Green AAG

Background

Overview

• In today’s world, the chemical fertilizers are backbone of the sustainable agriculture. Without these fertilizers we cannot imagine to grow enough corps to ensure food security for the huge population we are.
• Fertilizer industries have been using fossil fuels (CNG/Naphtha/Coal) as feed stock for Hydrogen/ Ammonia synthesis by SMR Route.
• Nitrogen fertilizer has supported approximately 27% of the world’s population over the last century, equivalent to around 4 billion people born (or 42% of the estimated total births) since 1908.
• Over 60 Million Ton of Hydrogen (H2) is produced annually for industrial purposes, with roughly one half being used for producing ammonia. Ammonia (NH3) is an essential precursor of fertilizers, bringing nitrogen from the air to the soils and plants. Currently over 95% of industrial hydrogen is produced from fossil fuels: from natural gas with Steam Methane Reforming (SMR) process.
• NH3 Plants consume 673 Kg LNG and emit on average over 1.6 ton CO2/ Ton of NH3 by using Natural Gas, whereas 2.5 Ton CO2/Ton NH3 by using naphtha, and 3 Ton CO2/Ton NH3 using heavy fuel oil, and 3.8 Ton CO2/Ton NH3 using Coal (IFA, 2009). In some plants, however, a fraction (up to 40%) of the CO2 produced is captured and used in combination with NH3 to synthesize urea, the simplest fertilizer.
• Our fuel, fertilizer and power sector do depends mainly on fossil fuels, but now there is a worldwide urge to get rid of petroleum dependency for our energy needs, and now we are driven by that compulsive force to develop & adopt a fossil fuel independent economy.
• Green Ammonia is the most promising, sustainable and dependable option to get rid of fossil fuel dependency of fertilizer sector and fuel for automobile and industry.
• More over it can help us cope with seasonal intermittency of the solar power. We know that generally solar power plants remain operative for 300-320 days each year, we can store it in moderated conditions and use while in-operative days of solar power.

The State of Uttar Pradesh (Petroleum & Derivatives Consumption)

Fuel

• Petrol consumption in the state of Uttar Pradesh is about 4.37 Million Metric Ton.
• Diesel consumption in the state of Uttar Pradesh is about 10.30 Million Metric Ton.

Fertilizer

• Urea consumption in the state of Uttar Pradesh is about 7.45 Million Metric Ton.
• DAP consumption in the state of Uttar Pradesh is about 2.16 Million Metric Ton.

Subsidy Burden on Fertilizers

• Urea is provided with a subsidy support of more than 90%, therefore current subsidy Burdon upon urea in Uttar Pradesh is about ₹-19,000 Crore.
• DAP is also provided with a subsidy support of more than 54%, therefore current subsidy Burdon upon urea in Uttar Pradesh is about ₹-7,000 Crore.

Environmental Considerations

• Each Ton of SMR Ammonia produced in conventional Fertilizer Industries emits about 1.6 Ton of Carbon-Dioxide.

CO2 Emission of Different Fuels (in Automobiles)

• Now a day’s there is a worldwide urge to Decarbonize the Economy and get rid environmental pollutions and other consequences of excessive usage of fossil fuels and related emissions.
• Even many of new industries don’t get environment clearances because of stringent pollution norm.
• More over the fossil fuel reserves are depleting on an alarming rate and we must have to develop and adopt a sustainable system to fuel our economy.
• Green Ammonia seems to be capable of providing the best solution of these problems.