Researchers with expertise in chemical engineering, infrastructure, and public policy came together to plan for the UK’s transition to net zero shipping. They produced the first comprehensive and spatially granular global picture of supply and demand for the future (2050) green ammonia economy.
This research ‘Sprint’ brought together researchers with expertise in chemical engineering, infrastructure, and public policy to plan for the UK’s transition to net zero shipping. By combining a global green hydrogen and ammonia production model with a global ports and shipping model, the team have produced the first comprehensive and spatially granular global picture of supply and demand for the future (2050) green ammonia economy. It combines a port-level fuel demand model (for 1,360 ports) with future shipping trade scenarios and a spatial optimisation model for green ammonia production, storage, and transport to find the best global locations to meet future demand for shipping fuel (i.e., it builds a cost-optimal green ammonia fuel supply chain).