewed its significant dependency on Russian fossil fuels. Unfortunately, since then the EU has only increased its relative share of Russian natural gas.

Russian gas made up more than 40% of all of Europe’s gas consumption in 2021 providing Vladimir Putin’s huge leverage over the EU. (...)