Partnership Kanon and Proton Ventures

Kanon supports Proton Ventures’ worldwide effort to green society

Ever heard of Proton Ventures? We have. Since many years, Kanon and Proton have been working together in the field of ammonia storage. This is not spectacular in itself, until we start taking a closer look at this cooperation.

Hans Vrijenhoef, founder and major investor in Proton Ventures BV and its affiliates and participations (such as NFuel Technology ltd, Ttranshydrogen Alliance and Battolyser Holding BV) is the one person in the Netherlands who does not see ammonia as a chemical product, but as a fuel. The new fuel of the future, without CO2 emissions or even NOx emissions and particles.

Hans Vrijenhoef, also one of the initial members in the Ammonia Energy Association (New York), is passionate about the possibilities for using green ammonia as the new fuel of the world. Call it the new oil, but fully green.

Green hydrogen in a transportable mode

Ammonia, if produced from solar, wind or hydro, is an ideal way to convert green hydrogen in a transportable mode.  A method to store hydrogen and to bring hydrogen (in ammonia form) to the end users of either hydrogen or ammonia. The ‘Cracking technology’, which was already used in the mid 1980’s can be used to crack ammonia and make hydrogen. However, with this full supply chain of technologies it becomes easy to produce ammonia using solar, wind and geothermal sources , by pouring power into ammonia via electrolyses, which has already been a proven method for close to 100 years.

Hans Vrijenhoef combines all technologies and currently produces green ammonia in Morocco, Oman and Brazil, among other locations in the world. All this (green) ammonia is meant for Europe, either as hydrogen or green ammonia as a renewable chemical or green fertilizer.

Bringing green ammonia to Europe

Proton is not the only one bringing green ammonia to Europe, but together with Kanon Loading Equipment, Proton will be the driving force for selling more of Kanon Marine Loading arms and/or Railcar and Truck Loading Arms.  Because of product shipment from the production location to Europe in sea going vessels and later in rail cars or trucks for inland transportation in Europe.