Layers of uncertainty around new ammonia markets and the ability of new projects to scale production cast doubt over the massive ammonia buildout planned for the US, according to a new analysis of the ammonia industry from the Ohio River Valley Institute.
A surge of more than 37 proposed projects across the country, fueled by tax credits earmarked in the Inflation Reduction Act, stands to increase domestic ammonia production by over 350% if projects are built and operated at full capacity. But bullish demand growth forecasts rely on new markets and technologies that remain “nascent and dubious” and could take many years to materialize, the report finds.
Will the ammonia boom come to bear? How could new projects impact those on the front lines? A conversation on the state of the ammonia industry and what’s to come for communities in the shadow of ammonia development in Appalachia, along the Gulf Coast, and across the US.
Report and event hosted by Ohio River Valley Institute (ORVI)