Decarbonise your ICEs and process heat sources with Ammonigy

Green Ammonia is the cost-efficient e-fuel of the future. Ammonigy develops and produces decentralised ammonia-crackers, rendering ammonia useful as fuel and permitting the carbon-neutral, continued operation of industrial ICEs. We make economical decarbonisation possible for energy-intensive sectors!

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The Ammonigy Concept - Advantages

Emission-free

The use of ammonia as fuel does not produce any carbon emissions.

Cost efficient

Ammonia is an economical hydrogen derivate. Ammonigy enables cost effective operation by using ammonia as fuel directly.

Robust

Ammonigy's crackers are built for demanding environments and easy maintenance.

How ammonigy helps you decarbonise

We support our partners throughout the entire transformation process. Our services can be structured into three main phases:

Feasibility study

Use-case definition
Evaluation of technical viability
First cost estimate

Physical test run & demonstration

Engine conversion and operation with ammonia
Cracker-Design (geometry & power)
Phyiscal integration according to design specification

Use in production

Delivery of NH3-Cracker and auxiliary components
Maintenance of cracking equipment

Why Ammonia?

Carbon-free fuel
Ammonia can be produced and used without any carbon dioxide emissions.
Easy transport and storage
Liquid ammonia can be stored and transported economically.
Realisable
Ammonia is already being produced in large quantities - the infrastructure is already there!

Our solution

The core component is our patented NH3-cracker. Reversing the ammonia synthesis releases hydrogen immediately prior to combustion. This released hydrogen makes the ammonia-hydrogen mixture combustable.

“We produce the least amount hydrogen necessary, at the latest moment possible”.

Exhaust gas treatment is an important part of our solution. This ensures compliance with emission limits.

Main advantages of the Ammonigy-principle

Carbon-emission free continued operation of ICEs
NH3-crackers render the 'pilot fuel' hydrogen combustable, eliminating the need for a second tank like in competing solutions (e.g. Ammonia-Diesel).
Ability to substitute natural gas in the primary industry

Industries

We support our partners throughout the entire transformation process. Our services can be structured into three main phases:

Ein Produktions-Manager und ein Produktionsingenieur stehen in der Produktion und diskutuieren die Kennzahlen im Shopfloor Management

Mobile heavy duty applications

Internal combustion remains the primary mode of propulsion in freight transport and other heavy duty applications. Alternative emission-free types of propulsion are neither technically nor economically viable at this scale. Ammonigy's local NH3-Cracker is built specifically for combustion processes, thereby fulfilling the market's requirements regarding cost efficiency and resilience.

Challenge process heat

Green hydrogen will play an elementary role in the generation of process heat in various industries. Potential customers without access to hydrogen pipelines will face tremendous logistical challenges. Decentralised NH3-Cracker, like Ammonigy's, will solve this by combining the ease of transport and storage of ammonia with the chemical properties of hydrogen.

Stationary energy generation

Combined heat and power plants will continue to play a vital role in the generation of energy. Gas-powered plants can also be transformed to operate emission-free with Ammonia-hydrogen fuel. The combination of modified turbines/engines and ammonia will be the most cost effective mode of operation.

About us

Our Mission is the replacement of fossil fuels in ICEs and industrial heaters by Ammonia-Hydrogen. Ammonigy NH3-cracker have been developed for economic and reliable use in combustion processes. Our patented NH3-crackers are self-heating, making them suitable for mobile and stationery use alike.

„Our Mission is to make energy-intensive applications emission-free.“

Background

The founding members of Ammonigy recognised the potential of ammonia as a substitute to fossil fuels early on. WHS Group has been researching potential applications of ammonia for years, many successful projects in cooperation with renouned organisations and patents substantiate this enormous potential. In 2020, Ammonigy GmbH was founded in cooperation with Sonic Group, to further WHS' developments and implement and commercialise them more efficiently.

Christian Hermle

Managing Directory & Co-Founder

Christian is an expert in industrial internal combustion and supply chain management. Having studied industrial engineering in Pforzheim, obtaining a Master of Science, Christian is part of the next generation of the WHS group.

Dr. Gerhard Wannemacher

Technical Directory & Co-Founder

Gerhard has extensive entrepreneurial experiences in the renewable energy sector. He studied Chemistry at the technical university of Darmstadt, obtaining his doctorate in 1983. Gerhard holds various international patents.

WHS Gesellschaft für Energietechnik mbH

Co-Founder and Engineering Partner

WHS group has over 20 years experience in the planning and operation of wind energy plants and energy generators. These use alternative sources of energy for emission-free operation.

SONIC VVGmbH

Technology Partner

Sonic VVGmbH specialises in the founding, scaling and internationalisation of technology companies in the seed- and start-up phases. The founders of Sonic VVGmbH are from various firms with successful exits in the past.

Demonstrators

Mobile energy generation

Object	Mobile Generator
Power	> 120 kW max.
Engine	Gas turbine (MAN)
Range	N/A (stationary)

Different engines and power classes tested from 2018

Markets: on-board power, generators in rural and remote areas

VW-Bus

Object	emission-free van
Power	45kW max.
Engine	4-cyl petrol
Range	300 kilometres

First proof of concept for individual mobility (2020)

Markets: construction equipment, long-range lorries

Powerboat

Object	13m powerboat
Power	100 kW max.
Engine	Gas turbine (MAN)
Range	500 km

First locally emission-free powerboat (2021)

Markets: Inland waterway freight, ocean freight vessels