Norway’s H2Carrier and Greenland’s Anori have signed a letter of intent to develop the first commercial windfarm in Greenland, with subsequent production and export of green ammonia to international markets.

The partners plan for the 1.5GW project to supply power to H2Carrier’s P2XFloater floating hydrogen and ammonia production and storage system. The platform is designed to produce 100,000–230,000t/yr of green ammonia.

1.5GW – Planned wind farm capacity

“Greenland is uniquely positioned to take a leading role internationally for supply of green ammonia and, locally, a significant industrial project of this magnitude will be important to the Greenland society by way of employment opportunities and positive economic impact,” says H2Carrier CEO Marten Lunde.

The country has seen limited windfarm development to date, with much of its renewable energy coming from hydropower. While the small number of people living in Greenland offers space for development, it also means that local electricity demand is extremely low, requiring small-scale turbines to prevent oversupply. In 2018, utility Nukissiorfiit installed two 25kW turbines as a test centre for potential rollout across the island.

Naalakkersuisut, Greenland’s governing executive, announced a tender for international investors to tap up to 800MW of hydropower potential at the World Hydrogen Summit in May 2022, indicating that the resource could be used to power hydrogen production.

---

Author: Polly Martin