Cepsa, ACE terminal sign ammonia supply pact

Span’s Cepsa has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ACE terminal to supply green ammonia to the planned import terminal in the port of Rotterdam, it said on February 20.

The ammonia would be for end-use applications in the industry in northwest Europe after conversion of the ammonia back into hydrogen, or for direct end use in shipping.

The MoU was signed by Cepsa with private firms HES International, Gasunie Waterstof Holding and Vopak LNG. The Dutch trio is developing the ACE terminal in Rotterdam.

Cepsa is developing 2GW of green hydrogen at its two energy parks in Andalusia, southern Spain, as part of its 2030 Positive Motion strategy to become a leader in sustainable mobility and the production of renewable hydrogen and advanced biofuels and a benchmark in the energy transition.

The two hydrogen plants will form part of the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley, for which Cepsa has recently signed a number of partnership agreements across the hydrogen value chain.

Maarten Wetselaar, CEO of Cepsa, said: “This alliance makes the Green Hydrogen Corridor a tangible reality and increases the international potential of the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley, allowing green hydrogen produced by Cepsa in southern Spain to be used for industry and shipping in northern Europe.”

Cepsa said it aims to start the first green hydrogen exports from Spain in 2027, timing that is aligned with the ACE terminal project timeline.