Tallgrass and Equinor announced a collaborative effort to pursue opportunities for development of large-scale, low-carbon H₂ and ammonia projects in North America. The partners will assess the production and market potential for H₂ and ammonia, and associated distribution infrastructure to help facilitate broad decarbonization.

Under the memorandum of understanding, Tallgrass and Equinor have agreed to initial co-development activities, including the joint funding of a front-end engineering and design study. The study will be focused on large-scale H₂ production, incorporating the capture of a minimum of 95% of the CO₂ for permanent sequestration, coupled with ammonia for efficient transportation and storage. As part of the study, Tallgrass and Equinor are evaluating multiple regional energy centers across the U.S.

Recent policy developments further confirm the U.S. commitment to decarbonized energy projects and reflect the important role that a full-scale H₂ economy could play in providing communities with clean and reliable energy. Equinor and Tallgrass share a similar commitment and will work together towards advancing the integration of low- or zero-carbon H₂ and ammonia into regional clean energy clusters, while taking a holistic approach to full value-chain emissions and resource conservation.

“The joint initiative with Tallgrass to launch plans for a large-scale clean ammonia value chain in the U.S. is fully in line with the roadmap of making Equinor carbon neutral by 2050. It builds on complementary experience in both companies and the common aspiration to take a leading role in the global energy transition,” said Grete Tveit, senior vice president for Low Carbon Solutions in Equinor.

“We are pleased to announce these significant initiatives with Equinor and are excited to continue our investments in the next generation of decarbonization infrastructure,” said Dustin Bashford, Tallgrass’ Segment President. “Equinor has shown tremendous leadership in global energy development. At Tallgrass, we are equally focused on innovative solutions that propel investment in decarbonization and renewables and advance solutions that can rapidly expand North America’s clean energy supply chain.”

“The magnitude of annual emissions reductions from our potential regional energy centers equates to eliminating the CO₂ emissions of over one-third of the total automobiles on the road in states as populous as Colorado, Arizona, and Massachusetts,” said Mr. Bashford. “It is this type of meaningful decarbonization that we are committed to rapidly advancing.”