"The meeting was held on 30 January on the eve of the approval process for the construction of the planned ammonia import terminal," the company said.
In addition to Mabanaft, the meeting was attended by representatives of the authorities, directly affected neighbours, environmental associations and other experts. The purpose was to determine the scope of the environmental impact assessment and the documents to be submitted to BUKEA.
The company noted that it was conducting the environmental impact assessment voluntarily.
In July 2023, Mabanaft underwent a voluntary hearing for the construction of an ammonia import terminal, which outlined the necessary construction measures. These include the construction of a liquid ammonia storage tank at its Blumensand terminal in the Port of Hamburg, which is operated by Mabanaft's subsidiary, Oiltanking Deutschland.
As a next step, Mabanaft is to submit a permit application to BUKEA and start the approval process in accordance with the Emission Control Act.
Philipp Kroepels, Director of New Energy Resources at Mabanaft, said, "Our planned ammonia import terminal on our land in the Port of Hamburg has the potential to bring significant quantities of energy products to Hamburg that can support the energy transition. The voluntary environmental impact assessment is very important to us. We are now preparing for the official start of the approval process."
Mabanaft and its design partner Air Products announced the construction of a large renewable energy terminal in November 2022.
While Mabanaft plans to build, own and operate the facilities needed to handle ammonia, Air Products plans to build, own and operate the facilities needed to produce and handle hydrogen, for which pure ammonia will be the feedstock.
Text and photo source: Mabanaft
